The New York Times Magazine: Victory, Death and Basketball on the Flathead Reservation

For the Arlee Warriors, this season became about much more than winning. View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Friday, April 6, 2018 [The New York Times]( [NYTimes.com/magazine »]( [The New York Times]( Friday, April 6, 2018 [What the Arlee Warriors Were Playing For]( By THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE [Abe Streep writes this week's cover story about a high school basketball team that became a source of hope when a proliferation of suicides swept their community.]( Abe Streep writes this week's cover story about a high school basketball team that became a source of hope when a proliferation of suicides swept their community. Devin Yalkin for The New York Times We’re shaking things up and making some changes to our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think by emailing us at [magazine@nytimes.com](mailto:magazine@nytimes.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback%20NYT%20Mag). And thanks for reading. Dear Reader, I hope you had a good week. I spent part of mine thinking about the power of our youth and the high school basketball team featured in our latest cover story. [Abe Streep follows the Arlee Warriors]( defending state champions from the Flathead Reservation in Montana, whose season became about much more than a trophy. The team’s stars were a source of hope, and their games became a welcome escape for a community recently devastated by a proliferation of suicides. It’s a moving story about overcoming grief and understanding the real meaning of victory. I’ve highlighted some of the other stories from this issue below. I hope you enjoy it. Onward, Jake Silverstein Editor in Chief [A GUN OWNER AT A CROSSROAD:]( is rarely a moment when the writer David Joy is not within reach of a firearm. He keeps a Savage 10 in .308 to hunt whitetail and hogs, a CZ 920 “that’s absolute hell on a dove field.” For defense, he has a shotgun by the bed and pistols around the house. He was raised in a gun culture that continues to sustain him in many ways. But in his essay, Joy questions the increasing militarization of personal arms even though he fears what may be lost. [HONG KONG’S MISSING BOOKSELLERS:]( Sandwiched between a pharmacy and an upscale lingerie store, Lam Wing-kee’s bookstore was a thriving destination in Hong Kong for books banned by China’s Communist Party. His book smuggling used to go under the radar until he was snatched up in a Chinese effort to reach beyond the mainland to silence the country’s critics or their enablers. Check out Alex W. Palmer’s investigation into his and others’ abduction that catalyzed a fear of Hong Kong’s vanishing freedoms. [THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR WHO WENT AGAINST TRUMP:]( Susan Dominus writes a fascinating profile of Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator from Alaska, who was barely known outside her own state before the Trump era. But when she voted against repealing the Affordable Care Act — one of three decisive votes that killed the bill — she was hailed as an improbable hero and “a symbol of resistance and integrity.” Then came the tax bill. Despite being widely criticized by liberals and environmentalists, Murkowski decided she would support it, and was quickly derided as a “sellout.” How has Murkowski managed to buck Trump and liberals while still thriving politically? [GOOD GENES:]( Wojcicki’s company 23andMe does DNA tests that can tell you what countries your ancestors were from or what genetic diseases you may have. But her ultimate ambition is to take data culled from her customers’ DNA and use it to find cures and develop drugs. She talks with Dan Amira about using DNA tests to monetize prevention, the dangers of sharing data in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal and why people are so fascinated by her relationship with A-Rod. [BUTTER IN YOUR CHINESE FOOD?]( Search any Chinese restaurant menu in America, and you will find an entry for beef and broccoli. But the best version might be the one you make right in your home kitchen, writes Sam Sifton in this week’s Eat column. Sifton goes to several reliable sources to find the finest recipe. The best suggestion comes from Dale Talde, chef at Talde in Brooklyn, who recommends adding a pat of butter in the sauce right at the end. (“I’m telling you,” he insists.) The dish, Sifton promises, will quickly become part of the family-dinner rotation. [Can Doctors Choose Between Saving Lives and Saving a Fortune?]( By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE Physicians grapple with the extraordinary cost of medical care in America. [The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield, Revisited]( By DANIEL ENGBER More than two years after a Rutgers philosophy professor was convicted of raping a mentally disabled man, the central questions of the case remain unresolved. [A New Pastry Layers Tastes of France and Syria]( By DORIE GREENSPAN Baklava and mille-feuille come together in this chewy, buttery, sweet and creamy morsel. [Letter of Recommendation: ‘House Hunters’]( By BOBBY FINGER A dystopian show that will make you feel better about your own life. If you enjoy our newsletter forward this email to a friend and help the magazine grow. Getting this from a friend? [Sign up to get the magazine newsletter](. Let us know how we can improve at: [magazine@nytimes.com](mailto:magazine@nytimes.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback%20NYT%20Magazine) Check out our [full list of free newsletters]( including [Cooking:]( Daily inspiration, delicious recipes, and other updates from Sam Sifton and The New York Times, right to your inbox. ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The New York Times Magazine newsletter. 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