The Lifesaving Power of … Paperwork?
One of the most powerful public health measures is simply recording every birth and death. In rural Colombia, as in much of the world, it’s a lot harder than it sounds.
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CreditJuan Arredondo for The New York Times It’s a Really Weird Time to Be an Umpire
With replay cameras watching every call, it has become an increasingly stressful job — and baseball’s new rules will just make it harder.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Rui Pu The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents
Randi Schofield is the sole provider for an ailing father and, at the same time, for her own children — a situation now common among Americans in their 30s and 40s.
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Can the U.S. See the Truth About China?
The economist Keyu Jin argues that if it can’t, “peaceful coexistence may not be possible.”
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My Husband No Longer Wants Sex. Do I Divorce Him?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on navigating a celibate marriage.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistI’m an Underpaid Professor. Can I Do the Bare Minimum?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether workers have an obligation to go above and beyond.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistThis Vegan Soup Is Rich With Peanuts, Potatoes and Comfort
The flavors in a bowl of South American sopa de maní are soulful and steadying.
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CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas. Eat‘Abbott Elementary’ and the Joys of Living Outside the Main Edit
The sitcom has tweaked the mockumentary formula to teach an invaluable lesson about the value of life off-camera.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban ScreenlandThe Unexpected Joys of a Quarantine Hotel
138 hours in solitude turned out to be just the vacation this writer needed.
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CreditAlec Soth/Magnum Photos Letter of Recommendation
Cedar Sigo’s short poem creates tremendous effect in its few lines, finding a transcendent kinship with the jazz maestro.
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CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman PoemJudge John Hodgman on Office Candy Bowl Etiquette
What punishment befits a coworker who unwraps Starbursts and throws back colors he doesn’t like?
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