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Is Staying In Staying Safe?
Indoor life has its dangers, too, but building-design specialists have big plans for us.
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.
When the World Isn’t Designed for Our Bodies
A new book argues that disability is a social phenomenon, not a medical one.
“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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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.
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.
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.
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.
The Streets of Kenosha and the National Stage
After the violence came mourning, defiance, and distortion.
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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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.
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