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The 2.14.21 Issue

Highlights

  1. Feature

    The Surprising Ascent of KAWS

    Brian Donnelly went from tagger to blue-chip artist, riding the increasingly blurry line between commercial and fine art.

     By

    Art writers have described Donnelly’s Companion as “a dream half-remembered” and “a spectacle for mass consumption.”
    CreditChris Buck for The New York Times
  1. A Friend Shot a Biting Dog. I’m in Shock. What Should I Do?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on choosing a humane end for a pet and what to do with P.P.P. loan money you turned out not to need.

     By

    CreditTomi Um
    The Ethicist
  2. How the Trump Era Broke the Sunday-Morning News Show

    Any number of hallowed political and media institutions fell apart. So why should the most hallowed political-media institution of them all escape unscathed?

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Mike McQuade
    Screenland
  3. The Case for Semicolons

    There are very few opportunities in life to have it both ways; semicolons are the rare instance in which you can; there is absolutely no downside.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Simoul Alva
    Letter of Recommendation
  4. Rediscovering Russian Salad

    A traditional, unpretentious dish made in kitchens throughout the world turns delicate and refined.

     By

    CreditHeami Lee for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat
  5. How to Make an Artificial Eye

    Aim for symmetry. Embrace an artistic approach.

     By

    CreditRadio
    Tip
  1. Judge John Hodgman on That Fiddle Duel With the Devil

    In “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” Johnny wins. But should he have?

     By

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman
  2. Poem: Smokey

    This poem makes me play Smokey Robinson, and think of how the best love cuts into you, making you see something of yourself most would run from.

     By Amaud Jamaul Johnson and

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    Poem

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