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The 1.9.22 Issue

Highlights

  1. The Capitol Police and the Scars of Jan. 6

    For many officers, their bodies, minds and lives will never be the same after the attack.

     By Susan Dominus and

    CreditPhilip Montgomery for The New York Times
  2. This Isn’t the California I Married

    The honeymoon’s over for its residents now that wildfires are almost constant. Has living in this natural wonderland lost its magic?

     By

    The Windy fire burning in Sequoia National Forest in September.
    CreditMeridith Kohut for The New York Times
  3. The Boy King of YouTube

    Ten-year-old Ryan Kaji and his family have turned videos of him playing with toys into a multimillion-dollar empire. Why do so many other kids want to watch?

     By

    CreditIlona Szwarc for The New York Times
  1. A Co-Worker Told a Sexist Joke. Should You Be Disciplined for Laughing?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how human resources should handle a reflex reaction to an inappropriate remark — and more.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist
  2. This Cake Is a Taste of a Vanishing New York

    Dorie Greenspan’s poppy-seed cake is a call back to her childhood and shops that are mostly gone.

     By

    CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat
  3. What Daily Routine Videos Actually Show Us

    A look into the anxious aspirations of young people.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Celina Pereira
    Screenland
  4. ‘Philadelphia Freedom’ Isn’t Just a Gay Anthem. It’s a Pride Anthem.

    Elton John’s song from 1975 resonates with me more than ever.

     By

    CreditJustine Kurland/Higher Pictures Generation
    Letter of Recommendation
  5. How to Be Ambivalent

    Start by creating a list of pros and cons. It may help make you more likely to act.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip
  1. Poem: Untitled

    Etel Adnan avoids easy understanding or conclusion. She layers on complexity, and we are thrust into the magical unknown.

     By Etel Adnan and

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem
  2. Judge John Hodgman on Bringing Home the Rat Juice

    A woman believes her husband is tracking vermin residue into their apartment.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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