Our Voyages Issue

On journeys through fragrance and language.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story March 22, 2024 Photograph by Matthew Pillsbury for The New York Times. FEATURES Matthew Pillsbury for The New York Times A New Train Is Opening Up the Yucatán, for Better or Worse When it's a quick trip from the schlocky pleasures of Cancún to the remote cities of the Maya, is something lost along the way? By Matthew Pillsbury and Nicholas Casey Marta Blue for The New York Times The Mad Perfumer of Parma Hilde Soliani makes feral scents that evoke everything from oysters to opera houses. By Molly Young Christopher Gregory-Rivera for The New York Times An Arsenal of Mysteries: The Terrifying Allure of a Remote Caribbean Island Why had immigrants, seekers and pilgrims been drawn for centuries to the treacherous shores of Mona Island? I set off to find out. By Carina del Valle Schorske Gueorgui Pinkhassov for The New York Times The Foreign Language That Changed My Teenage Son's Life I worried about his ability to fit in. But then he fell in love with Russian — and on a trip to Central Asia, he flourished. By Paul Tough COLUMNS Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Andie McMahon. A Supremely Comforting One-Pot Rice Dish Perloo, a Lowcountry staple with roots in West Africa, is a great meal for a gathering. By Eric Kim Illustration by Heejae Kim Letter of Recommendation I Was Lonely In a New City. This Tech Trick Helped Me Belong There is a comfort in having somewhere tried and true to go, especially when you're a stranger in a foreign city. By Adina Glickstein Photo illustration by Lucy Jones Screenland Who Is This Strange Woman, and What Is She Doing Here? 'Elsbeth' takes a boilerplate police procedural and tosses in a character from another show entirely — with delightful results. By Phillip Maciak Illustration by Tomi Um The Ethicist My Mother Swears by Alternative Medicine. I'm a Scientist. What to Do? The magazine's Ethicist columnist on how a family might reconcile two very different belief systems. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Illustration by Tomi Um The Ethicist My Wife Plans to End Her Life. Should I Tell My Very Religious Father? The magazine's Ethicist columnist on whether to disclose a delicate decision to a loved one who may oppose it. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Illustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy My 60-Year-Old Brother has Never Seen 'Star Wars.' Help! His excuse? He thinks "sci-fi is dumb." By John Hodgman Stay in touch: Like this email? Forward it to a friend and help us grow. Loved a story? Hated it? Write us a letter at magazine@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward this to you? Sign up here to get the magazine newsletter. For narrated versions of our articles and more audio journalism, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The New York Times Magazine from The New York Times. To stop receiving The New York Times Magazine, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018