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The 11.6.22 Issue

Highlights

  1. The Democrats’ Last Stand in Wisconsin

    With the G.O.P. in control of a majority of statehouses, Democrats are fighting for seats in battleground states. Is it too late?

     By

    Leah Spicer, a first-time Democratic candidate running for State Assembly, in Argyle, Wis.
    CreditAngie Smith for The New York Times
  2. A Championship Season in Mariachi Country

    Every year along the Texas border, high school teams battle it out in one of the nation’s most intense championship rivalries. But they’re not playing football.

     By

    Melody Quiroz with fellow students from Rio Grande City High School’s Mariachi Cascabel, backstage at the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio in December.
    CreditBenjamin Lowy for The New York Times
  1. Pecan Tarts: A Love Story

    Pastry has always been synonymous with pleasure — a way that we can treat our lovers and friends or strangers, even if for only a moment.

     By

    CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat
  2. My Greek Father’s Simple, Comforting Bowl of Chickpeas and Spinach

    Revithia me spanaki is a connection to his legacy that I’m passing on to my son.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Karlotta Freier
    Letter of Recommendation
  3. People Love to Hate-Watch Tech Villains. That Won’t Hurt Spotify.

    “The Playlist” resembles other TV dramas that follow founders to their eventual comeuppance — except Spotify isn’t facing any messy implosion.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Mike McQuade
    Screenland
  4. The Man Beat Cancer Years Ago. Why Was There a Mass in His Lung?

    Could the disease be back?

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ina Jang
    Diagnosis
  5. Poem: Metaphor of the Floating Life

    Images articulate the feelings of a “divided self” and a sense of being everywhere and nowhere at once.

     By Song Lin and

    CreditIllustration by R.O. Blechman
    Poem
  1. Judge John Hodgman on a Pool Full of Cat Toys

    A couple disagrees on how to spoil their pet.

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    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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