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New York Public Library Acquires Joan Didion’s Papers
The joint archive of Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, includes manuscripts, photographs, letters, dinner party guest lists and…
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For a Pioneering Artist, the Joy of Having Done the Work His Way
If you keep a musician friend for over 50 years, as the experimental director Ping Chong has done with Meredith…
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Lance Kerwin, ‘James at 15’ and ‘Salem’s Lot’ Star, Dies at 62
“James,” which followed the adventures of a sandy-haired teenager who moves with his family to Boston from Oregon, made him…
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Lloyd Morrisett, a Founder of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 93
His observations about his 3-year-old daughter’s viewing habits led him to join Joan Ganz Cooney in creating a program that revolutionized…
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Man Convicted in Terror Attack That Killed 8 on a Manhattan Bike Path
Sayfullo Saipov could face the death penalty in the federal case. He said he was inspired to carry out the…
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Barr Pressed Durham to Find Flaws in the Russia Investigation. It Didn’t Go Well.
The review by John Durham at one point veered into a criminal investigation related to Donald Trump himself, even as…
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Jurors in Bike Path Terror Case Ask What Would Happen if They Acquitted
The panel weighing the fate of Sayfullo Saipov, who could face the death penalty, has sent a stream of questions…
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Anti-Gay? Anti-Science? Antisemitic? Run for Governor of North Carolina!
The 2024 governor’s race in North Carolina just got underway. You care. Not because this state is the nation’s ninth…
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The Forgotten History of Chinese Railroad Workers Rises From the Texas Dust
In a creative departure, the artist Kenneth Tam spent the last year creating sculptures that honor the lives of Chinese laborers…
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Ancient Roman Road’s Beginning Will Remain a Mystery for Now
An archaeological dig that began last summer, searching for the long-elusive “first mile” of the Appian Way, has been stymied…