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Crossword
The Crossword: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Jesse who won four Olympic gold medals in 1936: five letters.
By Robyn Weintraub
Mini Crossword
The Mini Crossword: Friday, May 8, 2026
Like Schrödinger’s cat, possibly: five letters.
By Mollie Cowger
Annals of Immigration
El retorno de la detención familiar
Durante el gobierno de Trump, miles de niños inmigrantes han sido detenidos y muchos han sufrido de negligencia médica.
By Sarah Stillman
The Lede
The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose
Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.
By Andrew Marantz
Photo Booth
Emmet Gowin’s American Family
The photographer has said, of his images of his wife Edith’s extended clan, “I wanted to pay attention to the body and personality that had agreed out of love to reveal itself.”
By Vince Aletti
Personal History
Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret
It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.”
By David Sedaris
Photo Booth
Michel Hurst’s Impassioned Vision of Mexico
Hurst captured the country’s culture—from public rituals of the cult of Santa Muerte to scenes from everyday life—with no small amount of homoeroticism.
By Chris Wiley

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