The Trillion-Gallon Question: What if California’s Dams Fail?
One superstorm could send walls of water sweeping through populated areas. There’s not much time to act.
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The 6.25.23 Issue
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CreditSpencer Lowell for The New York Times Pink Floyd, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and Me
The inside story of a Times reporter’s strange role in a foundational moment in early internet culture: “The Dark Side of the Rainbow.”
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CreditPhoto illustration by Matt Curtis Lorrie Moore Will Not Confess
In a literary culture obsessed with self-disclosure, her brilliant short stories — and, now, a new novel — have always been about art, not autobiography.
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CreditThea Traff for The New York Times Suddenly, It Looks Like We’re in a Golden Age for Medicine
We may be on the cusp of an era of astonishing innovation — the limits of which aren’t even clear yet.
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Samantha Irby Says It’s OK to Hate Your Body
“The tyranny around loving yourself is bonkers to me,” says the best-selling author and writer for “And Just Like That.”
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CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times TalkMy Friend Has Become Obese. Should I Intervene?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on respecting a loved one’s boundaries when concerned about their health.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistMy Wife Lives in a Nursing Home. Can I Take a Lover?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what is permissible in a marriage.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistThe Best Place to Drink Is the Emptiest Bar in the City
When your hearing starts to go, you just want a place to sit, sip and have a talk: namely, a hotel bar.
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CreditIoulex for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationThe giant teenager in Boots Riley’s new series, “I’m a Virgo” is among television’s boldest moves in a while.
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These Fish Tacos Couldn’t Be More Brilliant
Golden pineapple and a deep-red marinade make this dish pop with color and flavor.
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CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Pamela Duncan Silver. EatPoem: Conditions for Retention
The coldness of Jennifer Nelson’s title stands in stark contrast to the warmth and vitality of the world evoked in the poem.
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CreditIllustration by R.O. Blechman PoemJudge John Hodgman on Moving Spiders Inside the House
A husband fears spiders. A wife thinks they’re natural pest control. Who’s in the right?
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