The Whale Who Went AWOL
Hvaldimir escaped captivity and became a global celebrity. Now, no one can agree about what to do with him.
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CreditConor McDonnell How Group Chats Rule the World
They quietly became the de facto spaces to share dumb jokes, grief or even plans for an insurrection.
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CreditIgor Bastidas Black and Jewish Activists Have Allied for Decades. What Now?
The Palestinian cause has revived a partnership forged in the civil rights era — and also created new tensions.
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How This Climate Activist Justifies Political Violence
“The reason that people contemplate escalation is that there are no risk-free options left,” says the author of "How to Blow Up a Pipeline."
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May Someone in A.A. Write About Others in Her Group?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on upholding rules of discretion in a recovery community.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistAncestry Tests Produced Shocking Results. Should I Tell My Family?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the burden that comes with obtaining genealogical information.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistWhen There’s Pasta in the Soup, Everybody’s Happy
This light winter minestrone is the perfect antidote to the excess of the holidays.
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CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Pamela Duncan Silver EatStop Ignoring All the Mundane Miracles in Your Life
Turn your monotonous moments into monuments by taking notes of what you observe. It only takes 15 minutes a day.
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CreditAli Cherkis for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationTikTok Invaded This Cruise for Content. Maybe Someday It’ll Come for You.
Even if you didn’t sign up for the reality-TV treatment, your life may be mined for drama and packaged for consumption by influencers.
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