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Confessions of a bad teacher
John Owens
I took a job in the NYC public school system because I wanted to make a difference. I ended up living a nightmare
China’s biggest relocation project yet
Kathleen E. McLaughlin
Plans to move 3 million people and reroute the Yangtze River are underway
When my mother started to forget
Kate Whouley
As her memory faded, I began taking care of her in ways I never imagined -- and became terrified of what lay ahead
What’s undermining Obama’s global health project
Hanna Ingber Win
In Nepal, the president's initiative aims to improve women's health, but U.S. law forbids it from funding abortions
“Breaking Bad” 4×6, “Cornered”
Matt Zoller Seitz
Last night's episode conjures "The Godfather" -- and suggests a possible ending for the grim, great series
Can Mitt’s sanity strategy actually work?
Steve Kornacki
Mitt Romney is betting that even in today's GOP there's such a thing as too crazy -- and he may be right
What makes people happy?
Ellen Shapiro
An acclaimed graphic designer turns the lens on his own life as he works on a film exploring this eternal question
Who’s behind the New Yorker’s bin Laden exclusive?
Russ Baker
The article's heavy reliance on anonymous sources raises questions about whose story is being told
The photos that kept her alive for me
Peyton Burgess
Years after losing my fiancee, I was addicted to pictures of her, and an alternate reality where she still existed
Daddy is a wimp
Matt Mendelsohn
I can't throw a ball. I'm afraid of heights. But my biggest fear is looking like a coward in front of my daughter
“Misfits:” British superheroes just want to be teens
Drew Grant
An interview with "Misfits" creator Howard Overman on having superpowers without being at all heroic
“Jersey Shore” recap: 4×1
Drew Grant
Wherein the lovable mopes travel to Italy, go to a disco, yell
a lot and ponder ill-advised hook-ups
How a famous kitchen seduced me
Tamar Adler
Years before Prune's chef wrote a bestselling memoir, I asked her to teach me to cook -- and she changed my life
Breaking Bad 4×2: “Thirty-eight Snub”
Matt Zoller Seitz
Everyone feels edgy and traumatized as "Breaking Bad" sets up this season's action
A wistful farewell
David Daley
Erica Jong, Ann Patchett and 12 other writers give their take on the downfall of the controversial book chain
Iraq War veteran on Manning, the media and the military
Glenn Greenwald
A former Army Specialist in Baghdad explains why the Wikileaks source deserves our country's respect
In which we play phone-a-poet
Emma Mustich
Heather Christle will read her work to anyone who calls. We found out what happens if you pick up the phone
The man who hunted Osama bin Laden
Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman
Meet the CIA analyst who tracked down the al-Qaida leader over the course of a decade
I dream of weenie: My life as a female competitive eater
Laura Leu
I'd always wanted to compete in Nathan's hot dog eating contest. Now, I was finally ready -- but was my stomach?
Prince Albert of Monaco marries Charlene Wittstock
Jenny Barchfield
VIP guests at the ceremony include Karl Lagerfeld, Roger Moore and former French first lady Bernadette Chirac
A joy, and pregnancy, that didn’t last
Andy Martino
My wife and I were never happier than when she was pregnant. And then, suddenly, she wasn't
What’s the big deal about JetBlue?
Patrick Smith
The FAA takes on model airplanes, Sully's plane makes its final journey. Plus: Don't knock those extra service fees
Mike Barnicle: The best friend a gangster could have
Steve Kornacki
When Whitey Bulger was at the peak of his power, he could always count on a friendly columnist to do his P.R.
When Jonathan Franzen came to town
Wendy MacLeod
I wanted to be the perfect host for the Great American Novelist. Instead I saw how strange literary celebrity is
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