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The 5.22.22 Issue

Highlights

  1. Surviving the Siege of Kharkiv

    How Ukrainians in a city 25 miles from the Russian border have forged a new wartime culture.

     By

    CreditPaolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times
  2. A Photographer’s Month in Ukraine

    Paolo Pellegrin traveled across a country under attack, capturing scenes of devastation, death and grief.

     Photographs by

    CreditPaolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times
  3. The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans

    Clever marketers have figured out how easy it is to simulate online intimacy at scale, ventriloquizing alluring models with cheap, offshore labor.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Patricia Doria
  1. What Should I Do About a Friend’s Racist Figurines?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to deal with a friend who won’t give up their offensive knickknacks.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist
  2. Why Salmon and Rice Go So Well Together

    With a funky, umami-packed sauce this salmon bowl highlights the old saying: What grows together goes together.

     By

    CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat
  3. Kim Kardashian Evokes Marilyn Monroe and We Get to Judge

    The cherished pastime of critiquing celebrities’ red-carpet looks meets a new wrinkle.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban
    Screenland
  4. Why Are Sexually Transmitted Infections Surging?

    After reaching historic lows more than a decade ago, rates are on the rise again.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Ori Toor
    Studies Show
  5. Forget About Perfection. Embrace ‘Mamahuhu.’

    The Chinese expression became my family’s motto for the haphazard nature of living on the margins.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Sarula Bao
    Letter of Recommendation
  1. How to Use a Dog Whistle

    Start with verbal commands. And ignore the adage: Old dogs can learn new tricks.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip
  2. Poem: Buried in a human neck, a bullet

    Transcendence is only momentary when faced with the matter-of-fact questions of war.

     By Lyudmyla Khersonsky and

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem
  3. Judge John Hodgman on Smudging the Cabinets

    A married couple has a disagreement about grubby hands.

     

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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