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How Our Oscar Contender From Op-Docs Came to Be
The making of “My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes.”
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CreditLeigh Vogel for The New York Times ‘One Paycheck, Maybe Two’: Federal Workers Tell Us How Long They Can Live Without Wages
As the partial government shutdown drags on and it grows more likely that a payday will pass them by, affected workers describe their sacrifices and preparations.
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Why Covering Nancy Pelosi’s Hot Pink Dress Isn’t Sexist
Our chief fashion critic says not to cover the speaker’s style choices would be irresponsible.
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CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times We Want to Hear From You
Do you have a story idea, a question for our newsroom or feedback on our coverage? Please let us know.
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Credit Hearing Divorce Cases on a Sidewalk in Niger, as Women Assert Their Power
The testimony I listened to — before a judge sitting on a sheepskin rug, as cars, motorbikes and sheep passed by — could have been aired by annoyed wives in courtrooms, or living rooms, anywhere in the world.
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Credit What It’s Like to Be a Game Designer at The New York Times
In order to delight readers with surprising diversions, my team tests and tweaks ideas over and over — with a little help from some opinionated Times employees.
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Credit Meet The Times’s New Carpetbagger Columnist
Kyle Buchanan, a pop culture reporter for The Times, discusses his new job covering Hollywood, the awards season, and why he doesn’t get star-struck.
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Credit Honoring the ‘Quieter Characters’ in a Tale of Mass Shootings’ Double Survivors
After the story was published, I began reflecting on the two young men I’d left out of it.
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Credit Bringing Yoga to a Newsroom or Workplace Near You
Being a type-A person helps me get a lot done, but it has also sometimes pushed me to do things too quickly. Yoga has been the counter to that motor.
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Credit A Q. and A. With Alice Walker Stoked Outrage. Our Book Review Editor Responds.
In The Times’s latest By the Book column, the author Alice Walker lauded a writer who has been accused of anti-Semitism. Our Book Review editor explains why we featured her.
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Credit The Morning Briefing Has a Whole New Look
Your survey responses, critiques and testing helped us revamp our popular morning newsletter.
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Credit We’re Reimagining Our Travel Journalism. Tell Us What You’d Like to See.
Our new Travel editor, Amy Virshup, says she will be rebooting our travel journalism for the digital age. Send her your suggestions or ask a question here.
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Credit Why The Times Is Covering the Caravan
Yes, President Trump is a big part of the equation. But his response to the caravan does not make this any less of a story, writes our deputy International editor.
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Credit Farmers in Georgia, Tell Us About the Issues You Care Most About
We want to hear more about the important issues facing farmers in the South.
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Credit How to Make a Times Crossword Puzzle
The New York Times crossword editors reveal their process for evaluating and editing a puzzle submission.
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Credit Why We Cover High Fashion
The Times’s fashion director and chief fashion critic reflects on what makes haute couture relevant.
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Credit A Times Arts Critic Reviews His Own Role
How we call the hits — and limit our misses — on the culture beat.
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Credit How a Times Court Decision Revolutionized Libel Law
In Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court ruled that public officials had to show not just that a story was inaccurate and hurt their reputation, but also that the publisher acted with “actual malice” — with reckless disregard for the truth.
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Credit How We Publish In-Depth Stories on Big News, Moments After It’s Announced
The Times has a vast repository of “H.F.O.,” or “hold for orders,” stories — detailed articles written in advance of news events that may likely (or merely possibly) happen.
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Credit ‘My Best Source of Comfort’: Adults With Stuffed Animals Describe All the Feels
Sometimes “living your best life” involves living with a stuffed furry friend, even when you’re an adult.
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Credit ‘The Criminals Are Winning’: Londoners on the Police Response to Minor Crimes
The London police make an arrest in 4 percent of domestic burglaries in the city. Victims and witnesses speak up about their experiences.
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Credit ‘I’ve Thought a Lot About Whether I Did Good or Evil’: Missionaries on the Death of John Allen Chau
The death of an American missionary this month has led to an internal reckoning among many of his fellow missionaries.
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Credit Should Women Work in Men’s Prisons? These Women Say Yes
Female corrections officers and other prison staff members told us why, despite criticism, they work a job that can put them at risk of assault from inmates and abuse from co-workers.
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Credit Driving Through Flames, Breathing Through Blankets: 9 Tales From Californians Who Fled the Wildfires
We asked readers for their stories of evacuating from the wildfires ravaging California.
