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The 2.27.22 Issue

Highlights

  1. The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas

    The Supreme Court justice and his wife battled for years for a more conservative America. New reporting shows how far she was willing to go after Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.

     By Danny Hakim and Jo Becker

    Clarence and Ginni Thomas at a Heritage Foundation event to celebrate his 30 years on the Supreme Court last October.
    Credit William Mebane for The New York Times

  2. Is There Such a Thing as Black Thought?

    In an uncategorizable new musical, “Black No More,” the rapper Tariq Trotter investigates Black identity — a matter that has occupied his whole career.

     By Reginald Dwayne Betts

    Trotter onstage at the Pershing Square Signature Theater.
    CreditMickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont for The New York Times

  1. How Much Help Do I Owe My Debt-Ridden Dad?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duties we have to our parents.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  2. The Beef Patty Is Jamaica in the Palm of Your Hand

    One of our new Eat columnists, Bryan Washington, on a quintessentially Jamaican food that’s now found all over the world.

     By Bryan Washington

    CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat

  3. Try New Fruit. The Weirder, the Better.

    Each tasting is a chance to be rendered wide-eyed and wordless.

     By Tracy Wan

    CreditIllustration by Sun Bai
    Letter of Recommendation

  4. The Strange Connection Between Mono and M.S.

    New research proves a virus — one that almost all of us have — “causes” multiple sclerosis.

     By Kim Tingley

    CreditIllustration by Andrea Ucini
    Studies Show

  5. Can a Reality TV Show Sell You on a $2,298 E-Bike?

    Welcome to “Bike Hunters,” a Dutch YouTube series that promises to recover stolen e-bikes — but really makes you want one of your own.

     By Peter C. Baker

    CreditPhoto illustration by Max-o-matic
    Screenland

  1. Poem: Albeit

    Carolina Ebeid’s spring-ish poem is filled with mysteries, starting with the title and first line that launch us in medias res, making us feel as if we’re eavesdropping.

     By Carolina Ebeid and Victoria Chang

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem

  2. How to Appreciate Spiders

    Start with the webs. Control your fear. Most species are harmless.

     By Malia Wollan

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip

  3. Judge John Hodgman on Burned Popcorn

    Is it really a French thing?

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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