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    Inside the Fall of Kabul

    Against all predictions, the Taliban took the Afghan capital in a matter of hours. This is the story of why and what came after, by a reporter and photographer who witnessed it all.

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    CreditArtwork by Amy Friend

    What if There’s No Such Thing as Closure?

    Many of us are taught that if we work hard enough we’ll be able to get over our losses. The social scientist Pauline Boss sees it differently.

    By Meg Bernhard

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    Pedro Almodóvar Is Still Making Movies That Shock

    He built his reputation with raunchy farces. But in his new film, “Parallel Mothers,” the 72-year-old dredges up his country’s most painful history.

    By Marcela Valdes

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    CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.

    Eat

    What Stone Soup Means to a Seasoned Chef

    For Gabrielle Hamilton’s final Eat column, she considers what it takes to feed a village.

    By Gabrielle Hamilton

  2. Letter of Recommendation

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    CreditPhotograph by Olivia Locher

    Why My Family Loves Giving Leftover Junk

    If you’re looking for an antidote to the most expensive time of year, consider giving them the gift of laughter with a “rewrap.”

    By Casey Quackenbush

  4. Tip

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    How to Hang a Gallery Wall

    Start at the bottom, in the center, and work up and out. Don’t center the biggest piece of art.

    By Jaime Lowe

  5. Talk

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    CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times

    Can We Have a Meaningful Life in a Virtual World?

    “It’s clear to me that virtual worlds have a lot to offer,” says the philosopher David J. Chalmers. “This doesn’t make them a panacea.”

    By David Marchese

  1. The Human Toll of America’s Air Wars

    A trove of internal documents, combined with extensive reporting across the Middle East, reveals the tragic, disastrous failures of the U.S. military’s long-distance approach to warfare.

    By Azmat Khan and Ivor Prickett

  2. Screenland

    How ‘Succession’ Turns Getting What You Want Into Hell

    The characters in HBO’s prestige hit let us set aside judgment and just marvel at how ardently, how comically, people will chase after the worst thing for them.

    By Alex Norcia

  3. Judge John Hodgman on Robe Life

    After work, her husband jumps right into one of his many robes. Is it weird to eat dinner that way?

    By John Hodgman

  4. Poem: Musée des Beaux Arts

    W. H. Auden’s masterpiece.

    By W. H. Auden and Reginald Dwayne Betts

  5. Diagnosis

    The Pain Was Squeezing His Head Like an Octopus. What Was It?

    The diagnosis came from an unlikely source.

    By Lisa Sanders, M.D.

  6. The Great Performers Issue

    Will Smith Is Done Trying to Be Perfect

    “Strategizing about being the biggest movie star in the world — that is all completely over. ”

    By David Marchese

  7. Judge John Hodgman on the Secret Flip Off

    A married couple have different ways of showing love — and ire.

    By Judge John Hodgman

  8. Poem: For Freckle-Faced Gerald

    This is the poem that turned me into a poet. I was 17 when I read it. I had been in prison for two years. 

    By Etheridge Knight and Reginald Dwayne Betts

  9. Studies Show

    We’re Getting Close to ‘Universal’ Vaccines. It Hasn’t Been Easy.

    A new class of flu vaccines could eventually save millions of lives — and perhaps stop the next pandemic — if scientists can overcome the remaining obstacles.

    By Kim Tingley

  10. Screenland

    On the Citizen App, Even the Happy Videos Can Be Unsettling

    However the “personal safety” app adapts its message, it’s still toying with how you feel about your own community.

    By Peter C. Baker