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A Memoir of Hot Sex, Hot Chocolate and Freedom — Not in That Order
In “I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself,” Glynnis MacNicol ignores the pearl-clutchers and does just that.
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Life, Death and Life After Death in June’s Graphic Novels
Justice, feminism, freedom and cheap horror thrills make for an exciting month of reading.
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33 Novels Coming This Summer
Watch for new books by J. Courtney Sullivan, Kevin Barry and Casey McQuiston; re-immerse yourself in beloved worlds conjured by…
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19 Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
Memoirs from Anthony Fauci and Anna Marie Tendler, a reappraisal of Harriet Tubman, a history of reality TV from Emily…
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Audra McDonald Is Returning to Broadway! There’s Just One Catch.
The recent announcement that Audra McDonald will be starring as Mama Rose in “Gypsy” has thrilled Broadway fans. I’m as…
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Lynn Conway, Computing Pioneer and Transgender Advocate, Dies at 86
She made significant contributions at IBM, but she lost her job because of her conviction that she inhabited the wrong…
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Nick Mavar, Fisherman and ‘Deadliest Catch’ Star, Dies at 59
Mr. Mavar, who ran a fishing operation in Alaska, starred in the reality television show for 16 years and captained…
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Ben Vautier, Artist Whose Specialty Was Provocation, Dies at 88
A core member of the anti-art movement Fluxus, he died by suicide hours after the death of his wife of…
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J.D. Vance’s Strange Turn to 1876
The most favorable gloss you could give to Donald Trump’s effort to “Stop the Steal” is that it was an…
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Voyager 1, After Major Malfunction, Is Back From the Brink, NASA Says
The farthest man-made object in space had been feared lost forever after a computer problem in November effectively rendered the…