Where Does All the Cardboard Come From? I Had to Know.
Entire forests and enormous factories running 24/7 can barely keep up with demand. This is how the cardboard economy works.
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The 12.4.22 Issue
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CreditPhoto illustration by Todd St. John She Wasn’t Ready for Children. A Judge Wouldn’t Let Her Have an Abortion.
As abortion access dwindles, America’s “parental involvement” laws weigh heavily on teenagers — who may need a court’s permission to end their pregnancies.
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CreditParker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt for The New York Times Jessie Buckley’s Monster Talent
In role after indelible role — and recently in “Men” and “Women Talking” — she is exploring the darkest corners of human nature.
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CreditJennifer Cheng for The New York Times ‘Avatar’ and the Mystery of the Vanishing Blockbuster
It was the highest-grossing film in history, but for years it was remembered mainly for having been forgotten. Why?
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Tom Stoppard Fears the Virus of Antisemitism Has Been Reactivated
“It stays silent and mostly invisible,” says the playwright. “Until you poke it with a stick.”
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CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times TalkMust I Mentor a White Law Student When I Requested a Black Mentee?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how racial dynamics can affect the obligations of mentorship.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistThe Cake Recipe That Was a Secret for Two Decades
With an origin story out of Old Hollywood, chiffon cake is at once airy and rich.
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CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas. EatIs It Toxic to Tell Everyone to Get Therapy?
It has become a social credential to be in therapy. It’s also incredibly difficult to access.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban ScreenlandAfter Covid, Playing Trumpet Taught Me How to Breathe Again
The benefits of group (music) therapy.
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CreditIllustration by Gaurab Thakali Letter of Recommendation
When He Stood Up Quickly, He Sometimes Fainted. What Was It?
The attending physician, a doctor for 45 years, had never seen the obscure problem causing these symptoms.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Ina Jang DiagnosisCoral Bracho depicts the terror of Alzheimers — losing yourself within a formerly capable and operating mind and body.
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CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman PoemJudge John Hodgman on Organizing the Kitchen
A couple has an unusual method for sorting their cooking tools.
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CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John Hodgman
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