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Poetry Died 100 Years Ago This Month
Like many millennials, I was educated, if that’s the right word for it, on the internet. The online music critics…
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Sports
N.F.L. Week 17 Predictions: Our Picks for Each Game
Can the Jaguars keep the Titans from the A.F.C. South title? Can the Bills outscore the Bengals? Will anyone win…
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US
Man Receives Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Plot to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Barry Croft planned to use guns and explosives to abduct Michigan’s governor, prosecutors said. He was the final federal defendant…
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News
This 2022 ‘Best of’ List Includes Swaddling a Chicken
For my last newsletter of 2022, I want to highlight parenting media that I loved this year. I tend toward…
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Elinor Lipman’s Frothy New Novel Has Serious Undertow
In “Ms. Demeanor,” the veteran author explores the ramifications of sexual freedom for a middle-aged woman.
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World
When Cultural Heritage Becomes a Battlefront
Against the appalling human cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its cultural toll may feel insignificant. But tallying the damage…
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News
Is the Inflation Storm Letting Up?
The average national price of regular gasoline this Christmas was almost 20 cents a gallon lower than it was a…
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Magazine
Welcome to the Winter of Our Déjà Vu
In early December, at least one party at Art Basel in Miami featured a sight not seen in some time:…
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News
Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
Arizona’s water is running worryingly low. Amid the worst drought in more than a millennium, which has left communities across…
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News
How Henri Matisse (and I) Got a ‘Beautiful Body’
I had an unforgettable feeling of embodiment once, when my teeth smashed through my lower left cheek. I was a…