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The Vexing Problem of the ‘Medium Friend’
They’re not our besties, but they’re more than just acquaintances. How much of ourselves do we owe them?
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The Rage, Secrecy and Pain of a Family Torn Apart by Addiction
A Delaware family sees itself in the Hunter Biden story.
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When Did Everything Become a ‘Journey?’
Changing our hair, getting divorced, taking spa vacations — they’re not just things we do; they’re “journeys.” The quest for better health is the greatest journey of all.
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Let Them Eat … Everything
In the age of Ozempic, the “fat activist” Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers.
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When the ‘Royal Body’ Has Cancer
Catherine, Princess of Wales, asked for space after her cancer diagnosis. But true privacy is impossible with cancer — and for the wife of a future king. To be clear, there is nothing private about having cancer. A diagnosis requires referrals and a bewildering number of scans and tests. There are ultrasounds, MRIs, PET scans;
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A Guilty Verdict for a Mass Shooter’s Mother (Podcast)
Lisa Miller Explains the Meaning of this Historic Case This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email [email protected] with any questions.michael barbaro From “The New York Times,” I’m Michael Barbaro. This
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Finding Jordan Neely
He had places he belonged and people looking out for him. How did he end up dying, alone, at the hands of a stranger?
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An American Girlhood in the Ozempic Era
Adults are divided about giving children new drugs for weight loss. At 13, Maggie Ervie decided to take them.
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The Mystery of Long COVID Is Just the Beginning
Lisa Sanders was at a large birthday party in New Haven in June 2022. It was an evening in late spring, lovely enough for the party to spill out onto the lawn. Sanders, an internal-medicine doctor at Yale, was leaning against a doorway drinking a glass of wine and catching up with her friend Erica Spatz,…
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Hopalong Andrew Is the Hardest-Working Cowboy Musician in Brooklyn
Traveling the children’s-entertainment circuit with the lasso-swinging performer.