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Guess Who’s Coming to Mordor
Emilia Clarke does not have purple eyes. Her character in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Daenerys Targaryen, is described in the…
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On ‘Fossora,’ Björk Is a Daughter, a Mother and a Universe
No way around it: “Fossora,” Björk’s 10th studio album, can be heavy going, thorny and intense. But it’s well worth…
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Does Your House Earn $266 a Day?
Rising home values have long been a dependable way to generate equity, and recent price increases have been stunning: In…
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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Review: Still Spelling Trouble
Disney’s “Hocus Pocus” is one of the company’s few true cult classics; after an initial negative reception when it was…
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I Escaped Poverty, but Hunger Still Haunts Me
About three months after I was born, my father was incarcerated. As a toddler, I was poor but housed. Mom…
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Don’t Believe Wall Street’s Social Responsibility Hype
Wall Street has been hard at work on a rebrand. Gone is the “Greed is good” swagger that embodied its…
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Dating Is Broken. Going Retro Could Fix It.
Among the traditional rites of an All-American high school experience is the taking — and judging — of yearbook photos,…
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Why Drug Epidemics End
Despite rising overdose deaths, there’s some important good news regarding opioid misuse. Rates of nonmedical use by high school seniors…
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Art’s New Perch: Your Neck, Not Your Wall
It looks at a glance like a monument, a towering edifice of painted wood and brass. But on closer inspection,…
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A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again
The hall has shrunk and become warmer, more intimate. The audience now surrounds the stage, with some seats close enough…