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Sunday, June 2, 2019

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Robert Mueller broke his silence this week — for just a few minutes. But while his words were brief (and apolitical), they spoke volumes. The editorial board decoded his key points. Not everyone was satisfied with Mueller's brevity, including the actor, director and producer Robert De Niro. "In your news conference, you said that your investigation's work 'speaks for itself.' It doesn't," he wrote. Our columnist Gail Collins wants to know what you think about Mueller's address to the nation. Is there anything really that special in the special counsel? Write to me at op-reads@nytimes.com. Please note your name, age and location in your response, which may be published in The Times. — Alexandra March

It's 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning

John Karborn

By TED CHIANG

"The project offered a common cognitive-enhancement protocol involving modifications to 80 genes associated with intelligence. … This protocol has become one of the most popular enhancements purchased by affluent parents, and it is often referenced in media profiles of the 'New Elite,' the genetically engineered young people who are increasingly prevalent in management positions of corporate America today."

We Don't Need to Be Saved From Making Smoothies

Jenny Bowers

By DAVID TAMARKIN

Your meal kit delivery service is supposed to save you time, money and stress — but what if it doesn't really do any of that? What if cooking is therapy?

The Ideal Expression of Our Distracted Moment

Illustration by Linda Huang; Photograph by Ophelia, via Getty Images

By JESSA CRISPIN

We're in the golden age of aphorisms. Simone Weil's "We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise" could be "a warning against false prophets, advice to a woman who keeps believing her lover will leave his wife or a tweet aimed at those who wholeheartedly thought Robert Mueller was going to save us from the Trump presidency."

To Stop Border Crossings, the U.S. Made the Journey Deadlier

The New York Times

By LEAH VARJACQUES AND JESSIA MA

Scott Warren was part of a volunteer group that left food and water along migrant routes in the desert. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.

Killing Your Darlings, One Weed at a Time

Rows of lettuce in a home garden. Education Images/UIG, via Getty Images

By JENNINE CAPÓ CRUCET

There's a feeling you get when you put roots down — plant roots, that is. You're suddenly responsible for these living, growing things that you don't want to accidentally kill. A garden can be just a garden, a burst of oxygen-producing color that's aesthetically pleasing. But it can also be so much more than that.