Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.

Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.
A former Navy officer who is now a New York Times reporter explains how the American military trains marine mammals for underwater operations.
https://nyti.ms/2XYvUiN

Letter of Recommendation: Jury Duty

Letter of Recommendation: Jury Duty
Avoid it all you want, but you’re missing an incredible show.
https://nyti.ms/2IPb8P1

Almost All the Colleges I Wanted to Go to Rejected Me. Now What?

Almost All the Colleges I Wanted to Go to Rejected Me. Now What?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when you haven’t been admitted to the colleges of your choice.
https://nyti.ms/2IPb6qn

How to Prepare Yourself for Space

How to Prepare Yourself for Space
Rehearse basic bodily functions (use a diaper). Get counseling in advance.
https://nyti.ms/2J6jgu2

Why Stacey Abrams Is Still Saying She Won

Why Stacey Abrams Is Still Saying She Won
“It’s not that I doubt my capacity, but I need to make certain I’m doing it for the right reasons.”
https://nyti.ms/2WaXXuN

Behind the Cover: A Look Back at a Year Designing The New York Times Magazine

Behind the Cover: A Look Back at a Year Designing The New York Times Magazine
We spent 52 weeks documenting how we create our covers. Here’s what we learned.
https://nyti.ms/2IJEvlP

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 19-25

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 19-25
At least 16 pro-government forces and 15 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
https://nyti.ms/2INmoM7

Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats

Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats
Feral felines are driving the country’s native species to extinction. Now a massive culling is underway to preserve what’s left of the wild.
https://nyti.ms/2UTqXL3

On Sale in Kabul: Mementos of America’s War in Afghanistan, for $2 or Less

On Sale in Kabul: Mementos of America’s War in Afghanistan, for $2 or Less
Challenge coins are handed out to commemorate American military campaigns. But the trinkets carry different weight when displayed beside tokens from earlier wars that failed.
https://nyti.ms/2GBaHUS

Poem: THE SCREAM

Poem: THE SCREAM
An ordinary morning in the life of a parent dropping his son off at school assumes mythic proportions.
https://nyti.ms/2UFkTki

How Pete Buttigieg’s Meaningless Erudition Made Him the ‘Smart’ Candidate

How Pete Buttigieg’s Meaningless Erudition Made Him the ‘Smart’ Candidate
A lot of would-be presidents are clever people. Few have a cleverness so well targeted toward liberal intellectuals.
https://nyti.ms/2XEE1AW

Honest Recipes, Like This Beef Carpaccio, Will Never Go Out of Style

Honest Recipes, Like This Beef Carpaccio, Will Never Go Out of Style
How does a restaurant get to 30 years? Maybe by cooking true and delicious food.
https://nyti.ms/2IEXopW

Meet the Other Resistance: The Republican One

Meet the Other Resistance: The Republican One
President Trump is overwhelmingly popular with his base, but a handful of dissident Republicans think they know how to defeat him in a primary contest. Are they crazy?
https://nyti.ms/2Zvru4p

Rom-Coms Were Corny and Retrograde. Why Do I Miss Them so Much?

Rom-Coms Were Corny and Retrograde. Why Do I Miss Them so Much?
They were the movies most interested in how ordinary people connect. And they’re essentially gone.
https://nyti.ms/2vk2dMN

Letter of Recommendation: Eavesdropping

Letter of Recommendation: Eavesdropping
Tuning in to the world around you can be insightful — and therapeutic.
https://nyti.ms/2W5N4L2

The Company That Sells Love to America Had a Dark Secret

The Company That Sells Love to America Had a Dark Secret
For thousands of women, working at the nation’s largest jewelry retailer meant unequal pay, harassment or worse.
https://nyti.ms/2DuA8H9

How to Be a Nose Breather

How to Be a Nose Breather
You might want to consider taping your mouth shut at night.
https://nyti.ms/2GCrCrz

Should I Get Involved in Helping a Neighbor With Dementia?

Should I Get Involved in Helping a Neighbor With Dementia?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to help a neighbor who has become increasingly forgetful, befriending a homeless man in Tel Aviv and more.
https://nyti.ms/2IO5JqN

The Military Wants Better Tests for PTSD. Speech Analysis Could Be the Answer.

The Military Wants Better Tests for PTSD. Speech Analysis Could Be the Answer.
Using computerized voice analysis, a new study found 18 features of speech that identify markers of PTSD in veterans.
https://nyti.ms/2PnaDME

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 12-18

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 12-18
At least 76 pro-government forces and 12 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
https://nyti.ms/2UHDils

‘I Want What My Male Colleague Has, and That Will Cost a Few Million Dollars’

‘I Want What My Male Colleague Has, and That Will Cost a Few Million Dollars’
Women at the Salk Institute say they faced a culture of marginalization and hostility. The numbers from other elite scientific institutions suggest they’re not alone.
https://nyti.ms/2IFSfNS

Poem: Just to Be Clear

Poem: Just to Be Clear
The relatively straight line that we hope our lives might follow can veer suddenly, plunging us into chaos or ecstasy; choices can turn frantically ominous or prudently providential.
https://nyti.ms/2GtBQdy

Judge John Hodgman on Professional Gamers

Judge John Hodgman on Professional Gamers
How lazy is a would-be streamer allowed to be?
https://nyti.ms/2IBpsKh

Judge John Hodgman on Taco Bell Pilgrimages

Judge John Hodgman on Taco Bell Pilgrimages
Is one obligated to trek clear across Ontario in search of a specific fast-food chain? What if it’s your husband’s birthday?
https://nyti.ms/2GtoIoR

Behind the Cover: Make America Pay Again

Behind the Cover: Make America Pay Again
Inside the process for creating the covers of The New York Times Magazine.
https://nyti.ms/2Xjv1ky

The Doctors Believed That the Woman Had Leukemia. But Could That Explain Her Horrible Rash?

The Doctors Believed That the Woman Had Leukemia. But Could That Explain Her Horrible Rash?
She was a healthy 35-year-old when she fell ill with a series of symptoms, including crimson blistering on her face and body.
https://nyti.ms/2PnEAMN

How Big Business Is Hedging Against the Apocalypse

How Big Business Is Hedging Against the Apocalypse
Investors are finally paying attention to climate change — though not in the way you might hope.
https://nyti.ms/2Gcjhcy

Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind

Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind
In three decades of advocating for prison abolition, the activist and scholar has helped transform how people think about criminal justice.
https://nyti.ms/2Zfvgim

Watch Alex Jones Called to Account Over Sandy Hook, Under Oath

Watch Alex Jones Called to Account Over Sandy Hook, Under Oath
The Infowars host churns wild claims into elaborate conspiracy theories. In a lengthy deposition video, a lawyer pushes him steadily back toward facts.
https://nyti.ms/2Upkjar

I Fed My Husband a Combat Ration to Teach Him About My Military Childhood

I Fed My Husband a Combat Ration to Teach Him About My Military Childhood
M.R.E.s, the packaged instant meals the military feeds to troops in the field, were treats I would get to have on special occasions growing up. Today, they still taste like home.
https://nyti.ms/2IqGJ9I

Homemade XO Sauce Only Tastes Expensive

Homemade XO Sauce Only Tastes Expensive
Whether on string beans or boiled noodles, this flavorful sauce elevates whatever it touches.
https://nyti.ms/2XkKkto

Mick Mulvaney’s Master Class in Destroying the Government From Within

Mick Mulvaney’s Master Class in Destroying the Government From Within
The C.F.P.B. was created to protect Americans from predatory lenders after the financial crisis. President Trump’s new chief of staff took it apart on his way to White House.
https://nyti.ms/2UG2oRO

Should I Warn My Daughter About My Abusive Ex-Husband?

Should I Warn My Daughter About My Abusive Ex-Husband?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on alerting a child to your ex’s bad behavior, what to do about condos turned into Airbnbs and more.
https://nyti.ms/2V0vA5q

Letter of Recommendation: Digging a Trench

Letter of Recommendation: Digging a Trench
I was stuck. Swinging a pickax helped.
https://nyti.ms/2KRikfg

How to Build a Bird’s Nest

How to Build a Bird’s Nest
Forgo the kind made out of hardened saliva. Collect a variety of twigs, and mold them around a fist.
https://nyti.ms/2UUKGcH

What I Learned on My Vacation to Westeros

What I Learned on My Vacation to Westeros
As a “Game of Thrones” tourist in Northern Ireland, you can see how the magic of a fantasy realm has eclipsed the history of the actual place.
https://nyti.ms/2GfPTlN

Melinda Gates on Tech Innovation, Global Health and Her Own Privilege

Melinda Gates on Tech Innovation, Global Health and Her Own Privilege
“‘Let’s create the next thing that tracks my dog’ — that’s fun and nice, but come on, there are people dying.”
https://nyti.ms/2KFlcfj

Poem: FULL-TIME DRIVER

Poem: FULL-TIME DRIVER
The young man delivering pizzas in his run-down neighborhood has learned to relish the quiet kindnesses of community.
https://nyti.ms/2UjqInC

Behind the Cover: The Climate Issue

Behind the Cover: The Climate Issue
Inside the process for creating the covers of The New York Times Magazine.
https://nyti.ms/2DbwB0p

The Men Who Went Down With a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier

The Men Who Went Down With a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier
After publishing our story about the hunt for the sunken U.S.S. Wasp, dozens of readers shared the experiences of husbands, brothers, fathers, uncles, grandfathers and great-uncles who had served on board.
https://nyti.ms/2DcgH5F

What Survival Looks Like After the Oceans Rise

What Survival Looks Like After the Oceans Rise
At the site of a Bangladeshi town lost to devastating storms, locals make do by scavenging what remains.
https://nyti.ms/2P4Eppn

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 5-11

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 5-11
At least 114 pro-government forces and 10 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
https://nyti.ms/2IjDDEz

Climate Chaos Is Coming — and the Pinkertons Are Ready

Climate Chaos Is Coming — and the Pinkertons Are Ready
As they see it, global warming stands to make corporate security as high-stakes in the 21st century as it was in the 19th.
https://nyti.ms/2G8zfER

How Wall Street Is Hedging Against the Apocalypse

How Wall Street Is Hedging Against the Apocalypse
Investors are finally paying attention to climate change — though not in the way you might hope.
https://nyti.ms/2IaJDiP

The Secret to Fried Cauliflower That Is Savory Yet Light

The Secret to Fried Cauliflower That Is Savory Yet Light
A professional chef learns the key to perfect vegetable batter — from her teenager.
https://nyti.ms/2D7Y7f7

I Thought I Could Serve as an Openly Gay Man in the Army. Then Came the Death Threats.

I Thought I Could Serve as an Openly Gay Man in the Army. Then Came the Death Threats.
A former soldier recounts the harassment he endured for being open about his sexuality, even after “don’t ask; don’t tell” was repealed.
https://nyti.ms/2WZCZPO

The Problem With Putting a Price on the End of the World

The Problem With Putting a Price on the End of the World
Economists have workable policy ideas for addressing climate change. But what if they’re politically impossible?
https://nyti.ms/2GbeObs

Climate Change Could Destroy His Home in Peru. So He Sued an Energy Company in Germany.

Climate Change Could Destroy His Home in Peru. So He Sued an Energy Company in Germany.
Local communities are taking the world’s largest polluters to court. And they’re using the legal strategy that got tobacco companies to pay up.
https://nyti.ms/2Io0MES

The Next Reckoning: Capitalism and Climate Change

The Next Reckoning: Capitalism and Climate Change
Fixing the planet is going to be expensive. Can we stomach the bill for human survival?
https://nyti.ms/2IoPfFa

Letter of Recommendation: Spuds MacKenzie

Letter of Recommendation: Spuds MacKenzie
The Bud Light mascot embodied the entitled recklessness of being young, white and rich. Admire him without guilt — you can’t cancel a dog.
https://nyti.ms/2KkgO5b

Animal Videos Are How We Escape the Internet (While on the Internet)

Animal Videos Are How We Escape the Internet (While on the Internet)
The online world is an interactive museum of humiliation, bad faith and gross memes. This is why we need parrots trolling cats.
https://nyti.ms/2UHq1IF

How Can I Teach My Great-Granddaughter to Be Charitable?

How Can I Teach My Great-Granddaughter to Be Charitable?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on helping a child develop an interest in philanthropy, telling a coworker’s spouse about his office romance and more.
https://nyti.ms/2D8gf8B

How to Laugh at Yourself

How to Laugh at Yourself
Make a list of things you don’t like about yourself. Crack jokes about the less-painful stuff first. Be self-deprecating, not self-disparaging.
https://nyti.ms/2WTT5dF

A-Rod on Doping, Getting Therapy and No Longer Being the Villain

A-Rod on Doping, Getting Therapy and No Longer Being the Villain
“I wanted to understand why I kept shooting myself in the foot. I wish it was in the foot, actually.”
https://nyti.ms/2G8E8yW

Bad Food, Broken-Down Trucks: What It’s Like to Be a U.S. Soldier on the Mexico Border

Bad Food, Broken-Down Trucks: What It’s Like to Be a U.S. Soldier on the Mexico Border
This unit returned from Afghanistan in November. But an internal report to headquarters reveals that its new living conditions aren’t much better.
https://nyti.ms/2CYXbJL

Why Don’t Americans Hold the Military Accountable for its Many Failures?

Why Don’t Americans Hold the Military Accountable for its Many Failures?
The disconnect between public support and the military’s poor record on the battlefield extends to how the institution handles issues that affect service members at home.
https://nyti.ms/2VkJY5j

Afghan War Casualty Report: March 29-April 4

Afghan War Casualty Report: March 29-April 4
At least 118 pro-government forces and 10 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
https://ift.tt/2CXtbOJ

How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation

How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation
The brain-tingling feeling was a hard-to-describe psychological oddity. Until, suddenly, it was a YouTube phenomenon.
https://ift.tt/2CYYqbW

I Followed My Father Into the Marines. But It Was Different for a Woman.

I Followed My Father Into the Marines. But It Was Different for a Woman.
I faced constant sexual harassment in the corps. It was a side of the military neither of us wanted to see.
https://ift.tt/2CZvd0K

Poem: Sometimes There Is a Day

Poem: Sometimes There Is a Day
A bittersweet song for our tortured world, dispensing light and dark equally.
https://ift.tt/2VtcRw0

The Boy Was Feverish, With a Swollen Testicle. What Could He Possibly Have?

The Boy Was Feverish, With a Swollen Testicle. What Could He Possibly Have?
A 16-year-old gets sick for weeks over the summer. When antibiotics don’t help, his mother has an idea.
https://ift.tt/2K8gZR1

Judge John Hodgman on Pre-Buttered Toast

Judge John Hodgman on Pre-Buttered Toast
Can you put it back in the toaster once there’s butter on it?
https://ift.tt/2VoP68w

Behind the Cover: Murdoch’s Empire of Influence

Behind the Cover: Murdoch’s Empire of Influence
The Murdoch empire has profited more than any single media company from the wave of right-wing populism spreading across the world. Our cover story this week.
https://ift.tt/2WGTyQ9

The Army Thought He Was Faking His Health Issues. Turns Out He Had Chronic Lead Poisoning.

The Army Thought He Was Faking His Health Issues. Turns Out He Had Chronic Lead Poisoning.
After years of misdiagnoses, Stephen Hopkins learned that lead in his bones was making him sick. Now he’s calling for the military to increase testing for metal poisoning in troops.
https://ift.tt/2K30SnJ

The Future of Fox: An Even More Powerful Political Weapon

The Future of Fox: An Even More Powerful Political Weapon
The Disney deal left the Murdochs with a media empire stripped to its essence: a hardcore right-wing news machine — with Lachlan in charge.
https://ift.tt/2UtfLE2

Six Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Rupert Murdoch and His Family

Six Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Rupert Murdoch and His Family
Using 150 interviews on three continents, The Times describes the Murdoch family’s role in destabilizing democracy in North America, Europe and Australia.
https://ift.tt/2I9ku7l

Inside the Succession Battle for the Murdoch Empire

Inside the Succession Battle for the Murdoch Empire
President Trump’s election made the Murdoch family more powerful than ever. But the bitter struggle between James and Lachlan threatened to tear the company apart.
https://ift.tt/2K34s19

How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World

How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World
Murdoch and his children have toppled governments on two continents and destabilized the most important democracy on Earth. What do they want?
https://ift.tt/2K5CfXE

Lionel Messi’s Goals Go Viral Like No Other Player’s

Lionel Messi’s Goals Go Viral Like No Other Player’s
Instant online video highlights change the way we watch every sport, but none more so than soccer.
https://ift.tt/2K12Uom

These Date-and-Walnut Bars Are Food for the Gods

These Date-and-Walnut Bars Are Food for the Gods
Trial and error leads to the perfect Filipino dessert.
https://ift.tt/2Upw84t

The Night Fox News and Trump Became One

The Night Fox News and Trump Became One
When Sean Hannity of Fox News appeared onstage at a rally with President Trump — and called the press corps “fake news” from the podium — it was the culmination of the network’s shift from its “fair and balanced” founding days to a post-Ailes MAGA messaging machine.
https://ift.tt/2YUdcu6

How Theater’s Freakiest Outsider Made It to Broadway

How Theater’s Freakiest Outsider Made It to Broadway
Taylor Mac’s wild creations ask audiences to face all that’s horrifying and joyous about America — and ourselves. His new play is no exception.
https://ift.tt/2U9X7BD

Should My Daughter Speak Up About a Classmate’s Plagiarized Poem?

Should My Daughter Speak Up About a Classmate’s Plagiarized Poem?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to handle a cheating peer and whether to alert officials that a nanny is ill-treated.
https://ift.tt/2FNz81d

Letter of Recommendation: Personality Cafe

Letter of Recommendation: Personality Cafe
How I found a road map to my emotions on a decade-old online message board.
https://ift.tt/2UcrBTq

How to Dig Up a Grave

How to Dig Up a Grave
Get permission from local officials. Make no assumptions about what will be unearthed.
https://ift.tt/2FIltZb

Robert A. Caro on L.B.J., Understanding Power and Nearing Completion

Robert A. Caro on L.B.J., Understanding Power and Nearing Completion
“Power reveals. Do I want people to know that? Yes.”
https://ift.tt/2I2mY7j