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Conversation
For the Record
What the COVID-19 vaccines actually do
In France, a debate over filming police
News Ticker
Is student-loan forgiveness unforgivable in Congress?
Return service • An anonymous woman mailed a piece of marble back to Rome’s National Roman Museum in November, apologizing for being “an American a--hole” by taking it from an ancient site in the city. Here, more regretful thieves.
Milestones
Even the pandemic hasn’t made public-health icon Paul Farmer lose hope
Small retailers look for ways to survive the holidays
Death of dish
The Power of “We”
A ray of hope for Iran after a brutal year
David Beasley, the U.N.’s global hunger chief • Beasley is the executive director of the World Food Programme, the U.N. agency in charge of food assistance. On Dec. 10, he will accept the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on its behalf.
What I learned living with my elderly parents for two months of the pandemic
Grave new world • How Trump’s disruptions could be Biden’s opportunity
Our awful year • 2020 TESTED US BEYOND MEASURE. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Opener
Gitanjali Rao
Tyler Gordon • Artistic phenom
Jordan Reeves • A fresh perspective
Bellen Woodard • Insisting on inclusion
Ian Mckenna • Growing a food bank
Best of Culture • IN A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER, WITH SO MUCH OF THE WORLD CONFINED AT HOME, WE NEEDED CULTURE MORE THAN EVER—TO DISTRACT US, UPLIFT US AND REMIND US OF LIVES BEYOND OUR OWN. THESE ARE THE BEST OF THE MOVIES, TV SHOWS, ALBUMS, SONGS AND PODCASTS THAT KEPT US GOING IN 2020
The 10 best movies
The 10 best television shows
The 10 best albums
The 10 best songs
The 10 best podcasts
Steve McQueen • The Oscar-winning director on his new collection of films, memories of 1980s London and the landscape for Black British artists