The 1.8.23 Issue

Highlights

‘You Have to Learn to Listen’: How a Doctor Cares for Boston’s Homeless
Lessons from Dr. Jim O’Connell’s long crusade to treat the city’s “rough sleepers.”
By Tracy Kidder
CreditCole Barash for The New York Times
Has the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’?
Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide.
By Alex Cuadros
CreditIllustration by Max Guther
The Man Who Made Spain the Magic Capital of the World
Inside the mind of Juan Tamariz, the godfather of close-up card magic.
By Shuja Haider
CreditIbai Acevedo for The New York Times
El arte de Juan Tamariz, el hombre que impulsó la magia de cartas en España
Un paseo por la mente del padrino de la cartomagia mundial.
By Shuja Haider
CreditIbai Acevedo for The New York Times

Iggy Pop Isn’t About to Whitewash His Past
“If I decided I was going to try to clean up everything I’ve ever done, that would make me Sisyphus.”
By David Marchese
CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times
Talk
I’m a Cancer Survivor. Should I Tell My Matchmaking Service?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on disclosing personal information when dating.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
The Ethicist
A Celebratory Afghan Dish Dripping With Sunshine
Candied orange peel and saffron liven up lamb with rice.
By Ligaya Mishan
CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
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Emily Is Still in Paris. Why Are We Still Watching?
The Netflix hit has been widely mocked from the beginning. But despite its flaws — or perhaps because of them — it’s a pop-culture phenomenon.
By Iva Dixit
CreditPhoto illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban
Screenland
Good Fantasy Writing Is Pure Magic
All too often clunky dialogue breaks the spell of CGI-heavy TV epics. To be reminded what language can do by itself, try E.R. Eddison’s novel “The Worm Ouroboros.”
By Carlo Rotella
CreditIllustration by Mark Pernice
Letter of Recommendation

Poem: On Seeing and Being Seen
This short poem grapples with so many themes at once, then finishes by reclaiming the body, desire and memory with a simple statement.
By Ama Codjoe and Victoria Chang
CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
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Judge John Hodgman on Fact Checking the Dead
Advice for those who think “well, actually” when reading an obituary.
By Judge John Hodgman
CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
Judge John Hodgman