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Ali Soufan

Is the Saudi Government Plotting Against Another U.S.-Based Critic?

Ali Soufan, a decorated veteran of U.S. law enforcement, has become the target of a vitriolic social-media campaign that appears to involve some of the same people who had targeted Jamal Khashoggi.

The Front Row
Justin Wesley as Wilt Chamberlain and his date, actress Sara Kennedy, in a scene from the movie “Jayhawkers.”

“Jayhawkers” Analyzes Wilt Chamberlain’s College Years

During his years as a basketball star at the University of Kansas, Chamberlain also became an unofficial civil-rights leader.

Books
Ralph Ellison.

The Argument of “Afropessimism”

Frank B. Wilderson III sketches a map of the world in which Black people are everywhere integral but always excluded.

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Kitchen Notes
Lemons on a mirror reflecting the sky.

The Art of the Uncooked Summer Dinner

In the freezer, as the heat bears down like a beautiful hell, I always have popsicles.

News Desk
Tents set up under an overpass.

The Promising Results of a Citywide Basic-Income Experiment

A program in Stockton, California—historically, the foreclosure capital of the U.S.—has been providing an unconditional five hundred dollars per month to a group of residents.

Q. & A.
A child playing with Legos

Supporting Children’s Development During the Coronavirus Crisis

A clinical psychologist on ideas for teaching during the COVID-19 crisis, and the ways in which parental stress can affect kids’ growth.

Dept. of Design
A detailed poster displaying a mountain.

Andrew Cuomo’s Pandemic Poster and the Limits of Coronavirus Visuals

The governor’s latest civic-minded art work, “New York Tough,” reflects the same magical thinking that has characterized the country’s coronavirus response.

On and Off the Avenue
working from home

The Slob-Chic Style of the Coronavirus Pandemic

What to wear when there’s nobody to dress up for except your cat—and Zoom.

Crossword
Eustace with a crossword puzzle

A Moderately Challenging Puzzle

Wharton who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction: five letters.

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Georgia Governor Orders Statewide Ban on Science

Brian Kemp giving a thumbs up to President Donald Trump with a mask hanging off one side

Brian Kemp is also issuing a stay-at-home order for all residents planning a trip to a library or bookstore.

5:31 P.M.

How a Poultry Mogul Is Profiting from the Pandemic

The exterior of a Mountaire building.

As COVID-19 infections surged in meat-processing plants, Trump used executive orders to strip away worker protections—and to benefit one of his biggest donors.

5:19 P.M.

How to Extract a Mother’s Rogan Josh Recipe Over Zoom

A bowl of rogan josh

Standing in her kitchen in Michigan, my mother finally walked me through the recipe, peering into the screen as I held it above the pot of sputtering oil, so that she could sign off on the exact shade of red.

1:16 P.M.

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, July 16th

“I’m tired of playing essential worker! I do all the work, and you’re not even wearing a mask!”

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Tables for Two

Goldbelly Ships Iconic Meals to Your Home

The online startup sends meal kits and menu items from beloved restaurants nationwide, from Raoul’s decadent burger au poivre to Veselka’s borscht and pierogi.

Pop Music
The Chicks

Why the Chicks Dropped Their “Dixie”

The all-female country band, which survived an instance of proto-cancel culture for its politics in the past, again wants to meet the current moment.

Dept. of Policing
police

A Cop Flipped Him the Bird; He Joined the Police Academy

Keiyon Ramsey’s grandmother told him that Black families should never call the police; now he’s a deputy inspector in the N.Y.P.D., intent on enacting change from within.

Fiction
umbrella

“Jack and Della”

“She couldn’t be seen walking down the street with him without damage to her reputation, a risk a teacher can’t take.”

Video

For Mountain Bikers, Crashing Has Its Own Allure

Three women in competitive mountain biking examine their relationships with falling, both on and off the course.

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Podcasts

Michaela Coel of “I May Destroy You,” and the State of the Biden Campaign

An illustrated portrait of Micaela Coel as her character in "I May Destroy You"

Staff writers discuss how the Democratic Presidential candidate is handling one of the most tumultuous periods in modern times. Plus, a conversation with Coel about dramatizing sexual assault on television.

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