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Food
Pizza Boxes Finally Get Their Own Recycling Bin
The Central Park Conservancy is testing a new receptacle — square, with a narrow slot — in an effort to…
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News
Can’t Find Eclipse Glasses? Here’s What to Do.
You can watch a projection of the eclipse using some common household items.
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News
Puccini’s ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Turandot’: More Than Appropriation
The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic criticisms of borrowing and stereotyping.
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News
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Unpacks Black Literature’s ‘Black Box’
In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape their…
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World
‘Welsh Tidy Mouse’ Tidies Tiny Welsh House
For months, a mysterious helper was cleaning up the work bench in Rodney Holbrook’s shed every night. He caught the…
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News
Cockatoos Know How to Pick the Right Tools for the Job
The job, in these experiments, was getting a cashew out of a puzzle box.
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World
Kenyan Gay Rights Activist Is Killed
Edwin Chiloba’s body was dumped on the roadside by a moving vehicle in the country’s west. Police have arrested his…
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Food
Dips and Sweet Delights for Hanukkah
The Friday box from a Brooklyn caterer offers matbutcha and other delights, chocolate halvah bonbons from Dandelion Chocolate and more.