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CAN OUR NUMBER ONE COMPANY MAINTAIN ITS EMPLOYEE-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND A GROWTH BOOM? WE THINK SO

Sharon D Clarke

IMAGINE YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR BROADWAY DEBUT IN A HIGHLY anticipated, groundbreaking musical, only to have it all put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sacred Ground

“A cemetery so beautiful, it invites one to die,” said the caretaker of Tulcán, Ecuador's cemetery, before he was buried beneath the toucan topiaries he had sculpted. While ostensibly for the dead, burial rituals can also tell rich stories of a culture's living. From epitaph roasts in Romania, to cliff-hanging coffins in the Philippines, to a graveyard movie theater in Hollywood, here are some of the burial sites that are as fascinating as their tenants.

Navigating Your Career in an Upside-Down World

Work life in turmoil? Here are some ways to rethink-and remake-your career

Ivermectin: ‘Bogus' or ‘Miracle Drug?'

Separating science from politics is tough—especially when the public and politicians are looking over scientists’ shoulders

AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED BRANDS 2022

Newsweek and BrandSpark® find the Services and E-commerce companies consumers trust most

Duran Duran – Forty Years Later

Duran Duran are back with their fifteen studio album Future Past

The Trouble with Online “Sharenting”

Social media featuring intimate family moments is popular and lucrative. It also comes with serious risks for kids

Talking Points

NEWSMAKERS

Staying Relevant

The pandemic is quickly making some skills obsolete, but there are strategies for coping, a new survey shows

In Focus

THE NEWS IN PICTURES

Obscure Tastes to Whet Your Travel Appetite

From the pages of the upcoming Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide (Workman, October), find wonder and be inspired by foods and eating traditions from around the world. From an orange matchmaking festival in Malaysia to a bachelor’s stew prepared in a bathhouse in Morocco to the jiggly Jell-O salads of the Midwest, here are some of authors Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras’ favorite culinary experiences from the collection.

America Can't Ignore Afghanistan

Exclusive: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says the Taliban can be a partner for peace, not a terrorist threat - if the U.S. stays engaged.

Playing Catchup on COVID

Scientists are testing new antiviral drugs, but they won’t be ready in time for the current wave of cases

Second Chances

According to one banker, the cure for the labor shortage is to hire people with criminal records

FLASHPOINT

Pakistan sees a victorious Taliban in Afghanistan to the west and a partner in China to the East. But the U.S. is at odds with both, pushing leader Imran Khan into a delicate balancing act.

Trippy Treatments

Psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” is undergoing clinical trials. It could be the biggest advance in treating depression since Prozac.

Was ‘Chaos-istan' Inevitable?

How Biden's influence during the Obama administration had long-lasting effects

Tipping the Work-Life Balance in Your Favor

A paycheck shouldn’t be the only reward for hard work

First Look at ‘FUTURES'

IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO reimagine what lies ahead, it’s today as we envision our post-pandemic world.

How Was Your Visit Today?

High marks on online ratings can benefit urgent care and E.R. doctors, but don't let their concern about those scores influence the care you receive. Here's how

What Have We Learned?

We will never forget 9/11. But a more interesting question at the 20th anniversary is, what should we remember—or more...

Fighting Terrorism from Afar

Can Joe Biden’s ‘over-the-horizon’ strategy in Afghanistan keep America safe? Defense experts are skeptical

Lost in the Shouting

In the school board battles across the country over race, the voices of Black parents talking about what their kids actually experience are often drowned out

Biden's Benghazi Moment

How the deadly Kabul AIRPORT ATTACK and bungled Afghanistan pullout could HAUNT HIS PRESIDENCY–and cost him the midterms.

Are Vaccine Mandates Justifiable?

Some call them reasonable public health measures, while others say they are an un-American invasion of privacy

How to Be a Work Rebel

Got a contrarian streak in you? Harvard’s Francesca Gino shares the right way to be an unconventional leader

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REWIND

Back to Work in a COVID World

These three strategies will make returning to work easier for you and your employees

Can Anyone Make China Play By The Rules?

The global economy depends on Tokyo and Washington coordinating their defense against cyber and trade threats, says Prime Minister Suga