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The 3.20.22 Issue

Highlights

  2. The War for the Rainforest

    Set aside for an isolated Indigenous group, the Brazilian preserve Ituna-Itatá has now been heavily deforested — a grim illustration of the intractable forces destroying the Amazon.

     By William Langewiesche

    Two boys sell ice cream on the main road of Mocotó as smoke rises from a burn at a settler’s clearing.
    CreditJoao Castellano for The New York Times

  3. Michelle Yeoh’s Quantum Leaps

    For her new sci-fi comedy, the martial-arts star had to attempt a more psychological kind of acrobatics.

     By Alexandra Kleeman

    Michelle Yeoh
    CreditDjeneba Aduayom for The New York Times

  1. Can I Sever Ties With My Selfish Sister?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to renew a relationship with an estranged sibling.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  2. President Zelensky Makes His Case for Ukraine to the Russian People

    Americans are used to wars against people who don’t so casually speak our language. Zelensky can respond to Russian propaganda by directly addressing the Russian people — in Russian.

     By Keith Gessen

    CreditPhoto illustration by Vanessa Saba
    Screenland

  3. The Pillowy Magic of Milk Bread

    Milk bread at its best is soft and almost sweet, with a wispy, ethereal texture.

     By Eric Kim

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

  4. How to Toilet-Train Your Cat

    Tired of an overflowing litter box? Charles Mingus has a pamphlet for that.

     By Brent Katz

    CreditRobin Schwartz for The New York Times
    Letter of Recommendation

  5. Something Seemed to Be Blocking Signals to Her Brain. What Was It?

    All her life she had perfect vision — until it suddenly started going haywire.

     By Lisa Sanders, M.D.

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ina Jang
    Diagnosis

  1. How to Spot Asteroids

    Be patient. Keep your mortal fear in check.

     By Malia Wollan

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip

  2. Poem: Lessons on Lessening

    Jane Wong’s poem grapples with the making of a self that’s dependent on childhood, history, comparison and societal expectations.

     By Jane Wong and Victoria Chang

    CreditIllustration by R.O. Blechman
    Poem

  3. Judge John Hodgman on Birthday Surprises

    A woman has trouble keeping her curiosity in check.

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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