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    Lakishia Fell-Davis, a substitute teacher and parent at the school, with some of her students.
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    The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended

    As the nation’s schools ‘return to normal,’ teachers in an L.A. neighborhood hit hard by Covid are left to manage their students’ grief — and their own.

     By Meg Bernhard

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    Letter of Recommendation

    There’s a Better Way to Swat a Bug

    Sure, BugView is a kinder, gentler insect relocator, but it’s also the right tool for the job most of the time.

     By Mike Pearl

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    How Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole

    Rupert Murdoch built an empire by giving viewers exactly what they wanted. But what they wanted — election lies and insurrection — put that empire (and the country) in peril.

     By Jim Rutenberg

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    Her Unusual Wheeze Was Getting Worse. What Was It?

    She constantly felt the need to clear her throat. Then she started to feel winded on stairs. A flurry of tests narrowed down the cause.

     By Lisa Sanders, M.D.

  2. THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR KIDS
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    A Visit to the Peeps Factory

    As Easter approached, The New York Times for Kids took a trip to a world of marshmallow magic.

     By Kevin Dupzyk and Christopher Payne

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    Judge John Hodgman on Dubious Muesli

    Should you tell your family members they probably ate some worms with their breakfast?

     By John Hodgman

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    A Dish That’s a Dream to Wake Up To

    Vietnamese bò né takes steak and eggs to a whole new place.

     By Bryan Washington

  1. The Ethicist

    He Got Rich From Defrauding People. Do I Have to Be Polite?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on interacting with an acquaintance who profited from a scam.

    By Kwame Anthony Appiah

     
  2. Screenland

    Will We Call Them Terrorists?

    “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is a thriller rooted in a timely fear: We do not know how the future will see us.

    By Peter C. Baker

     

  3. Poland’s War on Two Fronts

    Long at odds with the E.U. over its domestic policies, the right-wing government is winning allies with its staunch defense of Ukraine. Which battle matters most?

    By Elisabeth Zerofsky

     
  4. Talk

    A Psychedelics Pioneer Takes the Ultimate Trip

    “Life has been more beautiful, more wonderful than ever,” says Dr. Roland Griffiths, who has stage 4 cancer.

    By David Marchese

     

  5. ‘Yellowjackets’ Shows Us the Teenage Girlhood We Were Hungry For

    On set with the hit mystery series, which, amid all the gore, presents one of the most sensitive portraits of women on TV.

    By Lydia Kiesling

     
  6. The Ethicist

    My Husband No Longer Wants Sex. Do I Divorce Him?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on navigating a celibate marriage.

    By Kwame Anthony Appiah

     

  7. It’s a Really Weird Time to Be an Umpire

    With replay cameras watching every call, it has become an increasingly stressful job — and baseball’s new rules will just make it harder.

    By Devin Gordon

     

  8. Poem: The Life of Sun Ra

    Cedar Sigo’s short poem creates tremendous effect in its few lines, finding a transcendent kinship with the jazz maestro.

    By Cedar Sigo and Anne Boyer

     

  9. Judge John Hodgman on Office Candy Bowl Etiquette

    What punishment befits a coworker who unwraps Starbursts and throws back colors he doesn’t like?

    By John Hodgman

     
  10. The Ethicist

    I’m an Underpaid Professor. Can I Do the Bare Minimum?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether workers have an obligation to go above and beyond.

    By Kwame Anthony Appiah