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The 6.18.23 Issue

Highlights

  1. Dreaming of a New Iran

    Amid a historic protest movement, three women chronicle their hopes and disappointments — and the daily acts of defiance that have already transformed their country.

     By Farnaz Fassihi

    CreditIllustration by Tropiwhat

  2. The Spy Who Called Me

    For years, Spanish society has been rocked by revelations from the secret tapes of José Manuel Villarejo Pérez, a former intelligence agent now facing prison. He told me his story.

     By Nicholas Casey

    Corruption investigations against the former king of Spain were opened shortly after some of José Manuel Villarejo’s tapes leaked.
    CreditChristopher Anderson/Magnum, for The New York Times

  3. The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors

    The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work.

     By Eyal Press

    CreditBalazs Gardi for The New York Times

  4. How MrBeast Became the Willy Wonka of YouTube

    Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, has become a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism. Why do so many people think he’s evil?

     By Max Read

    CreditIllustration by Eric Yahnker

  1. Emily Morse Wants You to Think Seriously About an Open Relationship

    “You need to be self-aware and have self-knowledge about your sexual desires,” the sex therapist, author and podcaster says.

     By David Marchese

    Emily Morse, wearing a green top, several necklaces and light colored pants, in front of a bright red backdrop. She is staring directly into the camera.
    CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times
    Talk

  2. My Siblings’ Inheritance Depends on Whom They Marry. Is That Wrong?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on conditions parents attach to their wills.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  3. My Sibling Was Abused as a Baby. Should I Share What I Saw?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the disclosure of a horrific event in a family’s past.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  4. To Truly Understand the Past, Pick Up an Old Magazine

    Find a print issue, preferably more than 20 years old, and read it cover to cover. You’ll find the old days stranger than you remember.

     By Brian Dillon

    CreditAaron Tilley for The New York Times. Set designer: Sandy Suffield.
    Letter of Recommendation

  5. Has America Ignored the Workplace for Too Long?

    Barack Obama’s Netflix series “Working” tries to catch you up on decades of change — more than it has time for.

     By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

    CreditIllustration by Celina Pereira
    Screenland

  1. How Yotam Ottolenghi Comes Up With a New Recipe

    Familiar ingredients — peppers, eggplants, tomatoes — lay the foundation for creations like this Moroccan dip.

     By Yotam Ottolenghi

    CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Pamela Duncan Silver.
    Eat

  2. Judge John Hodgman on Cooking With a Dirty Pan

    A cut corner leads to contaminated steak skewers. Who’s at fault?

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

  3. Poem: from ‘Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return’

    This work about what the skeptic loses shows signature care for the visual impact of the words on the page.

     By CAConrad and Anne Boyer

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem

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