The Long Shadow of Eugenics in America
As young girls, the Relf sisters were sterilized without consent. What does the government owe them — and the thousands of other living victims?
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CreditHannah Price for The New York Times Want to Do Less Time? A Prison Consultant Might Be Able to Help.
For a price, a new breed of fixer is teaching convicts how to reduce their sentence, get placed in a better facility — and make the most of their months behind bars.
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CreditPhilip Cheung for The New York Times A Radical Collective Takes Over One of the World’s Biggest Art Shows
Ruangrupa, an Indonesian group of collaborators, turns social experiences into art. How will they leave their mark on Documenta, which unfolds over 100 days?
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‘Crying in H Mart’ Made Michelle Zauner a Literary Star. What's Next?
“My creative life has been so raw and personal that I would like to do something more analytical.”
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Can I Withhold Medical Care From a Bigot?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on a physician’s duties.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistThe Misunderstood Art of Mischief
Motherhood taught me how to appreciate tiny gestures toward nonconformism.
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CreditIllustration by Angela Kirkwood Letter of RecommendationA Foolproof Recipe for Korokke
There are endless ways to make these fried Japanese delights your own.
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CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas. EatWhen George W. Bush Confused Russia’s War in Ukraine With Iraq
A viral gaffe by the former president offers a dark reminder of America’s foreign-policy hypocrisies.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Vanessa Saba ScreenlandHow to Attend Camp as an Adult
Choose a camp based on an activity you love. Everyone will most likely be kind — ask questions, learn names and have fun.
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Poem: The Many Deaths of Inocencio Rodriguez
This poem is a meditation on memory’s playback loop, as well as both the specific and general violence against immigrants and people of color.
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CreditIllustration by R.O. Blechman PoemJudge John Hodgman on Cleaning the Car for the Dealer
A married couple disagrees on whose job it is.
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