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Amy Schwartz, Who Captured Life as Viewed by a Child, Dies at 68
The dozens of books for young readers that she wrote and illustrated had a knack for finding “the wondrous in…
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Eboni K. Williams and Her ‘Harlem Jewel Box’
The broadcaster and author’s brief to her designer was simple: ‘Imagine if Josephine Baker lived in Harlem today. That’s what…
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At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree
The donkey is a key, if increasingly marginalized, character in human history. Once venerated, the animal has been an object…
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Fifteen Years After 2008, Why Do Banks Keep Failing?
The weekend rescue of uninsured depositors in Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank was absolutely essential and absolutely frustrating. We…
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This Year, a Plain Old Ordinary Oscars Was Something to Savor
After breathing a sigh of relief that the night went smoothly, our critics examine the acting wins as well as…
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The F.B.I. Has an Art Crime Team. And These Days, It’s Busy.
A raid of the Orlando Museum of Art, in which 25 works attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat were seized, has placed…
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A24 Achieves Art-House Supremacy With Triumphant Oscar Night
The independent studio behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Whale” became the first to sweep the acting awards…
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‘The Last of Us’ Finale: First-Person Shooter
In its stunning first-season finale, “The Last of Us” became a video game — and, in the process, morally potent…
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Tucker Carlson Is No Less Dangerous as a Hypocrite
Gail Collins: Bret, we have all kinds of deeply important issues to tackle. But let’s start with Tucker Carlson. We’ve…
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Elizabeth Warren: We Can Prevent More Bank Failures
No one should be mistaken about what unfolded over the past few days in the U.S. banking system: These recent…