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John Roberts and Clarence Thomas Have the ‘Colorblind’ Constitution All Wrong
If nothing else, the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard is a victory for the conservative…
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Legacy Admissions Don’t Work the Way You Think They Do
Just four days after the Supreme Court rejected racial preferences in college admissions, a consortium of Black and Latino interest…
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There Is No Separating the Black Dancer From the Dance
I am a ballet dancer and a Black man, in that order. I left the United States to train at…
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Penn Station Is a Perpetual Mess. Change May Be at Hand.
There may finally be hope for New York’s busiest, dreariest train hub, with a new plan to improve it, the…
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This Time, Herzog & de Meuron Are Inside the Museum
The architects behind museums in San Francisco, Miami and Minneapolis, and the Powerhouse Arts Complex, in Brooklyn, are the subjects…
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The Rich Are Crazier Than You and Me
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a crank. His views are a mishmash of right-wing fantasies mixed with remnants of the…
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Why I Still Love the New York Mets
Chip … chip … chip. I can feel the New York Mets chiseling out a piece of my soul every…
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‘Joy Ride’ Review: A Raunch-Com Roller Coaster
Four friends travel to China in a trip that goes entertainingly off the rails in this terrific comedy, starring Ashley…
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At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage
The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.
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Eagles Join Parade of Acts on Final Tours With a ‘Long Goodbye’
The band, which performed a “farewell” tour in 2003, will begin what’s billed as a last run of dates in…