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Medical Dispatch
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Fighting the Coronavirus, from New York to Utah

They volunteered during the New York City surge—then returned home to watch the virus come to them.

A Reporter at Large
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The Cold War Bunker That Became Home to a Dark-Web Empire

An eccentric Dutchman began living in a giant underground facility built by the German military—and ran a server farm beloved by cybercriminals.

Our Columnists
An election worker places mail-in ballots into an election box.

The Chaotic Design of Trump’s Mail-In-Voting Rants

Voting by post is necessary amid the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, but it requires a functioning delivery service and sufficient funding for states—two things that the President is determined to sabotage.

Annals of Gastronomy
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How a Cheese Goes Extinct

When you talk with aficionados, it usually doesn’t take long for the conversation to veer away from curds, whey, and mold, and toward matters of life and death.

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Letter from Trump’s Washington
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Trump Is the Election Crisis He Is Warning About

When a sitting President threatens to delay a sacrosanct American ritual, you’d better listen.

Video Dept.
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The Dreamlike Experience of “The Song Is You”

A thirteen-minute film on art, envy, and stalking.

On Television
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“Bluey,” the Coronavirus, and the Weirdness of Little Kids

An Australian TV show captures the idiosyncratic way that kids play.

Currency
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The Fight to Save Jobs in the Airline Industry

The head of the flight attendants’ union is lobbying Congress to extend protections for workers who have been grounded by the coronavirus pandemic.

News Desk
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The Pandemic Has Intensified Economic Racism Against Black Americans

Without bold government action, many African-Americans will have an especially hard time recovering from the recession.

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The Cryptic Crossword

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Trump Warns That Mail-In Ballots Could Result in Voting

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“You look at North Korea,” Trump said. “They don’t have mail-in ballots. They barely have mail. They’re doing an amazing job.”

11:24 A.M.

Animal Behaviors I’ve Adopted as My Own

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Flying into windows, howling at the moon, retracting into a shell, and other unusual doings for an unusual time.

7:00 A.M.

Everyone Hates Me

Back of person at the beach.

My most ardent haters harbor so much ire for me they’ll try to gaslight me into believing they actually like me.

August 1, 2020

Tommy Orange Reads Louise Erdrich

Tommy Orange.

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Years of My Birth,” by Louise Erdrich, from a 2011 issue of the magazine.

August 1, 2020

What to Stream: Alan and Susan Raymond’s Prescient Documentaries of Police, Prison, and Schools

Three men pray together.

“Hard Times at Douglass High” and “Toe Tag Parole” follow the social through line and the creative methods that the Raymonds established in their seminal documentary “The Police Tapes,” which presciently discerned the making of social and political history.

July 31, 2020
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The Picnic Baskets of the Pandemic

Bubby’s craggy fried chicken, Café Kitsuné’s frilly ham and Gruyère on baguettes, Otaku Katsu’s sando set, and more blanket-ready fare.

A Critic at Large
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Joseph McCarthy and the Force of Political Falsehoods

McCarthy never sent a single “subversive” to jail, but, decades later, the spirit of his conspiracy-mongering endures.

Wyoming Postcard

Who Is Kanye’s Running Mate?

Residents of Cody, Wyoming—where Kanye West has a ranch—compare notes on Michelle Tidball, the local mystic who works in a dentist’s office and says she can communicate with God.

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“Heirlooms”

“So, Mitsuko says, how long have you been sleeping with my son? Or is it casual? Not really, I say.”

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A Film Recounts the Imbalances of Obsession

In “The Song Is You,” the rarefied air of the art world serves as a backdrop for the complicated relationship between a would-be stalker and the couple she is following.

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Podcasts

The Power of Police Unions

Rows of police officers with their backs turned against a politician.

William Finnegan on what the repeal of an arcane law reveals about the conflict among police, protesters, and politicians. Plus, an interview with the mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot.

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