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New York Times reporters and editors are highlighting great stories from around the web. Let us know how you like it at [wwr@nytimes.com](mailto:wwr@nytimes.com?subject=Newsletter%200106%20Feedback).
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[The Survivors](
[Kim Severson](
[Kim Severson]( Food Correspondent
From the talented hands of David Joy, a young novelist from the South, comes this essay about his people, strong and tender Appalachians who grew up drinking red Kool-Aid out of old pickle jars and eating slices of white bread in double-wides. But really, itâs the prettiest thing you will read about âus and them,â âclass and trashâ and the power that comes from listening. [BITTER SOUTHERNER »](
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[The Way We Were](
[Michael Gold](
[Michael Gold]( Social Media Strategy Editor
Us Weekly was always the gossip magazine I wasnât ashamed to grab at the grocery store, but Iâd never really understood why. In a kind of pre-elegy for a publication facing major changes, two die-hard fans (and the hosts of the âWho Weeklyâ podcast) explain its allure. [VANITY FAIR »](
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[Michelle L. Dozois](
[Michelle L. Dozois]( Growth Strategy Editor
Take a break from political news with stories about how nature photography really happens, the great sandwich debate and the beauty of Brutalism. [THE NEW YORK TIMES »Â](
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[Prashant Rao]( Deputy Europe Business Editor
Learning a language is so much more than just translating words. It takes you deeper into a society and a culture. In this piece, the writer chronicles his journey learning Arabic in Egypt just after the Arab Spring. [THE NEW YORKER »](
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[Where the Right Is Headed](
[Anna Dubenko](
[Anna Dubenko]( Senior Digital Strategist
Todayâs roundup of partisan writing from around the internet includes the conservative case for a single-payer system, three political myths Trump has helped to bust, and why Andrew Sullivan is choosing to engage with the reactionary right. [THE NEW YORK TIMES »](
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