The Subversive Joy of Lil Nas X’s Gay Pop Stardom
A peek into a hot boy summer filled with new highs, disappointment and growth.
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CreditShikeith for The New York Times The Man Behind China’s Aggressive New Voice
How one bureaucrat, armed with just a Twitter account, remade Beijing’s diplomacy for a nationalistic era.
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CreditIllustration by Olivier Bonhomme The Police Called It an Accident. She Turned to 1-800-Autopsy.
The close ties between coroners and law enforcement have fueled an unusual and unregulated industry: for-profit forensic examinations.
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger on the Moral Failure of Republicans and the Big Lie
“If you’re scared to tell the truth to people, I understand, but you need to find a different line of work.”
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How Much Must I Give Up for My Schizophrenic Brother?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on weighing a sibling’s needs against your own — and more.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistTV Is Full of Stories About Creative Work — Minus the Work Part
HBO’s “Hacks” is more interested in its characters’ personalities than their output. But plenty of great stories have been told about the creative process itself.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Ricardo Santos ScreenlandThe Egg Dish So Good They Have a Society in France to ‘Safeguard’ It
The recipe for oeuf mayo is strikingly simple, which means the details really matter.
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CreditDavid Malosh for The New York Times. Food stylist: Sue Li. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas. EatScreenshots Tell the Real Stories About Who We Are
When I’m curled up in bed at night and I want to reminisce, I go first to my screenshots folder, not my photo albums.
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CreditIllustration by Debora Cheyenne Cruchon Letter of RecommendationPoem: Lullaby With Almost All the Answers
A poem will unravel and reveal yourself to yourself.
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CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman Poem
In the face of historic droughts and climate change, find a way to proactively do something.
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CreditIllustration by Radio TipJudge John Hodgman on the Contested Basement
A husband wants to move his home office downstairs. His wife is not pleased.
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