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The Problem(s) With China’s Population Drop
China’s population declined last year, for the first time since the mass deaths associated with Mao Zedong’s disastrous Great Leap…
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What Happened to All of Science’s Big Breakthroughs?
A new study finds a steady drop since 1945 in disruptive feats as a share of the world’s booming enterprise…
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A Mighty Generation of Musicians. A Moving Final Chapter.
The conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Daniel Barenboim have continued to perform as aging and illness loom.
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I’m a 100-Year-Old Doctor. I’m Not Too Old to Work.
The doctor mentioned in a guest essay about older physicians gives his perspective.
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What’s Next for the Great Gay Play? Everything.
In recent shows, ideas of gayness are expanding, combining and disappearing all at once.
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Building a House Is Stressful, Even if You’re Sanjay Gupta
The CNN correspondent was traveling for work during construction of his family’s house, leaving the decision-making to his wife. (Yes,…
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$4.5 Million Homes in California
A 1927 Spanish-style home in Los Angeles, a four-bedroom townhouse in Manhattan Beach and a compound on more than 400…
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In a New ‘Night Court,’ John Larroquette Plays Defense
The actor thought he was done with Dan Fielding. But more than 30 years later, Larroquette is back to see…
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As ‘A Strange Loop’ Ends, Its Creator Looks Back on a ‘Supernova’
Michael R. Jackson discussed his Pulitzer and Tony-winning musical, which closed Sunday after a nine-month Broadway run.
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At 80, the Saxophonist Billy Harper Is Still a Towering Force
He spent years playing with Art Blakey, Lee Morgan and Max Roach, earning praise for his sax’s piercing cry. He’s…