Sunday, March 10, 2019

Sunday Best: We’ve entered the industrial revolution of shame

What are the moral stakes?
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Sunday, March 10, 2019

How did you celebrate International Women's Day? At least one woman commemorates the day by sending her mother flowers every year (instead of delivering a bouquet on Mother's Day). Why? "I don't want to celebrate you only as a mother," she explained to her mom. Did you miss the holiday? There's still time to buy yourself — or your mother — flowers. — Alexandra March
The Industrial Revolution of Shame
Sarah Mazzetti
By SALVATORE SCIBONA
Technology allows us to deliver information in less than one second. This often includes our judgments of others — and we can share them all across the internet.
Why Do We Think Suffering Is Good for Us?
For decades, psychoanalysts were against any medicating to treat anxiety, believing it would interfere with the therapeutic process.

For decades, psychoanalysts were against any medicating to treat anxiety, believing it would interfere with the therapeutic process. Maskot/Getty Images

By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN
Devoting years of hard work to tackling demons in therapy is common. No pain, no gain, right? But maybe the new motto should be this: Work smarter, not harder. "With the help of the right drug, just a little therapy could go a long way."
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Stop Saying 'Exponential.' Sincerely, a Math Nerd.
Selman Design
By MANIL SURI
Are you one of the many people who use the word "exponentially" incorrectly? Here's a pro tip from a mathematics professor: Use it when something doubles each decade or triples each hour, but not when you're really looking for the words "much more."
Go Back to Your 'Dying' Hometown
Downtown Fergus Falls, Minn.

Downtown Fergus Falls, Minn. Photographs by Damon Winter/The New York Times

By MICHELE ANDERSON
"My move felt like a sort of protest against the idea that creative young people need to live in coastal cities."
New Rules for Threesomes
Monica Ramos
By KRISTA BURTON
DON'T: Send nude pictures of your girlfriend. DO: Post (clothed) pictures of you together.
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Join us in New York City on Wednesday, March 20, for an event on women's history, women's present (and what we hope isn't anyone's future). The Sunday Review editor, Rachel Dry, will host a night of comedy, conversation and musical theater with The New York Times Opinion section. Tickets are available here.

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