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The Complicated Ethics of Keeping a COVID-19 Patient Breathing

Normally, a tracheostomy is a straightforward and uncontroversial procedure. During the pandemic, the question of whom to trach, and when, has presented doctors with one of their most difficult decisions.

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The Miracle of Breeding a Panda Cub During a Pandemic

The National Zoo used eight hundred million frozen sperm to help its aging panda matriarch defy the one-per-cent chance she would give birth.

Annals of Horticulture
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The Therapeutic Power of Gardening

Can anxious minds find solace working with plants? A therapist and her husband, a garden designer, say yes.

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“Cicadia�

 “I am the cicada, Max thinks. Or the cicada is me.�

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Letter from Trump’s Washington
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Joe Biden, America’s Un-Trump

For the Democratic nominee, the 2020 election has always been all about the President.

Letter from Michigan
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The Militias Against Masks

Groups protesting lockdown measures see the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for tyranny—and as an opportunity for spreading rage.

Our Local Correspondents
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The Renegade Priest Helping Undocumented People Survive the Pandemic

Juan Carlos Ruiz, a Mexican pastor in Brooklyn, does everything from human-rights advocacy to grocery delivery.

The Front Row
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“Alexandria: Again and Forever,� a Masterpiece Hiding on Netflix

The 1989 movie by the Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine is a bold combination of many genres: it’s a romantic melodrama and a riotous comedy, a political drama, a memory piece, and a work of self-referentiality.

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What Navalny’s Poisoning Really Says About Putin’s Russia

The most terrifying thing is not that Putin might have issued orders to kill perceived enemies but that anyone from the ruling circle can use the over-all dysfunction and impunity of Putin’s system to do so on their own.

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The Weekend Crossword

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The Criterion Channel Presents the Legendary Director Peter Bogdanovich on the Lasting Influence of “Austin Powers in Goldmember�

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Movies are a curious thing, aren’t they? They have the power to transport us, often against our will, to another world entirely.

7:00 A.M.

The Democratic Convention, Online and United

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Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, and a number of high-profile Republicans join Joe Biden to kick off the general-election season.

August 21, 2020

Will Ahmaud Arbery Get Justice?

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We try to explain why prosecutors let a young man’s killers walk free. Plus, a conversation with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross about their score for “Watchmen.�

August 21, 2020

Joe Biden’s MAGA Hat

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The Democratic Presidential nominee releases new merch.

August 21, 2020

Getting Dressed for a Quaran-date

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So you’ve snagged a date during COVID-19. Obviously, your next thought is, What do I wear?

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Tables for Two
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Rippers, Brothers, and More of the Rockaways’ Seaside Fare

The Rockaway boardwalk offers savory Venezuelan arepas, memorable Brussels sprouts with lobster caramel, classic burgers, and shady benches for snacks with a view of the surf.

A Critic at Large
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What Have We Done to the Whale?

The creatures once symbolized our efforts to save the planet; now they demonstrate all the ways we have devastated it.

Brave New World
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The Samuel Johnson of Emoji

Jeremy Burge isn’t like other tech C.E.O.s. He has never raised money, he has no employees, and his official title is Chief Emoji Officer. But he still deals with controversy, such as demands for a Kurdish-flag emoji and for more emoji skin tones.

Books
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Alice Oswald’s Homeric Mood

Her poetry conjures the worlds of the Iliad and the Odyssey with startling, sometimes vexing, beauty.

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