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Does Biden Really Believe We Are in a Crisis of Democracy?
Strip away the weird semi-fascist optics, the creepy crimson lighting and the Marines standing sentinel, and the speech Joe Biden…
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Charlie Finch, Caustic Chronicler of New York’s Art Scene, Dies at 69
Charlie Finch, who shook up the New York art world for years with gossipy, often caustic writing about the city’s…
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Marilyn Loden, Who Championed a Feminist Metaphor, Dies at 76
Marilyn Loden was 31 and working in human resources at the New York Telephone Company when she was asked to…
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NASA Scrubbed Another Moon Launch. It May Not Be the Last Time.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Before the first launch attempt of the Artemis I mission last Monday, Wayne Hale, a…
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Republicans Are Showing Contempt for the Rules
One of the recurring points I make in my column is that the Republican Party, from the most junior state…
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‘House of the Dragon’ Is Less Sexist and Racist. But Is it Good?
In HBO’s new hit show “House of the Dragon,” the dragons are bigger, scalier and fire-breathier than they ever were…
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The Post-Colonoscopy Male Friendship Test
I met Peter when I wrote him a mash note after reading one of his books. I met Andrew when…
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What Is Owed to Pakistan, Now One-Third Underwater
We heard the story all the time, told as a warning: When man first set foot on Earth, all the…
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The End-of-Summer Child Care Crunch Is Here. I’m Not Amused.
Finding child care to last the entire summer has long been a problem for parents of young kids. In 2019,…
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Serena Williams, Moving Toward Retirement, Ends Her Magical Run at the U.S. Open
As Serena Williams walked onto the court at the U.S. Open this week, the question was how the greatest player…