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At Two Summer Theater Festivals, Reassuring Signs of Life
The industry is facing challenges, but in western Massachusetts the quality of the works is as rich as ever, our…
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An Exclamatory Playlist!
Wham! Neu! “Oh! Darling” and more artists and songs that make a statement.
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World
Taliban Shut Beauty Salons, One of Afghan Women’s Last Public Spaces
Following through on an order that prompted rare protests in the capital, the Taliban said the services of the women-only…
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How the Indigo Girls Brought Barbie ‘Closer to Fine’
A 1989 song about soul searching has maintained cultural relevance for three decades, but the band has also long been…
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World
Short-Term Pain for Long-term Gain? Nigerians Buckle Under Painful Cuts.
In his first two months in office, President Bola Tinubu has ripped the Band-Aid off Nigeria’s ailing economy. Time will…
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Magazine
‘How To With John Wilson’ Is Ending. What Will He Do Now?
Now that the filmmaker’s HBO series is wrapping up, would he rule out directing a season of “The Bachelor”?
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Business
How Do the White House’s A.I. Commitments Stack Up?
Seven leading A.I. companies made eight promises about what they’ll do with their technology. Our columnist sizes up their potential…
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‘Barbenheimer’ Is a Huge Hollywood Moment and Maybe the Last for a While
The big launch of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” should have been a celebratory moment, but an industry on pause has darkened…
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Business
The Markets Are Counting on the Fed to Solve a Tricky Puzzle
Lowering inflation to 2 percent without causing a recession and throwing people out of work would be a rare achievement.…
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Barbenheimer: The Unofficial Playlist
10 songs marked by aesthetic contrasts for the movies’ big opening weekend.