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ROYAL FLUSH

The fall of red.

CHUKA

I have always longed to be known, truly known, by another human being. Sometimes we live for years with yearnings that we cannot name.

Kevin Young on James Baldwin's "Letter from a Region in My Mind"

The reputation of the writer James Baldwin rose and fell during his lifetime, but since his death, in 1987, his star has only ascended.

PERSONAL HISTORY - A VISIT TO MADAM BEDI

I was estranged from my own mother, so a friend tried to lend me his.

TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Mike White's mischievous morality plays.

A TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE TO YOUR MOVING WALL OF SPIKES

Problem: Moving wall of spikes starts inching across room toward victim, stops midway; straining sounds.

THE CONTROL OF NATURE - HELICOPTER PARENTS

The daring attempts to teach an endangered ibis species to migrate.

AMERICAN CHRONICLES - WAR OF WORDS

Editors, writers, and the making of a magazine.

LIVE FROM NEW YORK

A new docuseries commemorates fifty years of \"Saturday Night Live.\"

SUBJECT AND OBJECT

What happened when Lillian Ross profiled Ernest Hemingway.

TANGLED WEB

An arachnophobe pays homage to the spider.

STEPPING OUT

High-school band contests turn marching into a sport—and an art.

Rachel Aviv on Janet Malcolm's "Trouble in the Archives"

As Janet Malcolm worked on \"Trouble in the Archives,\" a two-part piece about prominent psychoanalysts who disagreed about Freud, she began a correspondence with Kurt Eissler, the head of the Sigmund Freud Archives.

Jia Tolentino on Joan Didion's "everywoman.com"

Joan Didion: one thinks of the Stingray, the mohair throw and the typewriter, bloodshed in Laurel Canyon, the decaying Summer of Love.

Roz Chast on George Booth's Cartoons

There's almost nothing I like more than a laughing fit. It is a non-brain response, like an orgasm or a sneeze.

SISTERHOOD

A remarkable alliance between an order of Catholic nuns and the women on Texas's death row.

Vermont's Population Boom Fizzled Fast

Newcomers flocked to state in pandemic but exodus resumes amid housing pinch

Tequila Prices Slip as Demand Softens

Threat of tariffs adds uncertainty as makers struggle to retain drinkers

Coach, Ralph Lauren Find Happy Medium

With ultra-high-end brands taking price increases too far, another tier of luxury is finding opportunity

The Gutting of USAID Alarms Some Republican Allies

Some congressional Republicans who for years wanted to curb USAID's activities are now watching its sudden collapse with alarm, saying they worry about the fate of programs they see as playing a critical role in protecting U.S. national security and countering China.

Ex-NFL Players Tackle Office Politics

Former professional athletes are coveted employees at companies seeking toughness, loyalty and winning mindsets

USAID Is a Rogue Agency

In moments of crisis, America can be counted on for leadership. Our nation's compassionate giving has saved millions of lives around the world that were at risk from starvation or disease. All Americans should be able to take great pride in our generosity. And the government agencies coordinating aid efforts should be eager to share details about how they're using taxpayers' money to make the world a better place.

Disunion: Torrey Peters - Exit Plan The U.S. approved of my identity until it didn't.I shouldn't have cared.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, I bought an apartment in Colombia.

Dangerous Data Can Be Coaxed From DeepSeek

Instructions to modify bird flu. A manifesto in defense of Hitler. A social-media campaign to promote cutting and self-harm among teens.

A Super Bowl Return for Brady Was Way Rockier Than Usual

New Orlean Tom Brady was sitting in the Fox broadcast booth last month when, midway through the first quarter of a Detroit Lions playoff game he took a moment to address his other job.

'The Russian Ryan Gosling' Is Secret Weapon of 'Anora'

Hollywood loves its Russian heavies. From “Rocky IV” to “John Wick,” they’re stock characters who don’t require much more than an accent to add menace. Yura Borisov is all too familiar with the type.

'Be Cruel': How Russia Tortured Ukrainians

In the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, the head of St. Petersburg's prisons delivered a message to an elite unit of guards tasked with overseeing prisoners from the war: \"Be cruel, don't pity them.\"

Eagles Soar in Super Bowl Blowout

Philadelphia delivered a beatdown for the ages, throttling Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22

Brushing Up an East Williamsburg Railroad

Artist Scott Csoke took a can of pink paint to an otherwise ho-hum rental.

BIG FOOD GETS JACKED

HOW PROTEIN MANIA TOOK OVER THE AMERICAN GROCERY STORE.