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Justin Peck Is Making Ballet That Speaks to Our Everyday Lives
At 30, the choreographer is molding the form in his image.
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CreditElliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos If You’re a Couple in Love in New York City, We Want to Hear From You
The New York Times is looking for adventurous couples who are willing to be photographed kissing for an ambitious project that will take place on Saturday, May 19.
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The Double-Layer Chocolate Cake I Make for My Son’s Birthday
A frosted confection that tastes old-fashioned but never gets old.
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CreditPhoto illustration by John Gall. Source photos from Getty Images. Feature
The Quiet Americans Behind the U.S.-Russia Imbroglio
Can Washington’s “Russia hands” help explain why the post-Cold War relationship has gone off the rails?
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CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney. Source photograph of sandwich, house, palette: Getty Images. What Do We Mean When We Call Art ‘Necessary’?
It’s supposed to be a compliment, but it saddles the work — and its audience — with the weight of moral imperative.
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CreditAlec Soth/Magnum, for The New York Times Children of the Opioid Epidemic
In the midst of a national crisis, mothers addicted to drugs struggle to get off them — for their babies’ sake, and their own.
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Credit Behind the Cover: Children of the Opioid Epidemic
A new video series goes inside the process for creating the covers of The New York Times Magazine. This week, a look at mothers who struggle to get off drugs for their babies.
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CreditCeleste Sloman for The New York Times John Mulaney Thinks Comics Should Take the Gloves Off
The comedian on the challenges — or not — of joke-writing in our current political climate.
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On Medicine
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CreditPhoto illustration by Cristiana Couceiro. Source photograph from Getty Images. Surgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why?
A study shows the unpredictability of human behavior and the implication for medicine.
