The New York Times Magazine – February 19, 2023:

Spirited Away to Miyazaki Land

What happens when the surreal imagination of the world’s greatest living animator, Hayao Miyazaki, is turned into a theme park?

Remaking Country’s Gender Politics, One Barroom Weeper at a Time

The Nashville songwriter Shane McAnally is behind many of country music’s No. 1 hits, which aren’t as straight as they seem.

Why Is Affirmative Action in Peril? One Man’s Decision.

How the landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision that upheld the practice may ultimately have set it on a path to being outlawed.

The New York Times Magazine – February 12, 2023:

The Paradox of Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism

The U.S. prosecuted Brian Lemley for threats, not violence. Is that what it takes to fight extremism?

Walter Mosley Thinks America Is Getting Dumber

“There are people who don’t know how to spell, they don’t know how to think,” says the bestselling novelist.

Poem: Lost in America

A poem that shakes us awake, enacting and preserving the fugitive possibilities of “healing from the law.”