Opinion
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What if ‘Food Noise’ Is Just … Hunger?
Before 2022, there was barely a whisper about it. Now the concept of “food noise” is ubiquitous on social media;…
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How Biden Can Tackle Mass Incarceration
As a candidate, Joe Biden said he would substantially reduce the federal prison population as president. Last week he commuted…
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What Is Happening to Our World?
As the Times’s foreign affairs columnist since 1995, one of the most enduring lessons I’ve learned is that there are…
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Bill Granger, Chef Who Brought Avocado Toast to the World, Dies at 54
His breakfast cuisine catapulted Australian cafe culture to international acclaim, although some saw his best-known dish as an example of…
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The Best Sentences of 2023
Over recent days, I took on a daunting task — but a delightful one. I reviewed all the passages of…
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Let’s Talk 2023: Opinion Writers Respond to Your Comments
Each week, readers submit thousands of comments on Opinion pieces. The word “appreciation” doesn’t begin to cover how our staff…
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I Promised My Sister I Would Write About How She Chose to Die
On the day before my sister Julie died, I lay down on her bed and held her gingerly in my…
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Things I Thought Made Sense Just Don’t Anymore
Credit...Illustrations by Mira Jacob; source photographs via Adobe Stock and Getty Images. Mira Jacob is the author and illustrator of…
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The Sidney Awards
If you want to help people, there are many fine causes you can donate to. If you want to change…
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The 2023 High School Yearbook of American Politics
It has been such a special political year, brimming with extraordinary, even historic moments. From an ex-president indicted to a…