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Indoors

Is Staying In Staying Safe?

Indoor life has its dangers, too, but building-design specialists have big plans for us.

Medical Dispatch
A medical professional administers a coronavirus test at a drive-thru.

How We Can Fix Coronavirus Testing

The key to taming the pandemic will be both a new commitment to “assurance testing� and a new vision of what public health really means.

Page-Turner
Figures with prosthetic arms and legs, a person with dwarfism in a wheelchair, in an abstract urban setting.

When the World Isn’t Designed for Our Bodies

A new book argues that disability is a social phenomenon, not a medical one.

The Current Cinema
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“Tenet� is Dazzling, Deft, and Devoid of Feeling

Christopher Nolan’s latest film bears the hopes of an industry desperate to get people back in theatres, but grandeur is no guarantee of impact.

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Spotlight
U.S. Journal
Julius Rivera.

A Community Organizer Takes on White Vigilantism

When armed men attacked Black Lives Matter protesters in Philadelphia, a local activist recognized his neighbor among the mob and decided to confront him.

Dispatch
A teacher wears a mask in an empty classroom.

Teachers in Texas Are Fighting for Their Lives

As the state moved to reopen in-person instruction, educators began organizing online and protesting across the state.

Culture Desk
Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage.

The Emptiness of the Live Virtual Concert

Watching Megan Thee Stallion perform with such gusto, without reciprocity from an audience, felt like a compact had been broken. Meanwhile, Lil Uzi Vert treated the spectacle as what it was: a dress rehearsal for real life.

The Front Row
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald posing outdoors

An Amateur Filmmaker Takes on “The Great Gatsby� and Its Scholars

By wrenching scholarship into life and rendering the process of research personal and passionate, the film shows that the stakes of such disputes are surprisingly and enduringly high.

Dispatch
A person stands in front of a police fence.

The Streets of Kenosha and the National Stage

After the violence came mourning, defiance, and distortion.

Matchmaking Dept.
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Sima Taparia’s Matchmaking Business Booms in Lockdown

The star of the Netflix reality series “Indian Matchmaking� is actively trying to match more than a hundred clients, who come with such demands as “good-natured,� “not a lawyer,� and a working knowledge of geographic phenomena.

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So, You’re Absolutely Certain You Want a Refund?

A microphone and drum set on stage with fog and blue lights behind them

Please think about whether you still want a full refund for these concert tickets, keeping in mind that the memory of going to this definitely not-cancelled concert will last forever.

7:00 A.M.

Greenland’s Tradition of Narwhal Hunting, in “The Other World�

A child jumps over a small stream between ledges of ice.

A new film presents a vision of independence and community among the rugged whale hunters of Qaanaaq.

September 2, 2020

Shit My Students Say: Express Yourself

A professor talks about their students expressing themselves.

“Over the years, I learned that art is not the only way that art students express themselves.�

September 2, 2020

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, September 2nd

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“Remember when we thought the pandemic was only going to last a couple of weeks?�

September 2, 2020
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Caribbean Flavors to Shift the Palate, from Yardy

During the pandemic, the event company founded by the artist, model, and chef DeVonn Francis has pivoted to Instagram Live gatherings and takeout with tropic-inspired ingredients like chayote, tamarind, and culantro.

Podcast Dept.
Nice White Parents

“Nice White Parents,� “Fiasco,� and America’s Public-School Problem

Two new podcasts aim to upend listeners’ understanding of school reform and desegregation.

Minneapolis Postcard
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A Vision of Minneapolis Without Police

Every night, the Powderhorn Safety Collective monitors the neighborhood in which George Floyd was killed by local officers, and where residents have made an informal pact not to call the police.

Fiction
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“Flashlight�

“Such naked wanting to be wanted made Louisa’s mother even more repellent to Louisa than she generally was.�

Video

How a Wagner Opera Defined the Sound of Hollywood Blockbusters

“Ride of the Valkyries,� a seminal work by the composer Richard Wagner, has been featured in hundreds of films and television shows across the past century.

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Podcasts

Joe Biden on F.D.R., and Rick Perlstein on Donald Trump

An illustrated portrait of Joe Biden with a shadow of FDR

A sit-down interview with the Democratic nominee. Plus, Rick Perlstein on Goldwater, Reagan, and Trump.

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