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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – August 24, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.24.25 Issue features Shane Bauer writes about the disappeared children of Syria; Lauren Larson on the difficulties of setting a Guinness World Record in the modern era, Linda Kinstler on why wars no longer end; David Marchese interviews the negotiation expert Chris Voss; and more.

How Georgia Went From the Vanguard of Democracy to the Front Lines of Autocracy

Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?

They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.

In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite. By Shane Bauer and Jim Huylebroek

Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)

This summer’s blockbusters leave behind the era of dark, “edgy” champions for heroes who can’t help but listen to their consciences. By Mike Mariani

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – August 17, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.17.25 Issue features Trevor Quirk on how Hurricane Helene disconnected his community around Asheville, North Carolina from modern communication; Ben Austen on how Trump’s war on higher education is hitting community colleges; Bruce Schoenfeld on Stu Sternberg, the owner of the Tampa Bay Rays; and more.

They Want You to Get Off Your Couch, and Go Set a World Record

When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are finding it harder than ever to draw a crowd. But it’s still fun to try.

Strawberry Picking Is Thankless Work. That’s What Makes It Worth Watching.

On TikTok Live, workers stream video of themselves doing manual labor, providing glimpses of the human effort that powers our world. By J Wortham

I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down

When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t. By Trevor Quirk

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JULY 20, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 7.20.25 Issue features Jeneen Interlandi on how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dismantling the F.D.A.; Anna Peele profiles Ari Aster, the director behind some of the 21st century’s most unsettling films; Devin Gordon on Mazi VS, a sports betting influencer who may not be what he seems; David Marchese interviews Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody; and more.

Ari Aster, Hollywood’s Master of Dread, Is Afraid of Everything

He Claims He’s the ‘Sports Betting King.’ What Are the Odds?

Mazi VS has become a major influencer by flaunting his expensive lifestyle and his big-winning wagers. Other gamblers say he can’t be what he seems. By Devin Gordon

What My Bitcoin-Obsessed, Nudes-Chasing Hacker Taught Me About Friendship

When my Instagram account was compromised, I didn’t know what to do. Luckily, others did. By Just Lunning

Everyone’s Obsessed With True Crime. Even Prisoners Like Me.

As the genre has boomed on cable, the incarcerated have found themselves watching more and more of it. By John J. Lennon

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JULY 13, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 7.13.25 Issue features Emily Bazelon and Mattathias Schwartz on Amir Ali’s first months as a federal judge under the Trump administration; Ted Conover on the truth of the gang problem in Aurora, Colorado; M.H. Miller on 20 years of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”; Lulu Garcia-Navarro interviews Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO; and more.

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister’s political calculations since Oct. 7.

Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A.

How the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dismantling the agency. By Jeneen Interlandi

What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A.

The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission. By Jeneen Interlandi

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JULY 6, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 7.06.25 Issue features Nick Confessore on how the trans rights movement bet on the Supreme Court in U.S. v Skrmetti and lost; Charles Homans on Trump’s fight with Los Angeles on immigration; Oliver Whang on Luke Littler, an 18-year-old darts prodigy; and more.

Democrats Denied This City Had a Gang Problem. The Truth Is Complicated.

Trump’s claim that Venezuelan criminals took over Aurora, Colorado, became a rationale for his immigration crackdown. What really happened there?

Seven Chaotic Months in the Life of a New Federal Judge

Amir Ali joined the D.C. Federal District Court just weeks before Trump took office. It’s been tumultuous ever since.

By Emily Bazelon and Mattathias Schwartz

The Trick to Watching the Tour de France? Ignore the Stars.

Netflix’s new docuseries tries to wring drama from the best cyclists. But the real poetry is found among the riders surrounding them.

By Jane Ackermann

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 29, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.29.25 Issue features C.J. Chivers on the hundreds of cheap, long-range drones Russia is launching at Ukranian civilians at night; Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Trump administration’s dismantling of civil rights protections within the federal government; Parul Sehgal on the state of the modern biography; David Marchese interviews Andrew Schulz; and more.

How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months

An assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination.

The Weapon That Terrorizes Ukrainians by Night

How Russia’s terrifying long-range drone program has brought about a deadly new phase in the war. By C.J. Chivers and Finbarr O’Reilly

Trump Got the Fight He Wanted. Did It Turn Out the Way He Expected?

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 21, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.22.25 Issue features Kevin Roose and Casey Newton on everyone using A.I.; Susan Dominus on creating A.I. avatars of loved ones; Bill Wasik on how A.I. will change the way history is written; Robert Capps on the jobs for humans A.I. will create; Charley Locke on the patterns A.I. can see in human behavior; Kim Tingley on therapy chatbots; and more.

How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost

The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation.

What to Know About the Transgender Rights Movement’s Supreme Court Gamble

A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.

By Nicholas Confessore

Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?

A number of companies are building A.I. apps for patients to talk to when human therapists aren’t available.

By Kim Tingley

A.I. Can Already See You in Ways You Can’t See Yourself

Some of the technology’s most startling new abilities lie in its perception of humans.

By Charley Locke

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 16, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.15.25 Issue features Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the ancestry of Pope Leo XIV; Nicholas Casey on how the MAGA right became obsessed with the Romanian presidential election; Irina Aleksander on how Jon Bernthal became Hollywood’s most dependable tough guy; David Marchese interviews Misty Copeland about her retirement; and more.

We Traced Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry Back 500 Years. Here’s What We Found.

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals. By Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Can You Ever Really Know a Person? Biographers Keep Trying.

Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability. By Parul Sehgal

Why the MAGA Right Became Obsessed With the Romanian Election

Misty Copeland Changed Ballet. Now She’s Ready to Move On.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 8, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.8.25 Issue features Sarah Viren on the declining protections of academic freedom; Robert Draper on the D.C. restaurant that’s become a hotspot for Trump administration insiders; Carlo Rotella on how roots music is thriving in the age of the algorithm; and more.

A Professor Was Fired for Her Politics. Is That the Future of Academia?

Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.

The Ethical Minefield of Testing Infants for Incurable Disease

sScreening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about .By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn

The Mind-Blowing Second Coming of the Oklahoma City Thunder

How one of the N.B.A.’s scrappiest teams came to dominate the league. By Sam Anderson

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 1, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.1.25 Issue features Katie Engelhart on Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program; Alex Dziadosz on how the Trump administration shut down a task force cracking down on illegal offshore money; Melissa Febos on her year of celibacy; and more.