Times editors have handpicked 12 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.
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A Vanishing Nomadic Clan, With a Songlike Language All Their Own
New genetic research confirms the oral history of a small group of nomadic people living in Indonesia’s rainforest.
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Her Father Is the B.T.K. Killer. She’s Helping to Close More Cases.
Dennis Rader terrorized Kansas for decades before his arrest in 2005. His daughter visited him in prison to help investigators.
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Being 13
Three girls, one year. This is what it’s like to be 13 today, in a world that can’t stop talking about the dire state of your future.
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Jann Wenner’s Rock Hall Reign Lasted Years. It Ended in 20 Minutes.
The day after the Rolling Stone co-founder made remarks widely criticized as racist and sexist in a Times interview, the Hall of Fame called an emergency vote and ousted him.
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‘No Pen, No Pad’: The Unlikely Way Rap Is Written Today
Many of today’s rappers don’t write down their lyrics at all. In a video, we show how they make songs now.
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What Happens When Wall Street Buys Most of the Homes on Your Block?
As investors pluck up starter homes and convert them to rentals, residents are being forced to grapple with what the changes mean for their communities.
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Saving Chinatown, While Also Making It Their Own
A younger generation of Asian Americans are fighting to keep the history and culture of the Manhattan neighborhood alive — and for the very idea of what an ethnic enclave can be.
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Whatever Happened to the Off-Season?
The heat, mobs and high prices of recent summers are making off-season travel too popular, some say, as they watch prices rise and crowds grow.
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Lying in Comedy Isn’t Always Wrong, but Hasan Minhaj Crossed a Line
The stand-up’s penchant for making up stories goes beyond embellishment. When real people are involved, a different standard applies.
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The Rise of Tech, According to Sandra Bullock Movies
A completely correct theory, in which one of our greatest movie stars reveals humanity’s changing relationship to modernity.
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How Do I Deal With a Shoes-Off Home?
A reader does not feel comfortable going barefoot at a host’s request.
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Thanks for reading. I’ll be back next weekend.
This edition of The Weekender was edited by Jonathan Wolfe.