Track of the Year: ‘Hard Times Come Again No More’
A reader, Rick Jones, writes: This video of Stephen Foster’s great song “Hard Times Come…
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‘Trump Hasn't Been the Wrecking Ball I Anticipated’
In the wake of the shocking results of November’s election, readers in Notes had a robust discussion titled…
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Not Wanting to Be a Token in Tech
Two readers are very wary of hiring practices in Silicon Valley that strongly take gender into account. Here’s Sally: …
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Becoming ‘Everyone’s Little Sister’ to Deal With Sexism
A reader with a Ph.D. in physics has been working in the tech industry for many years, but she’s…
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When a Twin Disappears
A reader revives our collection of miscarriage stories with an uncommon case of her own—two cases, in fact: …
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When Your Parents Finally See You as an Adult
Last year, Julie Beck wrote a popular piece centered on the question, “When Are You Really an…
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Getting the Most Out of Old Age
The initial wave of reader response to our question “Is a long life really worth it?” was overwhelming…
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When a Long Life Is Too Much to Bear
Living a long life seems the obvious goal for most people, and many of them, like Dylan Thomas…
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America by Air: Powering Homes With Molten Salt
Our collection of power plants for this photo series keeps growing: a nuclear one over Michigan, another one along the…
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Why Shouldn't War Vets Get Weed for Their Wounds?
Spurred by our collection of stories from readers who used marijuana as a substitute for prescription opioids, another reader writes…
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Abortion as a ‘Technology From God to Prevent Suffering’
The Zika emergency—thankfully now in the past but still without a vaccine—spread throughout 60 countries and affected thousands of…
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Is the U.S. Becoming a Banana Republic?
David Frum is worried it will happen under President Trump. “The fancy term is authoritarian kleptocracy,” Frum says in…
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Opting for Weed Over Opioids: Your Stories
Sarah Zhang recently looked at a pathbreaking effort by James Feeney to expand the use of medical marijuana in the…
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When Child Abuse Involves Guns
It’s been a year since we ran this reader series, which included a wide range of first encounters with guns—from…
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A Custody Battle Over Embryos
A reader, Mimi Lee, introduces a new and rare experience to our ongoing series: Ten days before…
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Fleeing Soviet Russia as a Jewish Family
A reader, Janis, shares her family’s courageous “coming to America” story: It’s the little details of being…
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Is It Patronizing to Say Football Players Are Exploited?
Daniel, a reader who describes himself as “a current football fan and an ex football player,” offers…
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Struggling to Be a Football Fan on Super Bowl Sunday
The following reader, Stephen, sent us a note a few days ago to revive the rich discussion we had back…
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‘Terrorists Use Our Kindness Against Us’
We keep getting notes from readers who have personal ties to Iran—one of the seven countries involved in…
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‘Without Planned Parenthood, I Would’ve Had No Option’
With a new nomination to the Supreme Court announced last night, partisans on both sides of the abortion divide are…
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‘Will He Board the Plane? I Am Freaking Out!’
We posted a note earlier from an Iranian American woman who worries that her sick grandmother and other family and…