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The 6.7.20 Issue

Highlights

  1. Feature

    William Barr’s State of Emergency

    The attorney general has long held an expansive view of presidential power. With multiple crises converging in the run-up to the 2020 election, he is busy putting his theories to work.

     By Mattathias Schwartz

    William P. Barr at the Department of Justice in May.
    CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times

  2. What Will College Be Like in the Fall?

    Administrators, professors, a union representative and students consider the new realities of life on campus in the midst of a pandemic.

     By Emily Bazelon

    CreditPhoto illustration by Matt Dorfman. C.G. work by Justin Metz.
  4. Screenland

    The Eerie Sound of Sports Without Fans

    Professional sports are returning — to empty stadiums where you can hear birds sing. The game is the same. Watching it isn’t.

     By Jody Rosen

    CreditIllustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban

  1. Can I Tell My Uncle That His Gay Daughter Is Struggling?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to share private information about a cousin with family members from whom she is estranged — and more.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  2. The Boy Slumped to the Floor. Could These Be Seizures?

    Antiseizure medications didn’t help, and his episodes don’t look like cataplexy. A girl has these same episodes. Could this help them find answers?

     By Lisa Sanders, M.D.

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ina Jang
    Diagnosis

  3. How Shakespeare Paperbacks Made Me Want to Be a Writer

    The more you read, the more you realize Shakespeare is woven into the fiber of the English language.

     By Tana Wojczuk

    CreditOlivia Locher for The New York Times
    Letter of Recommendation

  4. Judge John Hodgman on Wearing Pajamas During the Day

    Is it OK to wear them to work from home? How about multiple sets?

     By Judge John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

  5. Poem: One Day, love song for the newly divorced

    Right now, everyone wants a different day. What a hope, in difficult days, that you could feel “as mended as the bridge” anytime soon.

     By Patricia Jabbeh Wesley and Naomi Shihab Nye

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    Poem

  1. You’ll Put This on Everything

    Sweet, salty, intensely citrusy and pleasingly tart, lemon goop amplifies any dish.

     By Dorie Greenspan

    Lemon goop, syrup and vinaigrette.
    CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times (Photography and Styling)
    Eat

  2. Behind the Cover: William Barr

    For this issue, a look at the attorney general's long-held expansive view of presidential power and how he is putting his theories to work.

     

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    Issue 6.7.20

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