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7 Songs We Nearly Missed in 2022
Hear tracks by Flo, Becky G and Karol G, Monster and Big Flock and more.
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When the Writing Demands Talent and Discretion, Call the Ghostwriter
Ghostwriters write books in someone else’s voice — without leaving fingerprints. Doing it well requires great technical skill and a…
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How Does a Family Change After Losing a Child?
Welcome to Group Text, a monthly column for readers and book clubs about the novels, memoirs and story collections that…
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Ken Balcomb, 82, Dies; Revealed the Hidden World of Killer Whales
His annual orca survey helped transform the animals’ image from soulless predators to compassionate creatures worth protecting.
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Audubon Terrace Is Extending an Olive Branch to Its Neighborhood
Once accused of ignoring the largely Latino residents of Washington Heights, the Hispanic Society will take the lead in a…
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Kevin McCarthy’s Place in the History Books
What’s happening in Washington — the House of Representatives’ failing to elect a speaker on the first ballot — has…
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Want to Understand L.G.B.T.Q. Life in America? Come to Alabama.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — It was an unusually chilly Thursday night in December, and a drag queen named Miss Majesty Divine…
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When American History Turns Into American Mythology
In the realm of folklore and ancient traditions, myths are tales forever retold for their wisdom and underlying truths. Their…
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It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Get Mentally Ill People the Help They Need
A few weeks before Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York would begin a big push to involuntarily hospitalize severely…
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Once Again, My Family Must Leave Afghanistan
Last September, 13 months after the Taliban takeover, my family and I flew into Kabul one morning as many of…