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Biden’s a Great President. He Should Not Run Again.
When President Biden gives his State of the Union address on Tuesday, he will have a lot to boast about.…
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Revisiting the Summer of Stagflation
I don’t know whether there will be any surprises in the State of the Union address. I do know that…
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The Downing of a Chinese Spy Balloon
More from our inbox: Fired by Email? Employees Are Just ‘Resources.’A Chef Adds to the Cringe ListMy Doctor, via EmailThe…
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Charlie Thomas, a Singing Drifter Nearly All His Life, Dies at 85
He was heard on hits like “There Goes My Baby,” “Under the Boardwalk” and “Up on the Roof.” He kept…
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How the Grammys Bring Rebels Into the Fold
The awards show needs to build bridges between generations. That means convincing once-overlooked upstarts to show up as elders.
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How Questlove Pulled Off the Grammys’ Crowd-Pleasing Hip-Hop Tribute
The Roots drummer and D.J. was tapped by the Recording Academy to fit 50 years of rap history into 15…
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A Louche Life Set to a Show-Tunes Score
In his name-dropping novel “Up With the Sun,” Thomas Mallon fictionalizes the minor career and tabloid murder of the Broadway…
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Conversations With Friends, in a Russian Jail Cell
A debut novel from Kira Yarmysh, a longtime critic of Vladimir Putin, offers an intimate look at political imprisonment.
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As Wallace Stevens Once Put It: Hi!
Poetic beginnings — first lines, or first poems in collections — do a lot of work in setting the tone…
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Hayley Williams Is Fueled by Teas, Thrifting and Terrifying Films
As Paramore releases its sixth album, “This Is Why,” the singer and songwriter chats about playing in a maturing band…