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From: NYTimes.com <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: The New York Times Magazine: The Misunderstood Genius of Russell Westbrook Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 22:36:14 +0000 Viow in Browser Add [email protected] to your address book. Saturday, February 4, 2017 NYTimes.com » RI The New York Times When Kevin Durant, one of basketball's most celebrated players, left Oklahoma City to play for the Golden State Warriors, one of the N.B.A.'s most dominant teams, fans were dying to know how Russell Westbrook would fair as the Thunder's sole remaining star. "It seemed less like a question of sports than a Zen koan: What is the sound of one hand clapping?" Sam Anderson writes in this week's cover story. "If anyone could answer that, could explore its full range of sonic possibilities, it was Russell Westbrook." Elsewhere in the magazine, Saul Elbein follows the fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline, in which Native American activists, building on the efforts of a group of teenagers, achieved a galvanizing environmental victory — one since cast into doubt by executive orders signed by President Donald Trump. Brook Larmer writes about Chinese students in U.S. high schools, and Beverly Gage considers the "resistance" that stands against Trump and the challenge of figuring out what it will stand for. Happy reading, Jake Silverstein Editor in Chief EFTA00690616 Solve Sundsbo for The New York Times FEATURE The Misunderstood Genius of Russell Westbrook 1)% SAM ANDERSON Following the departure of his superstar teammate, Russell Westbrook was left to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder all by himself. That's when something special happened. ;The Standing Rock camp. Peter van Agtmael/Magnum. for The New York Times FEATURE The Youth Group That Launched a Movement at Standing Rock r2',Korbin Yang, left, and his roommate Oscar Kou at their host family's house in Oxford, Mich., in 2015. Mark Peterson/Red \. for The New York Times FEATURE The Parachute Generation W, BROOK LARN11.1: To help their children get into American universities, Chinese parents have started EFTA00690617 By SAUL ELBEIN In the fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline, Native American activists achieved one of the most galvanizing environmental victories in years — and it all began with a group of teenagers. sending them to U.S. high schools — and paying top dollar to do it. NOTEBOOK The Uncomfortable Love Affair Between Donald Trump and the New England Patriots By NlARK LEIBOVICI I The president has a clear favorite in this weekend's big game. TALK Joe Buck Knows Why You Hate Him Interview by ANA MARIE COX The Fox Sports play-by-play announcer on sports and politics, his hair-transplant surgery and, sometimes, not talking at all. litDonald Trump and Tom Brady before a game at Gillette Stadium in 2004. r:12,Joe Buck ADVERTISEMENT EFTA00690618 Illustration by Javier Jaen FIRST WORDS A `Resistance' Stands Against Trump. But What Will It Stand For? By BEVERLY GAGE Some of the most consequential movements in American law and politics began amid defeat and panic. lighey encompass nearly all of human history and American identity. lekeown for The New York Time,: LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Letter of Recommendation: Seed Catalogs Chinese stir-fried tomatoes and eggs I iyers for The New York Times EAT The Stir-Fried Tomatoes and Eggs My Chinese Mother Made EFTA00690619 By WILLY BLACKNIORE They encompass nearly all of human history and American identity. By FRANCIS LAM This dish of savory, sweet-tart tomato sauce folded around soft-scrambled eggs is a taste of home. ON PHOTOGRAPHY The Image of Time 11) cout Returning to the same landscape again and again gives photographers the chance to catch time itself at work. TIP How to Walk on Hand Rails By JAIME LOWE Keep feet parallel to rail. Walk deliberately. ?Coleman's Cafe in Greensboro, Ala., as photographed by William Christenberry in 1967. ADVERTISEMENT Vw III FOLLOW NYTimes Tr, @nybnag Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe EFTA00690620 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYlimes.com's The New York Times Magazine newsletter. Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 ;11 EFTA00690621