The Best Actors of 2020
In a year of tragedy and isolation, screens were more important than ever before. These film, TV and TikTok stars gave us more than just diversion.
By Wesley Morris and
The 12.13.20 Issue
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Watch This Disgusting Food Video Right Now. It Explains Everything.
A viral clip of a grotesque breakfast dish reveals more about the way we use social media — and how it uses us — than about American cuisine.
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Poem: the times
Lucille Clifton brings a complexity to something we imagined we understood — and a relentless honesty.
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We Know How to Curb the Pandemic. How Do We Make People Listen?
Could better public health messaging persuade more people to change their behavior?
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What Do I Owe to an Impoverished Villager I Befriended Abroad?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether we have a duty of charity to individuals — and more.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistJudge John Hodgman on Plush Toy Nativity Scene Advent Calendars
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — until mom tries to hijack your Balthazar.
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A little realism goes a long way in a world where the next book purchase, the next apartment, the next significant other promise to finally deliver the goods.
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CreditIllustration by Radio TipThis Borscht Is the Essence of the East Village
The Polish diner that used to feed me is gone, so I make this soup instead. It’s almost as good.
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