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The 6.9.24 Issue

Highlights

  1. Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own

    In 2020, the author of “How to Be an Antiracist” galvanized Americans with his ideas. The past four years have tested them — and him.

     By

    Ibram X. Kendi, the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
    CreditWayne Lawrence for The New York Times
  2. The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College

    Benjamin B. Bolger has spent his whole life amassing academic degrees. What can we learn from him?

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    CreditBolger family, Arnold Gold/The New Haven Register, via AP
  3. The Interview

    Richard Linklater Sees the Killer Inside Us All

    David Marchese talks to the acclaimed director about his new film, “Hit Man,” and life’s big questions.

     By

    CreditDevin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times
  1. Can I Lie About How I Lost Weight?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what your friends have a right to know about your health.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist
  2. Do I Tell the Woman With a Medical Condition She Can’t Swim With Us?

    The magazine’s ethicist columnist on what to do when forced to play lifeguard.

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    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist
  3. That Much-Despised Apple Ad Could Be More Disturbing Than It Looks

    Tech companies are running low on new experiences to offer us. A new ad for the iPad contains revealing hints of where they could go next.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Erik Carter
    Screenland
  4. Salvadoran Sweet Bread to Brighten Up Your Morning

    Earthy queso duro blando is at the heart of a Salvadoran quesadilla, which allows for interpretation.

     By

    CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Heather Greene.
    Eat
  5. The Cookbook That Helped Me After a Divorce

    “Indian Delights” connected me to a place I thought I’d left behind.

     By

    CreditAlia Romagnoli for The New York Times
    Letter of Recommendation
  1. She Was Told She Had an Untreatable Disease. But Did She?

    The woman’s disorder was diagnosed when she was a child. Thirty years later, she decided to have more testing done.

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    CreditPhoto illustration by Ina Jang
    diagnosis
  2. Judge John Hodgman on the Limits of Tall Privilege

    If you’re tall, can you put your hiking boots on the dining table?

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    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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