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What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?
The virus’s strangest symptom has opened new doors to understanding our most neglected sense.
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The 1.31.21 Issue
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How Armed Protests Are Creating a New Kind of Politics
Americans have often ignored the political implications of the country’s enormous arsenal of privately owned, military-style weapons. Did Jan. 6 change that?
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Why Is Big Tech Policing Speech? Because the Government Isn’t
Deplatforming President Trump showed that the First Amendment is broken — but not in the way his supporters think.
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Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?
Every year, tens of millions of Americans collectively lose billions of dollars to scam callers. Where does the other end of the line lead?
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By Jericho Brown, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, on the occasion of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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CreditIllustration by Rob Sato Is It OK to Enroll in a Covid-19 Vaccine Trial If I Might Drop Out?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the importance of control groups and elderly parents’ risky behavior.
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CreditTomi Um The EthicistTeenagers Made Ninja a Gaming Superstar. He Has a Message for Parents.
“You want to know who your kid is? Listen to him when he’s playing video games when he thinks you’re not.”
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CreditIllustration by Bráulio Amado TalkTreat Yourself to a Parisian Cocktail Snack That Is Easy to Make
In France, savory cakes salés are served as a light nibble before dinner. They’re remarkably versatile and come together in a snap.
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CreditPhotograph by Heami Lee. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Miako Katoh. EatThe Dark Reality Behind Saudi Arabia’s Utopian Dreams
Mohammed bin Salman’s absurd plan for the Line — a 106-mile long city with no cars and no roads — comes with a grisly human price.
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This Parenting Book Actually Made Me a Better Parent
I got by with my kids on instinct (and Google) until the pandemic hit. A friend’s recommendation made a quiet revolution in my home.
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CreditJanna Ireland for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationHow to Treat a Wounded Manatee
Clean the cut. Apply medicine — and maybe honey. Don’t underestimate the strength of this animal.
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CreditRadio TipPoem: ‘Track: “A Girl in Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing),” Romeo Void (1984)’
Every word of Reyes’s makes sense when we admit that for a woman “there’s no time for her to be afraid.”
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