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Covid Has Resurged, but Scientists See a Diminished Threat
Hospitalizations have ticked upward, and there are at least 1,200 Covid deaths each week. Americans should wear masks more often…
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Magazine
I Just Learned My Son Is a Webcam Model. Should I Be Troubled?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on a sensational side gig — and the shame associated with sex work.
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Magazine
Want a New You in the New Year? Try Committing to the Bit.
Personalities are cool. Personas are cooler.
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Opinion
Requiem for a Winterless Europe
Long before I knew his name, I knew Hendrick Avercamp’s paintings. They show a merry Christmassy world of funnily dressed…
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Opinion
The End of Snow
Every Christmas my husband and I pack up ourselves and our now 8-year-old and leave Brooklyn for a visit to…
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US
How Do You Respond to a Young Person Upset by Racist Jokes at School?
When you talk to students about social media radicalization, racism and bullying, you learn how desperate they are for some…
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Opinion
Is America on the Mend?
Almost four years have passed since Covid-19 struck. In America, the pandemic killed well over a million people and left…
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Magazine
Dave Chappelle Assumes We’re Already Offended in His New Netflix Special
“The Dreamer” predictably includes trans and disabled jokes but punches down in other ways, too. Chappelle is part of a…
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Opinion
What Are Young Voters Looking For?
Want to ruin a Democratic strategist’s New Year? Bring up President Biden’s popularity problem with younger voters. The strategist may…
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Opinion
The Arc of Britney Spears Bends Toward Justice
It’s fair to say that 2023 was a good year for blond girl-culture icons with a long history of being…