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Shorn Again

Manbij, Syria—A man has his beard cut off on August

Paper, Rock, Gun

Milwaukee—Police move on protesters throwing rocks at them on August

Putin Roulette

Krasnogorivka, Ukraine—A Ukrainian soldier waits on the front line near

HERE LIES DONALD TRUMP

An open letter to Speaker Paul Ryan on why the Republican presidential nominee’s profligate dishonesty makes him a danger to all of us

THE HOT COLD WAR

Former NATO general says war with Russia is coming

Bowing Out

WHY IT MATTERS IF JAPAN’S EMPEROR ABDICATES

THE GHOSTS OF EBOLA

Women on the front lines of the Ebola crisis are still being shunned

PROTECT YA NECK

Even in exile, Iranian rappers are still chessboxin’ with the ayatollah

THE QUEENMAKERS

THE WOMEN OF HILLARY CLINTON’S INNER CIRCLE BELIEVE SHE’S THE IDEAL FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT, AND THEY’VE SPENT DECADES (AND MILLIONS) TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

CALIFORNIA GENOCIDE

THERE’D BE NO GOLDEN STATE WITHOUT THE CALCULATED, RELENTLESS AND OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED SLAUGHTER OF NATIVE AMERICANS

A HEARTWARMING STORY

A better way to transport organs could mean more transplants

WEIRD MEDICINE

Don’t page Dr. Google. Seriously. Don’t

DOING DOUBLE TIME

Chronic diseases are a dangerous problem in prison

THE HANGING GARDENER

Rebecca Louise Law is an artist and sculptor with a growing international reputation—and an unusual choice of material

Where Hell Hath No Furry

Cats returns to Broadway after 16 years, proving it’s still a cultural milestone—and a punch line

ITSY-BITSY, TEENY-WEENY OUTRAGE

Controversial, yes—but the burkini is this year’s hottest swimsuit

UPPER CASE

Elegant and virtually indestructible, a Fallon humidor is like first-class luggage for cigars

To-Do the List

1RIDE The Eastern and Oriental Express starts its fall season,