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Arts
Christopher Nolan and the Contradictions of J. Robert Oppenheimer
With the biopic “Oppenheimer,” due July 21, the writer-director Christopher Nolan, known for brain-twisting films like “Interstellar” and “Inception,” addresses…
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World
It’s By-election Day in the U.K. What Does That Mean?
Three seats in Parliament recently occupied by Conservatives are up for grabs in an election that may show which way…
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World
Ukrainian Children With Cancer Fight Their Own War Within a War
The war with Russia compounds the struggles of pediatric cancer patients and their families, but it has also prompted positive…
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News
Australia’s New Queen
Sam Kerr’s tone barely shifted. She had not, she said, had time to think about it yet. She had put…
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US
I.R.S. Whistle-Blowers Allege Political Bias in Hunter Biden Investigation
Two veteran investigators spent several hours detailing to a House committee the ways in which they believed President Biden’s son…
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News
The Victory for Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Is Just the Beginning
Amid so much discouraging news about reproductive health access in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s demise, the announcement by…
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News
American Theater Is Collapsing. The Federal Government Must Save It.
The American theater is on the verge of collapse. Here’s just a sampling of recent dire developments: The Public Theater…
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News
Is ‘Yo’ the Gender-Neutral Pronoun You’ve Been Looking For?
I am in the middle of writing a book on pronouns in English. My focus this time out is on…
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News
Biden to Netanyahu: Please Stop Trying to Rush Through Your Judicial Overhaul. Build a Consensus First.
President Biden has had an intense week dealing with the battle inside Israel over the future of its judiciary, speaking…
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News
This Green and Expensive Land
Last month, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released a note comparing inflation rates among the Group of 7…