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The 4.9.23 Issue

Highlights

  1. How Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole

    Rupert Murdoch built an empire by giving viewers exactly what they wanted. But what they wanted — election lies and insurrection — put that empire (and the country) in peril.

     By

    Credit
  2. Poland’s War on Two Fronts

    Long at odds with the E.U. over its domestic policies, the right-wing government is winning allies with its staunch defense of Ukraine. Which battle matters most?

     By

    President Andrzej Duda arriving at the Royal Castle in Warsaw to welcome President Biden in February.
    CreditJustyna Mielnikiewicz for The New York Times
  3. The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended

    As the nation’s schools ‘return to normal,’ teachers in an L.A. neighborhood hit hard by Covid are left to manage their students’ grief — and their own.

     By

    Lakishia Fell-Davis, a substitute teacher and parent at the school, with some of her students.
    CreditGlenna Gordon for The New York Times
  1. A Psychedelics Pioneer Takes the Ultimate Trip

    “Life has been more beautiful, more wonderful than ever,” says Dr. Roland Griffiths, who has stage 4 cancer.

     By

    CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times
    Talk
  2. There’s a Better Way to Swat a Bug

    Sure, BugView is a kinder, gentler insect relocator, but it’s also the right tool for the job most of the time.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Derek Abella
    Letter of Recommendation
  3. Will We Call Them Terrorists?

    “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is a thriller rooted in a timely fear: We do not know how the future will see us.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Mark Harris
    Screenland
  4. A Dish That’s a Dream to Wake Up To

    Vietnamese bò né takes steak and eggs to a whole new place.

     By

    CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat
  5. Her Unusual Wheeze Was Getting Worse. What Was It?

    She constantly felt the need to clear her throat. Then she started to feel winded on stairs. A flurry of tests narrowed down the cause.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ina Jang
    Diagnosis
  1. Poem: The Privilege of Thinking

    Illumination is no one-way street.

     By Stacy Szymaszek and

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem
  2. Judge John Hodgman on Dubious Muesli

    Should you tell your family members they probably ate some worms with their breakfast?

     By

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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