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Books
Visiting an Elusive Writer, and Revisiting His Masterpiece
Our critic talks to Edward P. Jones about how he imagined “The Known World,” recently voted the best work of fiction by an American writer in the 21st century.
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Newyork
A Shooting Changes a Family. And It Can Change a Nation.
On March 30, 1981, I was sitting in my therapist’s office when one of my Secret Service agents burst through the door. At first I was angry, thinking, “Now they’re intruding on my therapy sessions?” But then I saw how pale his face was. He said ...
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News
‘Silicon Valley Princess’: Inside the Life of Nicole Shanahan, R.F.K. Jr.’s Running Mate
Ms. Shanahan, a lawyer who was married to Sergey Brin, a Google founder, led a rarefied and sometimes turbulent life in Silicon Valley, according to a Times examination.
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Newyork
Watch Out for the Better Mother
Sometimes, particularly in a public parenting setting, I will play the Better Mother. This is the mother who stands attentively outside a music audition, serenely listening to the notes emanating from within. She realizes the parent next to her said ...
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Newyork
The Part of the Kristi Noem Saga That I Can’t Shake
Americans like feeling as though they know their political leaders personally. And yet I think many of us now feel we know a little too much about Kristi Noem, one of the more aggressive contestants in the MAGA pageant to be Donald Trump’s running ...
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US
I Asked South Dakota Dog Trainers About Kristi Noem
The governor defends her story of killing her dog, but not everyone in her home state does.
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Science
Orangutan, Heal Thyself
For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties.
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Newyork
Can I Ask My Mother-in-Law Who My Wife’s Biological Father Is?
Although his wife has long maintained that she doesn’t want to know the identity of her birth father, a reader is tempted to find out on her behalf.
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Newyork
I’m Pregnant, and My Husband Says We Can’t Tell Anyone About the Donor Egg
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to honor a spouse’s seemingly irrational request about privacy and assisted reproduction.
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World
Getting Dressed for the ‘Muslim Met Gala’
Hasan Minhaj and Ramy Youssef joined hundreds of Muslims dressed to the nines at a morning prayer gathering for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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