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  1. PhotoIn the first episode of the digital series “Offstage,” Daniel J. Watts and Adrienne Warren, who star in the musical “Tina,” will participate in a conversation about race, representation and opportunities in the theater industry.
    CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times

    Times Insider

    A Forum to Discuss Race and Broadway

    “Offstage,” a new Times digital series, premieres with a focus on two challenges facing the nation’s biggest stages: an interrupted season and an unequal playing field.

    By Nancy Coleman

  2. PhotoJulia Rendleman, a freelance photographer, briefly considered giving up journalism after being accused of trespassing.
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    Times Insider

    An Arrest Warrant From Liberty University, for Me

    Julia Rendleman, a freelance photographer for The New York Times, was accused of trespassing by the evangelical school run by Jerry Falwell Jr. in March.

    By Julia Rendleman

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      CreditJake Terrell

      Times Insider

      How Times Reporters Handle Scientific Studies

      When is research considered reliable? The answer isn’t always fully known. Here’s the approach our journalists take in evaluating studies and their results.

      By Emily Palmer

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      We Want to Hear From You

      Do you have a story idea, a question for our newsroom or feedback on our coverage? Let us know.

Times Insider

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  4. PhotoDemonstrators gathered on Monday at the site in Minneapolis where police pinned George Floyd to the street. 
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    Documenting Voices of Protest

    In a video discussion, three Times journalists talked about what they’re hearing at demonstrations, and the racial issues behind them.

Your Lead

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  1. PhotoAn encampment of tents line the park at Echo park lake in Los Angeles.
    CreditBethany Mollenkof for The New York Times

    How Do People Become Homeless?

    People who have experienced homelessness share their stories.

    By Jill Cowan and Marie Tae McDermott

  3. PhotoA “Pit Stop” public toilet on Sixth Street in San Francisco.
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    Where Are Portable Toilets on City Streets?

    Monday: The latest in the Your Lead series. Also: Why California’s and Texas’ 2020 census campaigns are so different, and Raider Nation migration.

    By Jill Cowan

  4. PhotoVolunteers gave food to homeless people on Thanksgiving in Downtown Los Angeles.
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    Combating Compassion Fatigue

    Monday: An expert talks about the effects of seeing people living on the streets. Also: A major PG&E settlement, and Katie Hill speaks out.

    By Jill Cowan

Bulletin Board

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  3. PhotoUnited States Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.
    CreditPhotograph by Doug Mills/The New York Times; illustration by The New York Times

    Answers to Reader Questions on Our Brett Kavanaugh Essay

    The Times’s deputy editorial page editor, James Dao, answers questions about how we handled an essay on the Supreme Court justice and a third accusation of sexual misconduct.

    By The New York Times

Understanding The Times

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    What Is an Editorial Board?

    At The New York Times, it’s an institutional voice, but not the voice of the institution as a whole.

    By James Bennet

Behind the Byline

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  1. Board Games for a Desert Island

    Looking for something fun to do in confinement? Here’s a roundup of some of our readers’ favorite board games.

    By Jennifer Harlan and Tacey Rychter

  2. Times Insider

    Danger and Detective Work: How These Journalists Won a Pulitzer

    The Times took the international reporting prize for a series of investigations into Russia that involved great risk. Here’s how our team did it.

    By Nancy Coleman

  3. Times Insider

    What I Learned as a New York Times Fellow

    During my one-of-a-kind year as a reporter, I grew tougher, gained wisdom from colleagues and covered the N.F.L. draft from my parents’ basement.

    By Danielle Allentuck

  4. Do You Have Video of George Floyd’s Arrest?

    The New York Times is seeking photos and videos from the scene of Mr. Floyd’s arrest in Minneapolis on May 25.

    By The New York Times

  5. Times Insider

    Too Many Memorial Days

    For one veteran who’s also a Times journalist, there are too many fallen friends, and unending wars mean there will most likely be more.

    By John Ismay

  6. Times Insider

    The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names

    A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss.

    By John Grippe

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    A Stylish Take on an Old-Fashioned Craft

    Searching for your next stay-at-home activity? With help from gifted artists and designers, T Magazine is making it easy for readers to cut out and dress up paper dolls.

    By Sara Aridi

  8. The Joy of Working on a Project About Joy

    Things are so bad right now, what better time to read about the things that aren’t?

    By Anya Strzemien

  9. Times Insider

    The Trains Stopped Running. Our Night Was Only Beginning.

    Covering the first planned suspension of overnight subway service in New York required cooperation from reporters and photographers all over the city. And coffee.

    By Christina Goldbaum

  10. Times Insider

    Examining the Meaning of ‘Mrs.’

    In a new special project, a team of Times reporters and editors is taking a deeper look at the tradition of using honorifics to address married women.

    By Amisha Padnani and Veronica Chambers