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On Thanksgiving, the Chaos Is the Point
This year, like every year, I sent an email to my family with the subject line “Thanksgiving Assignments.” I was…
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Brazilians give thanks today — for their team’s World Cup opener.
Credit...Dado Galdieri for The New York TimesRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil does not celebrate Thanksgiving, but it is in effect…
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Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89
Jean-Marie Straub, a celebrated filmmaker aligned with the French New Wave who sparked critical debate with films he made with…
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Confessions of a Middle-Aged Fanboy
Readers, we have been together for nearly 20 years, but I have never yet spoken with you about my condition.…
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Are You Really So Different From the Blue Sea Blob?
A remotely operated vehicle filmed a life-form this summer on the seafloor that was utterly strange and incomprehensible — at…
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Why Imran Khan Can’t Outplay Pakistan’s Military
Imran Khan is a cornered tiger. After surviving an assassination attempt on Nov. 3 while leading a protest march, Mr.…
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Is Donald Trump Ineligible to Be President?
How does a democracy protect itself against a political leader who is openly hostile to democratic self-rule? This is the…
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The Glow of a Wedding Amid Bombs and Blackouts
“Say it louder,” the groom’s father teased the young couple. The timid “I do’s” barely registered in the high-ceilinged Odesa…
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Cecilia Marshall, Rights Advocate and Widow of Justice, Dies at 94
Cecilia Marshall, who as an NAACP stenographer transcribed the legal briefs for the Brown v. Board of Education decision and…
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Homes Became Offices, and Offices Became Homes
About 28,000 new rental apartments were created in the United States by converting large, former commercial buildings into residential ones…