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Academy Museum to Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History After All
The museum was criticized earlier for failing to acknowledge the contributions of the Jewish pioneers who helped establish the American…
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‘Dawn of the Dead’ at 45: A Zombie Love Affair That Never Died
A look back at George A. Romero’s film, one of the most influential horror movies of all time, as it…
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A Steadying Force for the Africa Center Is Stepping Down
Uzodinma Iweala, chief executive of the Harlem institution, will leave at the end of 2024 after guiding it through pandemic…
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Renaissance Portraits That Played Hide and Seek
Portraits go undercover in the new Metropolitan Museum show “Hidden Faces,” about the practice of concealing artworks behind sliding panels…
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Do You Wish You Lived in a Low-Tax State?
If paying taxes every year makes you think about moving, consider the state and local tax burden, which varies from…
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Does It Seem Like the End Times Are Here? These Novels Know Better.
On the day my mother died, I sat by her bedside and read the Psalms. The room was quiet —…
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Doris Kearns Goodwin Wasn’t Competing With Her Husband
Describe your ideal reading experience. The early hours before dawn have always been best. I have all that is necessary:…
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A Conversation With Deborah Feldman, an Unorthodox Voice in Germany
Feldman, who wrote in “Unorthodox” about leaving her Hasidic community in New York, has been touching a nerve in Germany,…
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Now Arriving at an Airport Lounge Near You: Peloton Bikes, Nap Pods and Caviar Service
In recent months, a handful of exclusive credit card lounges have opened in airports in the United States. More are…
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Hanif Abdurraqib Just Misses His Dog
His new book, “There’s Always This Year,” is a meditation on beauty, grief and mortality through the lens of basketball…