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Zofia Posmysz, Who Wrote of Life in Concentration Camps, Dies at 98
Zofia Posmysz, who endured three years of imprisonment in concentration camps for associating with the Polish resistance to Nazi occupation…
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Elana Dykewomon, Author Who Explored Lesbian Lives, Dies at 72
Elana Dykewomon, a gregarious, cerebral author, poet and activist who spent decades exploring her identity as both a lesbian and…
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Salman Rushdie, Badly Wounded, Is Off Ventilator and Starting to Recover
The author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed roughly 10 times on Friday, has been removed from a ventilator and is…
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Wonking Out: Is 2022 Like 1980?
It has been a good week on the inflation front. First we had a flat month for the Consumer Price…
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Investigating Trump Is Fraught, but Not Doing So Is Worse
There are more than a few commentators and observers who are afraid of what might happen to the United States…
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‘Finally, I Broke Down and Bought a 20-Comb Assortment Pack’
Combed Over Dear Diary: I had searched for a week to buy a pocket comb to replace one I had…
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Gen X Is Kind of, Sort of, Not Really the Boss
The top job in this country has gone from the baby boomer Barack Obama to the barely boomer Donald Trump…
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The Most Productive Dysfunctional Congress Ever
In March, Congress overhauled the U.S. Postal Service, which had been on the brink of insolvency for years. In June,…
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Afghanistan, One Year After the Fall
Mullah Naqibullah, a slim, young Taliban fighter, tossed his shawl over his shoulder and adjusted his rifle. He made his…
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How to Run in Extreme Heat? Ask a ‘Son of the Desert’
Last weekend, I made a classic summer running mistake. I hit the snooze button. I really wanted just one more…