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The New York Times Magazine-October 27, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (October 27, 2024): The latest issue features David Gaubey Herbert on building a cheerleading empire; Elisabeth Zerofsky on the historian Robert Paxton; Jonathan Mahler on the tech billionaires who became major G.O.P. donors; and more.

How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man.

Nikki Jennings started cheering when she was 4 years old. She was small and flexible and became a flyer, a human baton spinning and twisting through the air before being caught by teammates. Until sometimes she wasn’t: She got her first concussion in the third grade.

Is It Fascism? A Leading Historian Changes His Mind.

Robert Paxton thought the label was overused. But now he’s alarmed by what he sees in global politics — including Trumpism.

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The New York Times Magazine-October 20, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (October 19, 2024): The latest issue features Undocumented labor quietly props up much of the American economy — nowhere more than on dairy farms. What would a crackdown mean for milk?

Undocumented labor quietly props up much of the American economy — nowhere more than on dairy farms.

How Tech Billionaires Became the G.O.P.’s New Donor Class

Elon Musk and a group of Silicon Valley allies have built a shadow campaign to put Donald Trump back in office.

The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I. What Went Wrong?

A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.

By Nicholas Confessore

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The New York Times Magazine – Oct. 13, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (October 11, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Al Pacino Is Still Going Big’…

The Interview – Al Pacino Is Still Going Big

Al Pacino has been one of the world’s greatest, most influential actors for more than 50 years. He’s audacious. He’s outrageous. He’s Al Pacino, and I’m pretty sure you know what that entails.

Why France’s Most Controversial Novelist Is Also Its Most Celebrated

Reviled as much as he is lauded, Michel Houellebecq holds up a mirror to a world we would rather not see.

Should Famous People Be Telling Us This Much About Their Illnesses?

For some celebrities, revealing all is part of the product. For others, it looks like a deeply unpleasant chore.

By Mireille Silcoff

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Preview: Philosophy Now Magazine October 2024

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Philosophy Now Magazine (September 30,2024) – The new issue features ‘The Thoughts on Thoughts Issue’….

Atomism & Smallism

Raymond Tallis wonders what the world is made from.

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The New York Times Magazine – Sept. 15, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (September 13, 2024): The latest issue features Sasha Weiss on the Prince we never knew; Ben Hubbard on a U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees; Giles Harvey on the writer Tony Tulathimutte; and more.

The Prince We Never Knew

A revealing new documentary could redefine our understanding of the pop icon. But you will probably never get to see it.

How a U.N. Agency Became a Flashpoint in the Gaza War

UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, has survived 75 years of Israeli-Palestinian strife. Can it survive the latest conflict?

An Acerbic Young Writer Takes Aim at the Identity Era

Tony Tulathimutte is a master comedian whose original and highly disturbing new book skewers liberal pieties. By Giles Harvey

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The New York Times Magazine – Sept. 8, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (September 7, 2024): The latest issue features Caity Weaver on the tyranny of the American penny; Jordan Kisner on the future of the Shakers; Dan Kaufman on NAFTA and politics; and more.

America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny

How NAFTA Broke American Politics

Since its passage in 1993, the trade agreement has played an outsize role in presidential elections — which now often hinge on the three Rust Belt states it helped to hollow out.

There Are Only Two Shakers Left. They’ve Still Got Utopia in Their Sights.

Their numbers have dwindled, but the remaining members are imagining what comes next.By Jordan KisnerCreditLucas Foglia for The New York Times

Is It OK to Vote for My Third-Party Fave This Presidential Election?

The First Movie About Pop Music to Nail Its Mediocrity

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Preview: Philosophy Now Magazine Aug/Sept 2024

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Philosophy Now Magazine (August 12,2024) – The new issue features ‘The Politics of Freedom’…

The Politics of Freedom

by Rick Lewis

News: August/September 2024

Elixir of extended life for mice • Nicholas Rescher mini obituary • Nietzsche exhibition in his childhood home — News reports by Anja Steinbauer

Freedom & State Intervention

Audren Layeux follows the doomed quest for state emancipation of the self.

Value Pluralism & Plurality of Choice

Christophe Bruchansky looks at maximising the diversity of choice.

The Unfreedom of Liberty

Arianna Marchetti reflects on the limits of political freedom.

On Retributive Punishment

Oliver Waters asks, is retributive justice justified in a modern society?

The Domesticated Foxes of Bastøy

Veronique Aïcha considers the ideology of imprisonment.

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The New York Times Magazine – July 7, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (July 6, 2024): The latest issue features…

Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back

By David Marchese

Eddie Murphy has been so famous for so long, occupying such a lofty place in the cultural landscape, that it can be easy to overlook just how game-changing a figure he actually is.

Let’s start, as Murphy’s career did, with standup. There had been star comics before — Steve Martin, Richard Pryor — but none exploded with anything like Murphy’s speed or intensity.

Ti West Is Turning Hollywood Into a Horror Show

His “X” trilogy — which culminates with “MaXXXine” — obsesses over cinema, stardom and the industry itself.

By RYAN BRADLEY

The Real Problem With Legal Weed

New York is trying to treat an addictive substance just like any other product.

By CHARLES FAIN LEHMAN

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The New York Times Magazine – June 16, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 14, 2024): The latest issue features…

The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers

They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women?

The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s

She first noticed the scent on her husband. Now her abilities are helping unlock new research in early disease detection.

The Interview – The Darker Side of Julia Louis-Dreyfus

At some point in almost every performance she gives, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has this look. If you’ve watched “Seinfeld,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine” or “Veep,” you know it — the perfect mix of irritation and defiance. As if she were saying, Try me.

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Preview: Philosophy Now Magazine June/July 2024

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Philosophy Now Magazine (June/July 2024) – The new issue features ‘The Meaning Issue’…

The Search for Meaning

by Rick Lewis

A famous parable dating back to ancient India involves some blind monks encountering an elephant. The monks each touch just one part of the elephant, and afterwards they compare notes. One declares that the creature feels like a snake, another that it has a shape like a tree trunk and so on. Like many parables, you can interpret it in different ways, but it seems to be saying that even for something that is an objectively real part of the world, like an elephant, it is possible to have different subjective views of it, all of which may be valid.