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My Faith Forbade Eclipse Gazing. Now It Inspires My Art.
As a child growing up in the Hare Krishna community in the United States, I was forbidden to be outside…
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Larry David, Philosopher King
“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the HBO comedy series created by and starring Larry David, debuted way back in 1999 and comedy,…
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America Was Once the Country Begging Richer Allies for Help
Even before they declared their independence, it was clear to the American colonies that in their struggle against Great Britain…
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Israel Is Making the Same Mistake America Made in Iraq
As the war in Gaza reaches its six-month mark, I’m getting a disturbing sense of déjà vu. Israel is facing…
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What Netanyahu Must Do to Bring Home the Hostages
If the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, were serious about securing the release of all the hostages in Gaza, they…
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The High-I.Q. Nonsense of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The hubris. The narcissism. The convenient and fraudulent anti-elitism. The out-of-his-mind theories presented as out-of-the-box thinking. Many of us have…
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Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving You.
There are no end of theories for why the internet feels so crummy these days. The New Yorker blames the…
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Joe Lieberman and David Mixner, Exemplary Outsiders
The gay activist David Mixner and Senator Joe Lieberman died last month at the ages of 77 and 82, respectively,…
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Mary Ann Zielonko, Partner of Kitty Genovese, Dies at 85
The murder of Ms. Genovese, and her neighbors’ reaction to it, generated headlines. The nature of her relationship with Ms.…
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Kate Coleman, Who Documented the Bay Area Counterculture, Dies at 81
She wrote about politics and the patriarchy as a left-wing writer, then alienated her compatriots with exposés critical of the…