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Books
Banana Yoshimoto Wants Books to Give Her Insomnia
What books are on your night stand? I read most of my books on the Kindle, but as far as…
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News
James Jorden, Creator of an Essential Opera Blog, Dies at 69
With Parterre Box, he brought together high culture, punk aesthetics and gleeful camp in an irreverent source for news, criticism…
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World
Review: At ‘Jaja’s,’ Where Everybody Knows Your Mane
Jocelyn Bioh’s Broadway playwriting debut, set in a Harlem hair braiding shop, is a hot and hilarious workplace sitcom.
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World
Haters, Waiters, Fools and Buffoons: Eric Adams Rates His Critics
The mayor has lashed out at the many critiques of his administration, sometimes questioning whether they may be racially biased.
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Travel
Wildfires: Stay Safe in a Warming World
Climate change is warming up the spring, lengthening the summer, and drying out soil and vegetation, leading to more frequent,…
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Magazine
Why Do Runway Models Always Look So Grumpy?
A reader wonders why we rarely see smiles on the catwalk — and if that’s always been the case in…
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World
‘Before Leaving Town, We Stopped to Get Sandwiches to Eat in the Car’
Saving a spot in a long line, pulling weeds in Brooklyn and more reader tales of New York City in…
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Food
The Fight to Control Big Gay Ice Cream, Which Made the Rainbow Its Brand
A company that rode to success with an inclusive message has shrunk to a single store, as a founder sues…
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Magazine
Why I Love Doing Homework (Even If My Kids Hate It)
It’s an opportunity to walk alongside them as they commit to the work of learning.
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Magazine
Who Gets the Cloned Dog in the Breakup?
A thorny question of custody is complicated by the fact that the reader adopted the original dog, but her ex…