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The Rise of Black Homeschooling

Often underserved by traditional schools, Black parents are banding together to educate their children, sometimes with an unexpected funding source: the Koch family and other conservative donors.

The F.D.A.’s Extraordinary Approval of a Questionable Treatment for Alzheimer’s

It is very rare for the agency to ignore an overwhelmingly negative advisory recommendation.

Heidi Larson, Vaccine Anthropologist

The world’s richest countries are now its most vaccine-hesitant. Can we learn to trust our shots before the next pandemic?

The Formidable Charm of Omar Sy

How the star of “Lupin” pulled off his greatest confidence trick.

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The Battle Over the Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory

The debate about the origin of the pandemic has become loud, contentious, and infused with politics. We need to find real answers.

Proust and the Sex Rats

A modest investigation into whether the French writer indulged in an unusual fetish.

The Party Faithful

From 2013: a profile of Naftali Bennett, Israel’s new Prime Minister.

The Photographer Who Captured the Birth of Hip-Hop

As a teen-ager, Joe Conzo, Jr., took intimate pictures of the Bronx music scene. He’s lived several lives in the time since.

Rose Byrne Channels Jane Fonda

The Australian actress, who plays an aerobics guru on the Apple TV+ series “Physical,” discusses Vegemite, spandex, and her preference for Iyengar yoga.

A Rediscovered Featurette from the Modern Master of Horror

George A. Romero’s “The Amusement Park,” from 1973, dramatizes the troubles faced by elderly Americans.

The Other Side of the River, Revisited

Police in a Michigan resort town have reopened the case of a Black teen’s mysterious death.

A Challenging Puzzle

Yogurt-based beverage: five letters.

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In Focus

The Coronavirus Crisis

Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of vaccines to the culture of quarantine.

Racial Injustice and Policing

Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and the long history of racism in America.

Reopening and the Economy

The impact of the pandemic and the efforts at recovery.

The Future of Democracy

An exploration of democracy in America.

Humor

A Coney Island Father’s Day Memory

Recalling an outing with Dad, the most anxious person I’ve ever known.

Running: A Success Story

Look, I know you’re probably sick of hearing about it. But it really is great.

Trump Explodes After Biden Asks Him to Dog-Sit During G-7

The President had “no idea” why Trump had reacted so negatively to the idea of dog-sitting Major.

Kamala Harris Argues Her Case

Just a few of the many reasons to steer clear of the U.S.A.

A Pep Talk from the Wall You Hit

I’m here for you. You can hit me as many times as you need to.

A Lexicon for the Late Pandemic

Brush up on your post-plague terminology: “Orca Face,” “Covalgia,” “Phantom-Mask Syndrome,” and more.

Fiction & Poetry

Cynthia Ozick on Never-Never Lands

The author discusses “The Coast of New Zealand,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine.

“The Wind Is Loud”

“The wind is loud on the water today / I think about him drowning.”

“The Coast of New Zealand”

“According to the Pact, its adherents were obliged to disperse immediately after the completion of the proceedings of the reunion.”

“Unconditional Belief in Heat”

“I would’ve stabbed the man’s hand / had he not jerked it away.”