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The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires
By choice, for less than $2 an hour, the female inmate firefighters of California work their bodies to the breaking point. Sometimes they even risk their lives.
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Elaine Welteroth, Teen Vogue’s Refashionista
The editor in chief has taken on a seemingly impossible task: reinventing the glossy magazine for a hyperempathetic generation.
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How to Get Rich in Trump’s Washington
His presidency has changed the rules of influence in the nation’s capital — and spawned a new breed of lobbyist on K Street.
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The New Front in the Gerrymandering Wars: Democracy vs. Math
Sophisticated computer modeling has taken district manipulation to new extremes. To fix this, courts might have to learn how to run the numbers themselves.
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Diagnosis
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CreditIllustration by Andreas Samuelsson Why Had This Man’s Arthritis Become Unbearable Overnight?
He had lived with the ailment for decades, but then suddenly the pain got much worse.
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Tip
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CreditIllustration by Radio How to Write a Love Letter
Give it at least an hour. Strike a balance between poesy and mundane description.
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Eat
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CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times. For Chicken-Fried Steak, Too Much Is Just Enough
Queso gravy elevates the simple dish.
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Judge John Hodgman
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CreditIllustration by Kyle Hilton Judge John Hodgman on Coercing Your Wife Into Writing a Memoir
Can a spouse with an interesting childhood be compelled to turn it into a book?
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New Sentences
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Credit New Sentences: From ‘Autumn,’ by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Is aging a form of surrender to fate?
