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For the majority of the nearly five million COVID-19 cases across the United States, the point of infection is unknown.
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By comparing white supremacy in the U.S. to the caste system in India, her new book at once illuminates and collapses a complex history.
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The talk show host was a pioneer, but her brand has taken one hit after another.
“Mr. President, What Are Your Priorities?” Is Not a Tough Question
Trump is running for reëlection, but, unlike four years ago, he can’t even say why.
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How Vulnerable Is G.P.S.?
An engineering professor has proved—and exploited—its vulnerabilities.
Searching with the Mothers of Mexico’s Disappeared
More than seventy thousand people have disappeared in Mexico, victims of drug-related violence. Their loved ones are grieving, searching, and, now, keeping their distance.
It Really Is Time to Get Rid of the Filibuster
It is true that the Framers intended the Senate to be a slower-moving institution than the House, but there is no evidence that they wanted legislative paralysis.
How the French Make Rice
Lyonnais rice pilaf is made in the oven, and it achieves a surprisingly delicate puffy texture, as if it has been gently but moistly roasted.
“The Rental,” a Thriller About Love, Family, and Airbnb
This lean and slick thriller about a casual Airbnb stay gone catastrophically wrong thoroughly scratches the summer slasher-flick itch.
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The Return of the Drive-In
With New York movie theatres closed, drive-ins, including the Warwick, upstate, and the Skyline, in Greenpoint, are thriving, offering familiar films and such new releases as “Relic” and “She Dies Tomorrow.”
Rethinking the Science of Skin
What is all the scrubbing, soaping, moisturizing, and deodorizing really doing for the body’s largest organ?
Daily Harvest, a Trendy Jolly Green Giant for the Direct-to-Consumer Era
Want cauliflower-crusted flatbread or a chia breakfast bowl (with, yes, cauliflower!) but don’t want to mask up and brave the market?
“Heirlooms”
“So, Mitsuko says, how long have you been sleeping with my son? Or is it casual? Not really, I say.”
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How A Spy’s Defection Changed His Son’s Life
The fallout from an East German spy’s defection to the West continues to be felt by his son, Andy Stiller Hudson, who grew up without knowing about his father, or his career with the Stasi.