The ‘Colorblindness’ Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked
The fall of affirmative action is part of a 50-year campaign to roll back racial progress.
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The 3.17.24 Issue
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CreditPhoto illustration by Mark Harris. Source: Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos. Five Takeaways From Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Essay on the ‘Colorblindness’ Trap
How a 50-year campaign has undermined the progress of the civil rights movement.
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CreditShuran Huang for The New York Times What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living
Researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Amy Friend My Goldendoodle Spent a Week at Some Luxury Dog ‘Hotels.’ I Tagged Along.
How exactly did dogs take over our world? This writer journeys into the bespoke pet care industry to find out.
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My Ex-Boss Sexually Harassed Me. Do I Owe Him Credit When Sharing Past Work?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to uphold a professional expectation after leaving an abusive workplace.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistAn Indulgent, Crunchy and Molten-Cheese-Covered Chicken Delight
The classic chicken Parmesan gets a Za’atar and melted halloumi twist.
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CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Andie McMahon. EatI Used to Cringe at Self-Help Books. Until This One Changed My Life.
How a best-selling classic from 1992 helped me rediscover my creativity.
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CreditShawn Michael Jones for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationPeople Hated ‘Madame Web’ — But They Were Desperate to See Dakota Johnson Mock It.
The star has never quite said the movie was bad, but it’s fun to imagine a celebrity going scorched-earth on her own bad movie.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Alicia Tatone ScreenlandJudge John Hodgman on the Lake Michigan Truther
His wife finds it offensive that he says it should also be considered part of Lake Huron.
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CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John Hodgman
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