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I Put Up a Fence in Maine. Why Did It Cause Such a Fuss?
When we bought our house in Maine 23 years ago, people welcomed us to town with tales of local mishaps and gaffes. Barns that almost burned down. Pipes that burst. The man a mile down the road who built a fence. This chatty imparting of intel ...
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At a Trump Rally, a Shocking Act of Violence
More from our inbox: Abortion and the Supreme CourtControlling Children’s Online Behavior‘Fight the Tyranny of Thinness’Maps, Not AppsCredit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “Trump Hurt, but Safe, After a Shooting” (front page, July ...
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Newyork
Should I Come Clean About My Old Sexual and Financial Betrayals?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the complications of confession.
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Newyork
Why Driving Apps Drive You Crazy
On my way to Kennedy International Airport, I grip the wheel tightly, swerving across three lanes of expressway traffic at 50 miles per hour to reach the exit. Minutes later, still shaken from my move, I hear a cheerful, disembodied voice instructing ...
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The Devil May Be Enjoying This Election Season, but I Am Not
When I look at my country’s presidential contest, the first thought that comes to mind is that only the Devil himself could have designed this excruciating mess. Both men running for president right now are unfit for the job: One is a good man in ...
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Newyork
The Case for, and Against, Biden Dropping Out
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ It was once a fringe opinion to say President Biden should drop his re-election bid and Democrats should embrace an open convention. That position is fringe no more. But when the conventional wisdom shifts this ...
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Books
Think of This Book as the Best Dinner Party in the World
Stacey D’Erasmo’s exploration of sustained creativity, “The Long Run,” is poignant, exhilarating and full of wise advice from lives well lived.
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Trump’s Lust for Expulsion Has Deep Roots
Last week, millions of Americans celebrated our nation’s founding and with it our history of political and social inclusion. It is this history, of newcomers adding to the tapestry of the American experience, that is the foundation of our creedal ...
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Newyork
The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed
My mission to understand the American elevator began in 2021 when I came down with a crippling post-viral illness. The stairs to my third-floor Brooklyn walk-up apartment would leave me dizzy and winded, my ears ringing, heart beating out of my chest ...
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News
15 of Our Readers’ Favorite Pizza Places Around the World
Exemplary pies can be found in Kathmandu, Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto and across the United States.