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Selling Airborne Opulence to the Upper Upper Upper Class
For a private-jet broker, success is all about knowing who’s who in the world’s 0.0001 percent.
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How Arafat Eluded Israel’s Assassination Machine
The nation’s security forces tried for decades to kill the P.L.O. leader. Now, former officials tell the story of how they failed — and how far they almost went to succeed.
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A Garlicky Stir Fry With Basil Leaves From Bangkok
The recent history of phat ka-phrao shows how a dish can persist even as its ingredients shift.
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Big Data Comes to Dieting
A new study shows how weight loss can affect our bodies on a cellular level.
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Photo CreditGraeme Mitchell for The New York Times Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV?
The reality-television competition that began nine years ago has evolved to reflect an era fixated on gender and identity — and the boundary-pushing spirit of its star.
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At War
Photo CreditPeter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos Congress Suddenly Cares About the Troops When a Shutdown Looms. What About the Rest of the Time?
Not being able to watch a football game is a problem. But not having a strategy is a bigger problem.
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The Ethicist
Photo CreditIllustration by Tomi Um What if I Don’t Want to See the Child I Gave Up for Adoption?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on forming a relationship with the child you gave away and the practice of making marriage a reparation for rape.
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Photo CreditEva O'Leary for The New York Times Christiane Amanpour Believes in the Power of Local News
The CNN correspondent on sexual harassment in media, global gender equality and Trump’s attacks on the press.
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First Words
Photo CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney When ‘Gentrification’ Isn’t About Housing
Critics register their objections whenever some cultural product gets an upscale makeover. But the grand flow of capital cares little about culture.
