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The New York Times Magazine
(Essay) Letter of Recommendation: The secret to deeper friendships is in your calendar

The New York Times
Before this physicist studied the stars, he was one
(Essay) What Thich Nhat Hanh taught me about mindfulness
A debate about A.I. plays out on New York subway walls
15 years into the boom, Iceland asks if it’s had enough of mass tourism
A drive through Gatsby’s Long Island, 100 years on
The first time I read ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’
Renate Reinsve talks levity, Joachim Trier and quantum physics
A one-of-a-kind baseball card fuels a treasure hunt for the ages
Troy Hawke’s compliments are his punchline
Myths, plagues and battles, on the 12th floor of The Times
‘Sweet Bobby’ tells the catfishing nightmare of Kirat Assi
Kali Reis of ‘True Detective’ fought her way to HBO. What’s next?
‘The Hunt for Gollum’ was just announced. It was on YouTube in 2009
Christopher Paolini wanted a job involving dragons. He created one
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders get real
“Meet Cutes NYC” set out to find the truth about love. They found many
Sabrina Carpenter filmed a music video in a Catholic church. The priest was punished
A dog-friendly cafe reopens, with a few new tricks
This is not your grandma’s retirement home, an editor finds
Narcan becomes a tricky issue at some nightclubs
But how does the book sound?
An appreciation for a “a well-made thing”
Getting acquainted with NYT’s new workplace columnist
Answer their questions, come away with your next book

The Guardian
‘Embrace the cringe’: at National History Day, kids impress judges by digging up the past
A man hid treasures around the U.S. His new book hints at where
The friendship that survived 40 years of Afghan conflict
The California firefighter ‘super commuters’ traveling 2,000 miles for work
A podcast investigation of Hampstead’s nonexistent satanic pedophile ring

GQ
Watching Nikola Jokic’s NBA Title in Sombor, Serbia
Zaire Wade’s African hoops journey

The Washington Post: Catholic leaders turn to YouTube and podcasts to reach followers
Financial Times Magazine: 60 years of Tolkien on screen
BBC: Peru’s floating homes of Lake Titicaca
Al Jazeera: How a Japanese manga character became a hero to Spanish soccer players
Atwood Magazine: Coming full circle with Motel Radio
Prospect Magazine: When someone you love falls down the conspiracy rabbit hole
Are We Europe: A drive through Spain’s emptying countryside
The Local: What it’s like to teach German from Berlin’s streets
Fansided: Hoop dreams from Cameroon

Business Insider
YouTuber in Moscow tries to show that Russians aren’t brainwashed
Astronaut spends year in outer space on International Space Station
A day in the life of a Topgun-trained Navy fighter pilot
A so-called “Nerd Therapist” uses games as treatment
A day in the life of the New York apartment guy
Two months in Shanghai’s lockdown