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The 5.30.21 Issue

Highlights

  1. Feature

    The Native Scholar Who Wasn’t

    More than a decade ago, a prominent academic was exposed for having faked her Cherokee ancestry. Why has her career continued to thrive?

     By

    Andrea Smith
    CreditPhoto illustration by Joan Wong. Source photograph by Tom Zasadzinski/Cal Poly Pomona; Alamy.
  2. Feature

    Are the Black Keys Still Underdogs?

    They have sold more records than a lot of pop stars who are much more famous than they will ever be, but they’re still another band from Akron, Ohio.

     By

    Patrick Carney, left, and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.
    CreditGioncarlo Valentine for The New York Times
  1. The 100-Pound Fruit That Vegans Love

    The jackfruit is perfect for a meatless meal, especially this spicy and tangy sabzi from West Bengal.

     By

    CreditDavid Malosh for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat
  2. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Feels Stuck. It Kind of Works.

    As it stretches its premise across a fourth season, the show may inadvertently be channeling our real-world paralysis.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban
    Screenland
  3. This Centuries-Old Trick Will Unlock Your Productivity

    Using self-mesmerism I felt overtaken on a cellular level by a serene form of concentration. I began to accumulate pages and finish my projects.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Lossapardo
    Letter of Recommendation
  4. Poem: Len Bias, a Bouquet of Flowers, and Ms. Brooks

    A moment between legends.

     By Michael Collier and

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem
  5. Judge John Hodgman on Checking the Tissue After Blowing Your Nose

    Should we be creeped out by public investigations of our bodily productions?

     By

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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