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    In the Hamptons, a Grim Paradox Revealed

    On Long Island’s East End, where many residents retreat to lavish second homes, some day laborers who can’t afford a bed are living in outdoor encampments.

     By Ginia Bellafante

    With rising living costs, some laborers on Long Island’s East End sleep in encampments.
    With rising living costs, some laborers on Long Island’s East End sleep in encampments.
    CreditAnna Watts for The New York Times
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      The Man Who Kept The Times’s Lights On

      Donald Dimmock, who died in March at 79, ran the electric department at The New York Times, where he worked for more than three decades.

       By Sam Dolnick

      Donald Dimmock at his desk at The New York Times.
      Donald Dimmock at his desk at The New York Times.
      Creditvia Jessica Dimmock

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Times Insider

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  1. The Hardest Letter to the Editor

    During President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, a reader sent the letters desk a brick inscribed with a message. No damage was reported.

     By David W. Dunlap

    CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times

  2. ‘The Interview,’ a ‘Full-Course Dinner’ With the World’s Most Interesting People

    The New York Times’s newest podcast, hosted by David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro, offers wide-ranging conversations with notable guests.

     By Sarah Bahr

    CreditChris Harnan

  3. Putting the Spotlight on Spot Illustrations

    Small sketches that appear on the top of Page A3 of the newspaper provide a daily dose of delight.

     By Vinnie Neuberg

    CreditClockwise from top left: Clay Hickson; Chi Park; Nolan Pelletier; Suerynn Lee

  4. A Restaurant Critic’s Full Plate Encroaches on His Palate

    Pete Wells’s first guide to New York’s restaurants was based on a decade of eating. To write a second, did he bite off more than he could chew?

     By Pete Wells

    CreditDavid Huang

  5. The History of ‘Stereotype,’ Written on Metal Plates

    Stereotype printing is pressed into the story of The New York Times.

     By Sarah Diamond

    CreditHannah K. Lee

In Times Past

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  1. A Portrait Fit for a Publisher

    Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. steered The Times during an era of great change. His likeness now hangs at the organization’s headquarters.

     By David W. Dunlap

    The official publisher’s portrait of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., who sat atop The New York Times Company from 1992 through 2017.
    CreditAndrew Held

  2. An Altered Masterpiece

    In 1914, an Easter section in The Times that showed paintings from the Metropolitan Museum was a sensation. But there was something off about Fra Angelico’s ‘The Crucifixion.’

     By David W. Dunlap

    An image of “The Crucifixion” by Fra Angelico, top, was included in the 1914 Easter edition of The New York Times.
    CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times

  3. The Tinge of Stained Glass

    In the old New York Times headquarters, stained-glass panels adorned the editorial offices — and colored the place in more ways than one.

     By David W. Dunlap

    Transportation and communication were the themes of stained-glass panels that adorned the editorial department in The Times’s old building.
    CreditPhotographs by David W. Dunlap for The New York Times

  4. The Face of The Times, and the Man Who Commissioned It

    Tom Bodkin ordered up NYTCheltenham to replace a mélange of typefaces and sharpen the design of the newspaper.

     By David W. Dunlap

    The American Type Founders Company published “American Specimen Book of Type Styles" in 1912.
    CreditSonny Figueroa/The New York Times

  5. The Times and the Tablet

    In 2010, the Apple iPad offered a new way to read the news. To prepare for its arrival, The Times needed a model.

     By David W. Dunlap

    What resembles an iPad screen is a printed screenshot of The New York Times’s digital home screen pasted on a piece of paper.
    CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times

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Word Through The Times

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  1. Hey, Dude, What’s the History of Dude?

    Over the decades, dudes have been fops, ‘dandified dilettantes,’ cool guys and surfers.

     By Sarah Diamond

    CreditMax Huffman

  2. The First Meaning of ‘Crush’ Came Long Before a ‘First Crush’

    Cupid is no lexicographer. So, before Valentine’s Day, we looked into the evolution of the word “crush.”

     By Sarah Diamond

    CreditSarah Mazzetti

  3. A Pop, Dip and Spin Through the History of ‘Pose’

    Though the word “pose” is associated with voguing, it is less a part of the vocabulary and more a part of the movement.

     By Sarah Diamond

    CreditCrystal Zapata

  4. Picking Pockets, Moving Fast and Working Hard: the History of ‘Hustling’

    The word “hustle” was first recorded in the 17th century. In the 20th, it took on an economic context in African American communities.

     By Sarah Diamond

    CreditBill Rebholz

  5. A Toast to a Year and a Word

    As we raise a glass to the past year and the one ahead, let’s explore the history of the tradition and its name.

     By Sarah Diamond

    CreditDavid Huang

Your Lead

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  1. Hey, New Yorkers: Do You Live Next to an Elevated Train Line?

    Love or hate the elevated train right outside your window? Tell us about your experience.

     By Anna Kodé

    CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times

  2. Were You Stuck With a Big Vet Bill? Tell Us About It.

    We want to hear from pet owners about their experiences taking their animals to the vet, and how they paid for their animals’ care.

     By Katie Thomas

    CreditJenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times

  3. Share Your Story About the Organ Transplant System

    We want to hear from patients as well as doctors, nurses, technicians, medical residents and any others with experience in the system.

     By Brian M. Rosenthal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

    Organ transplants can extend lives, but the system has come under fire recently.
    CreditMolly Riley/Associated Press

  4. Has the FAFSA Delay Changed Your Decisions Around College?

    We want to hear from readers about how they’re choosing their schools while waiting for financial aid packages.

     By The New York Times

    Millions of families and thousands of schools rely on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine how students will pay for college.
    CreditKayana Szymczak for The New York Times

  5. Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag

    Answering your questions about the sound and substance of the pop superstar’s double album, and the way fans and critics have responded to it.

     

    CreditKevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

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  4. Tell Us Your Stories About Retirement

    If you’ve reinvented your life after retiring from a career, we want to hear how it’s going and any advice you have for others.

    By The New York Times

     
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    An Editor Who Makes Times Visuals Accessible to All

    Jaime Tanner, The New York Times’s first accessibility visuals editor, wants to remove barriers to make sure readers with disabilities can engage with Times visual journalism.

    By Sarah Bahr

     
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