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The Occupied West Bank: Divided by Faith, United by Fear
As bloodshed surges around them, an Israeli settler and a Palestinian tour guide search for answers — and a shred…
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Watching Britney Spears, as a Girl and a Woman
For 25 years, American culture has used her body to determine a woman’s worth. In “The Woman in Me,” she…
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Two Books for a Mental Vacation
Madeleine L’Engle’s domestic memoir; Julie Orringer’s humane short stories
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No, Xi Jinping Is Not About to Attack Taiwan
To some observers, it may seem like Xi Jinping is itching to unify Taiwan with China. The Chinese president has…
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The Main Problem With Pedestrian Deaths Isn’t the Pedestrians
I want to talk about two things that have happened since last weekend’s newsletter on pedestrian deaths. One of them…
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Food
The Real End of David Chang’s Momofuku Ko Happened Years Ago
The revolutionary tasting-menu restaurant eventually came to resemble the fine-dining titans it tried to dethrone.
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Alessandra Ferri’s Next Act: Running the Vienna State Ballet
Ferri, the star ballerina who was a principal at American Ballet Theater, will run the large Vienna company and its…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘“Slut!”’ and the Evolution of a Pop Star Feminist
The bonus track from “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” revisits a moment when she was carefully calibrating her public transition into adulthood…
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Hanging Drapery Is Harder Than You’d Think. But You Can Do It.
When you’re choosing curtains for a room, there are so many things to consider. Jake Arnold, an interior designer in…
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‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas
Alexander Payne’s jaunt to the past, with Paul Giamatti playing a curmudgeonly instructor at a 1970s boarding school, is crackling…