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Contributors

The Mail: The Mail

Goings On About Town: This Week

Tables for Two: A Proliferation of Bakeries • A Proliferation of Bakeries

Comment: Long Shots

By Any Other Name: Syllabolic

The Pictures: Stargazer

Dept. of Breaking: Future Gold

Sketchpad: Brands to Watch

Profiles: That Was Awkward • Pilvi Takala and the art of excruciation.

Shouts & Murmurs: A Parents’ Guide to Campus Tours

Letter from India: Lives in the Balance • Why do “dowry deaths” persist?

A Reporter at Large: Borderline Chaos • America’s broken immigration system has spawned a national fight, but Congress lacks the will to fix it.

Poems: Visitation

The Sporting Scene: Comebacker • Daniel Bard overcame mysterious control problems to resume his career. Then the problems returned.

Poems: Litter for the Taking

Fiction: Civil Disturbance

Pop Music: The Story of Us • The startling intimacy of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.

A Critic at Large: Eastern Promises • Who lost Russia?

Books: Briefly Noted

Books: Mortal Coil • Loving and letting go in Lorrie Moore’s new novel.

Musical Events: Sonic Signatures • The unique sound worlds of Salvatore Sciarrino and Kaija Saariaho.

The Theatre: Dance of Death • “The Comeuppance,” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

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Puzzles & Games Dept.: The Crossword • A challenging puzzle.