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Review: In ‘The Outsiders,’ a New Song for the Young Misfits
The classic coming-of-age novel has become a compelling, if imperfect, musical about have-not teenagers in a have-it-all world.
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The Quiet Magic of Middle Managers
Nobody writes poems about middle managers. Nobody gets too romantic about the person who runs a department at a company,…
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The Great Hypocrisy of the Pro-Life Movement
To understand the remarkable moral, political and intellectual collapse of the pro-life movement, look to the Alabama Supreme Court, not…
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Before He Was Infamous, O.J. Simpson’s Acting Helped Make Him Famous
Simpson began acting while still a football star, appearing in titles as varied as “Roots,” “The Towering Inferno” and the…
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Bravo! Hurray! Wahoo! (Meh.)
If you’ve been to a Broadway show since roughly the late Clinton administration, I’ll bet I know how it ended:…
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O.J., Made in America, Made by TV
In O.J. Simpson’s life and trials, television was a spotlight, a microscope and a mirror.
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Taylor Swift’s Music Returns to TikTok Ahead of New Album
Songs by the pop singer reappeared on TikTok despite the platform’s ongoing licensing dispute with Universal Music Group, which releases…
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Lost Tapes From Major Musicians Are Out There. These Guys Find Them.
For decades, recordings left at studios have languished in storage rooms and basements. Master Tape Rescue, a company of two…
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Prosecutors Say Ohtani’s Interpreter Stole $16 Million From Star
The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was charged with bank fraud, after prosecutors said he stole money to pay his gambling debts.
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The Life of O.J. Simpson: A Timeline
He was a football star, actor, commercial pitchman, and a defendant in a gruesome double murder whose trial gripped the…