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Kathy Acker, Drawn to the Margins, Pushed Literature’s Boundaries
EAT YOUR MIND: The Radical Life and Work of Kathy Acker, by Jason McBride Kathy Acker — proto-punk, tough-stemmed flower,…
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Who Exactly Do Americans Want Leading Them?
The midterm elections left neither Democrats nor Republicans with a clear advantage heading into the next presidential campaign season. Donald…
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Deal to Merge Two Publishing Giants Is on the Verge of Collapse
Penguin Random House’s deal to buy Simon & Schuster, a rival publisher, is close to collapsing after Simon & Schuster’s…
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That Feeling When the Magic Stops Working
Gail Collins: Bret, before we get to politics, let’s talk about the terrible shooting at the gay club in Colorado…
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The Pro-Life Movement Has to Break With Trumpism
The midterms were hard for pro-life Americans. In every state where abortion referendums were on the ballot, the pro-choice side…
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How One of the Country’s Most Storied C.E.O.s Destroyed His Legacy
Jack Welch, one of the most celebrated corporate chieftains of his time, spent the last few years of his life…
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Scientists Don’t Agree on the Cause of Obesity — Does It Matter?
LONDON — A select group of the world’s top researchers studying obesity recently gathered in the gilded rooms of the…
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How to Give Thanks in a Screwed-Up World
NASHVILLE — My father always had a ready answer to the question that greases the gears of human discourse. Whenever…
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The Subtle Art of Political Messaging as Practiced by the Laundrymen of Mumbai
OpinionSupported by Continue reading the main storyThe Subtle Art of Political Messaging as Practiced by the Laundrymen of Mumbai Nov.…
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What Will Russia Without Putin Look Like? Maybe This.
Russia’s current condition — militarized, isolated, corrupt, dominated by the security services and hemorrhaging talent as hundreds of thousands ...