Was Jeanne Calment the Oldest Person Who Ever Lived — or a Fraud?

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It’s February 15, 2020.

Here are some great reads for the weekend.

The Week’s Most Fascinating Stories

Was Jeanne Calment the Oldest Person Who Ever Lived — or a Total Fraud?

Some researchers have cast doubt on the record of the celebrated 122-year-old. Was she really who she said she was? The New Yorker

“The Intelligence Coup of the Century”
Governments all over the world trusted a single company to keep the communications of their spies, soldiers, and diplomats secret. Turns out the company was owned by the Germans ... and the CIA. The Washington Post

Death in Tropical Paradise
Two lives collided in a luxury hotel suite. One, a black maintenance worker, is dead. The other, a wealthy white banker, is accused. Beyond that, no one can agree on much of anything. Town & Country

The Weirdest Subway Restaurant in America
Nothing is real inside the FBI training center known as Hogan’s Alley: not the bank, not the post office, not the drugstore. Nothing except for the sandwich chain. The Wall Street Journal

To Be on ‘The Bachelor,’ You Have to Follow Some Wild Rules
Do you enjoy things like showering, using your cell phone, understanding what’s going on in the world, and not re-mortgaging your house to pay for 14 fancy dresses? Perhaps this show isn’t for you. Cosmopolitan

Featured Issue

Vox: The Gender Issue

Five nonbinary and gender-fluid adults on finding the words — and the strength — to be themselves. Plus: the unexpected cost of passing as a trans woman, how baby clothes became a pink-and-blue battleground, and the pungent legacy of Axe Body Spray. Vox

Weekend Pursuits

One thing to watch: In Issa Rae’s ‘The Photograph,’ director Stella Meghie masters the art of shooting a modern black romance. The Atlantic

One thing to listen to: Billie Eilish, who is having quite the 2020, just dropped the theme song for the forthcoming James Bond film ‘No Time to Die.’ GQ

One thing to read: An excerpt from Jenny Offill’s sly new novel, ‘Weather,’ which expertly contends with impending climate collapse. The Cut

One thing to eat: Alison Roman couldn’t find a baked-pasta recipe she liked. So she made her own, featuring crunchy bread crumbs, wispy greens, and a healthy dose of cheese. Bon Appétit

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Was Jeanne Calment the Oldest Person Who Ever Lived — or a Fraud?

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