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Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.’s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist?
MANCHESTER, N.H. — When then-President Donald J. Trump visited New Hampshire in 2018, a typical delegation awaited him: flag-waving superfans,…
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What Happens When an Artist Loses His Sight
A few years ago, I began having trouble with my vision. Shapes became indistinct, colors muted. The world started to…
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World
The Absolute Vermeer, in a Show More Precious Than Pearls
AMSTERDAM — What is a masterpiece? There’s a kind of confidence, generous but wrong, we afford classic works of art.…
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‘Bad Apples’ or Systemic Issues?
On Wednesday, the city of Memphis remembered the life of Tyre Nichols, a young man who was beaten by at…
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Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
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Is ‘Workism’ Dooming Civilization? Notes on the New Pew Parents Study.
This week the Pew Research Center released a study looking at the attitudes of contemporary American parents toward their own…
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The Waffle House Brawl Belongs in a Museum
In video after viral video, fast-food employees keep being forced to punch above their weight. You can find the disquieting…
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How to Redeem Social Media in One Easy Step
NASHVILLE — Not quite halfway through the new season of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” a young woman, Portia, breaks into…
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Don’t Try to Appease Economic Terrorists
A few days ago I received an automated text from my bank. For some reason the bank’s algorithm flagged a…
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When Did We All Become Pop Culture Detectives?
Harvesting Easter eggs has become integral to our consumption of entertainment. But there’s a fine line between perceptiveness and paranoia.