Editor’s Pick

The quest to save a pack of nature’s misfits with bacon, strawberry jam, and a poop-sniffing rescue dog.

“How a trans woman found the surgery that could restore her sense of self.”

“‘This Is One Way To Dance’ is a timely collection about identity—where it comes from, what it means (and doesn’t), and what happens when we lose it.”

“Anthropologist Xiang Biao explains why the academic concept of ‘involution’ became a social media buzzword.”

“The President has survived one impeachment, twenty-six accusations of sexual misconduct, and an estimated four thousand lawsuits. That run of good luck may well end, perhaps brutally, if Joe Biden wins.”