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What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max?
Malfunctions caused two deadly crashes. But an industry that puts unprepared pilots in the cockpit is just as guilty.
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The 9.22.19 Issue
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Can the N.F.L. Turn a 360-Pound Rugby Player Into a Football Star?
Jordan Mailata had never played football before the Eagles drafted him last year. Now he has to prove himself in one of the sport’s most technically demanding positions
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My Family’s Life Inside and Outside America’s Racial Categories
My father was raised under Jim Crow. My children could pass for white. Where does that leave me?
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Jacqueline Woodson Transformed Children’s Literature. Now She’s Writing for Herself.
The award-winning author on her mission to diversify publishing — and why she turned back to adult readers with her new novel, “Red at the Bone.”
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Why Do Hoax Videos Proliferate When Disaster Strikes?
Maybe because the real footage seems insufficient to what we feel in an apocalyptic age.
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“The power of ‘no’ is one thing I’ve learned.”
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CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times TalkLetter of Recommendation: Dog Tricks
Find liberation from the culture of self-improvement by improving your pet instead.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Ben Grandgenett Letter of RecommendationWhat Can Brain Scans Tell Us About Sex?
Men’s and women’s brains respond to erotic imagery in pretty much the same way. That could have big implications for how we think about sexuality.
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A workingwoman of the ’50s, my mother did not cook — except for this one perfect dish.
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Should I Challenge My Longtime Friends About Their Bigoted Views?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on confronting friends about their prejudices, failing to curb an ex’s predatory behavior and more.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistJudge John Hodgman on Haphazardly Abandoning Vegetarianism
If the restaurant gives you the wrong dish, can you eat the meat?
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Raise the topic gradually. Talk about famous attractive people.
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CreditIllustration by Radio TipA celebration of minor, automatic graciousness within a community, which can shine a penetrating light.
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