11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

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Baby, it’s cold outside — at least at NYT HQ. Might be a good weekend to stay under the covers and catch up on some amazing articles you may have missed.

The president’s tweeting was once a sideshow. But it transformed how he exerted power, leaving the White House and Twitter to grapple over whether, and how, to rein it in. Read our investigation.

“In Trump’s Twitter Feed: Conspiracy-Mongers, Racists and Spies”

“What Happens When Ordinary People End Up in Trump’s Tweets”

“Trump’s Twitter Presidency: 9 Key Takeaways”

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The tests, a linchpin of the criminal justice system, are often unreliable, a Times investigation found. Above, the Dräger Alcotest 9510.

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The city’s schools, stretched even before the lead crisis, are struggling with demands for individualized education programs and behavioral interventions for children with high lead exposure.

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Hollywood never really knew what to do with the actor and so put him in broad comedies. But “The Irishman” shows what we’ve been missing for so long.

[Also read, from Opinion: “Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain.”]

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Two years ago, the powers that be in football grew concerned with the prevailing narrative that the game they loved was going away. They had good reason to worry.

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On social media and in interviews, many are saying the chicken sandwich comes across as authentically “black.”

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The same official who wrote an Opinion essay in 2018 argues in a new book that the president’s contract shouldn’t be renewed.

[Also read: “‘A Warning’ by ‘Anonymous’: 5 Takeaways”] ¶

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The designer is closing his brand. What went wrong?

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An African-American family has established a farming dynasty in Alabama. The trade war is just the latest challenge.

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Jason Farago writes that Leonardo’s painting is a security hazard, an educational obstacle and not even a satisfying bucket-list item. It’s time the Louvre moved it out of the way.

[Also read: “Stolen Without a Trace, Artwork Turns Up 7 Years Later in Los Angeles”]