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When Sexual Liberation Is Oppressive
The conclusion of Louise Perry’s “The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century,”…
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Ukraine Disowns an Olympic Champion Who Skated in Russia
As Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February, Viktor Petrenko, one of Ukraine’s most visible Olympic champions, posted the…
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Olivia Newton-John, Pop Singer and ‘Grease’ Star, Dies at 73
Olivia Newton-John, who sang some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s while recasting her image as the…
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Do Spiders Dream of Eight-Legged Sheep?
By day, jumping spiders hunt their prey, stalking and pouncing like cats. When the lights go down, these pea-sized predators…
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Scenes From the Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen Is Still on Top of His Game
The chess world was left reeling by the surprise announcement last month that its biggest star, Magnus Carlsen, would surrender…
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In Lawsuits, Ex-Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of Project Veritas
The conservative group Project Veritas has for years sought to embarrass political opponents and members of media organizations by ...
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David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89
David McCullough, who was known to millions as an award-winning, best-selling author and an appealing television host and narrator with…
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Bert Fields, Lawyer to the Hollywood Elite, Dies at 93
Bert Fields, the colorful and canny dean of Hollywood lawyers whose services were called on by superstars and studios alike…
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$15 French Fries and $18 Sandwiches: Inflation Hits New York
This was supposed to be a summer of long-awaited celebrations in New York City, the return of a packed calendar…
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Pete Rose Dismisses Questions About Sexual Misconduct
Pete Rose was dismissive Sunday when asked about an accusation that he had sex with a girl under 16 in…