Maraú Península: Jonathan Groff Rolls Merrily Back

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Jonathan Groff Rolls Merrily Back

The actor reflects on his journey in reverse: from his latest Tony nomination to his arrival in New York, waiting tables and dreaming of Broadway.

By Michael Schulman

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From the News Desk

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Daily Comment

The Shadow of Tiananmen Falls on Hong Kong

The anniversary of the massacre coincides with verdicts in the trial of the pro-democracy activists known as the Hong Kong 47.

By Evan Osnos

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Dept. of Diversions

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The Sporting Scene

A Forgotten Athlete, a Nazi Official, and the Origins of Sex Testing at the Olympics

In 1936, the Czech track star Zdeněk Koubek became world-famous after undergoing surgery so that he could live openly as a man.

By Michael Waters

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The Sporting Scene

The Boston Celtics and What Greatness Looks Like

The team has dominated all season. Why does it have so many doubters?

By Louisa Thomas

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Culture Dept.

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The Food Scene

Ambitious, Modern Lebanese Cooking at Sawa

A new restaurant in Park Slope offers Levantine dishes fit for a special occasion.

By Helen Rosner

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The New Yorker Radio Hour

Cécile McLorin Salvant Finds “the Gems That Haven’t Been Sung and Sung”

The singer’s interests and repertoire reach across eras, languages, and continents.

With David Remnick

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Poems

“Marigold”

“I have the sun’s eye one minute— / the next, I’m going to bed with it.”

By Mary Jo Bang

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Poems

“The Bath”

“The spider, like some cave-dweller, so transparent / she could be a lens.”

By Marianne Boruch

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Fun & Games Dept.

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Shouts & Murmurs

Notice of Security Incident

Regrettably, a data breach occurred involving the part of our network that stores digital replicas of your nude abdomen after you’ve eaten pad Thai.

By Jay Katsir

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P.S. The sticky heat and thick air of the coming months necessitates a special approach to drinking. “The antidote to summer’s ambient fatigue is intensity, wildness, severity,” Helen Rosner suggests. “It’s the season of Spanish vermouth, powerful and spice-filled, a fortified wine with guts and spine and teeth and claws.” 🍷