On the air and in the air
                                   PULSE. War news coverage, airline security, and a guy who touted his anthrax. By Kelly Yamanouchi.

         

                Art for anxious times
                                   What Alberto Giacometti can teach us about our suddenly terrifying world. By Jia-Rui Chong.

         

                Red, white, and black
                                    NOTES FROM THE MARGIN. At a time of fervent patriotism, African Americans have good reasons for not waving the flag. By Mekeisha Madden.

         
                Reaction
                                   A photographer and poet decipher a transformed city. By Dustin Ross and Shobita Mampilly.

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Cover photography by NICOLE LEISTIKOW and DUSTIN ROSS