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Rachel Brosnahan’s Comic Timing
Her star turn in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ — the first major comedic role in her career — comes at a moment when it’s crucial to reclaim women’s place in stand-up history.
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CreditIllustration by John Gall Letter of Recommendation
Letter of Recommendation: Saturn
The climate is cold as hell, but, oh, those rings.
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CreditIllustration by Andreas Samuelsson Diagnosis
It Started as Sinus Headaches — But Things Got Deadly.
A healthy, young girl gets sicker and sicker, while doctors race to figure out what’s ailing her.
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CreditEva O’Leary for The New York Times Talk
Cornel West Doesn’t Want to Be a Neoliberal Darling
The Harvard professor on his criticisms of Barack Obama, the importance of free speech and what Ta-Nehisi Coates gets wrong.
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The Ethicist
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um Should I Keep Working for a Raging Bigot?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on working for an employer with offensive views and dealing with a boyfriend’s restrictions on contacting an ex.
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CreditChristopher Griffith for The New York Times How Far Will Sean Hannity Go?
The Fox News host is willing to defend Trump at all costs — and is reaching more than 13 million people a day.
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On Medicine
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CreditPhoto illustration by Cristiana Couceiro A Failure to Heal
When a clinical trial falters, doctors find themselves sifting through the rubble.
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First Words
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CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney What If Our Current State of Affairs Is Actually ‘Normal’?
We are constantly reminded that the Trump presidency is an aberration. But perhaps it‘s merely revealing the natural order of things.
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CreditMoises Saman/Magnum, for The New York Times ‘They Will Have to Answer to Us’
El Salvador’s gangs try to negotiate a way out of their bloody stalemate with the police.
