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The 9.3.23 Issue

Highlights

  1. How the War in Ukraine Turned Tennis Into a Battlefield

    For Ukrainian players, as well as those from Russia and its allies, the unceasing conflict at home has bled into the game. Now they face off at the U.S. Open.

     By Michael Steinberger

    CreditPhilip Montgomery for The New York Times

  2. The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row

    For a group of men in a Texas prison, the fantasy game became a lifeline — to their imaginations, and to one another.

     By Keri Blakinger

    Tony Ford in the Allan B. Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, in 2021.
    CreditMiranda Barnes for The New York Times
  4. Talk

    How to Live a Happy Life, From a Leading Atheist

    ​​“I want to show people, look, the magic of life as evolved, that’s thrilling!" says philosopher Daniel C. Dennett. “You don’t need miracles.”

     By David Marchese

    CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times

  1. I’m Dying of Cancer. Do I Have to Tell Anyone?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the information we owe our loved ones when terminally ill.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  2. My Sister Thinks Prayer Will Cure My Cancer. How Do I Talk to Her?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on relating to a sibling with a radically different worldview.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  3. H.B.O. Is Tackling Religion in the Most Remarkable Ways

    “The Righteous Gemstones” remains a surprisingly complex (and hilarious) take on American faith.

     By Elizabeth Nelson

    CreditPhoto illustration by Max-o-Matic
    Screenland

  4. A Meal in France Showed Me the Brilliance of Simplicity

    An ordinary, unfussy meal can still contain wonders.

     By Ligaya Mishan

    CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Suzie Myers.
    Eat

  5. The Only Thing That Helps Me Be in the Moment

    A writer struggled with being present. This Brazilian drum helped her pay attention.

     By Carolina Abbott Galvão

    CreditIllustration by Paola Saliby
    Letter of Recommendation

  1. Poem: From ‘This Energy Wasted by Flight —’

    A domestic scene where the home is not a place of safety or comfort but a site of labor. 

     By Lotte L.S.

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem

  2. Judge John Hodgman on Bringing Your Own Cheese to the Cookout

    Is it rude to accommodate your own preference for toppings?

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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