Jonathan Majors Is More Than a Marvel Supervillain
Inside the captivating mind of a new Hollywood star.
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CreditRyan Pfluger for The New York Times Witness to the Massacre in Mariupol
Survivors describe the defining atrocity of the war in Ukraine.
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CreditPaolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times How Justin Tucker Became the Greatest Kicker in N.F.L. History
The confidence, persistence, and all-out obsession required to play the least understood position on the field.
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A Catholic Podcasting Star Says Theocracy Is Not the Way
“All of us get a say,” says Father Mike Schmitz. “From the deeply religious to the convicted atheist and everyone in between.”
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The Elderly Man I’ve Been Helping Turns Out to Be a Bigot. What Do I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on helping someone whose views you find repugnant.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistThis Vietnamese Dish Is Comforting, Luminous and Striking. It’s Also Forgiving.
The first taste of bánh cuốn led to a yearslong project of culinary discovery.
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CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas. EatMike Tyson Was the Boxer Hollywood Taught Us to Love. What Happened?
Just like American culture as a whole, Hulu’s new mini-series doesn’t know whether to condemn violence or glorify it.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Mark Harris ScreenlandThe Real Insanity Exposed by ‘Gorilla Milk’
An experimental video about a gorilla yields insight into the violence of motherhood.
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CreditScreen grab from ‘‘Gorilla Milk’’ Letter of RecommendationA Baby Hadn’t Gained Any Weight in Months. Why Was It Failing to Thrive?
The 5-month-old boy’s blood sodium levels were dangerously high. The parents were desperate for answers.
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This prose poem by Laura Da’ juxtaposes the loss of land and Shawnee culture with the birth of the speaker’s son.
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CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman PoemJudge John Hodgman on Swampy the Cat
Siblings can’t see eye to eye on where to put the litter box.
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