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$800,000 Homes in California
A recently renovated house in Yucca Valley, a three-bedroom home in Benicia and a one-bedroom condominium in Laguna Niguel.
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Naked? With Strangers? In Europe, It’s How You Relax at the Spa.
Austria and Germany abound with popular resorts called thermen where getting the full sauna experience typically means having to take…
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Spending Impasse Persists Amid G.O.P. Resistance as Partial Shutdown Looms
With Republicans insisting on adding right-wing policy measures to spending bills, lawmakers are running out of time to strike a…
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A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, the police said.
A man set himself on fire on Sunday afternoon outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police…
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This Book Is Baffling, Debauched and Perfectly Human
Vladimir Sorokin’s novel “Blue Lard” features a world largely bereft of love or moral concern, but it reminds us of…
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‘Water for Elephants’ Brings the Circus to Broadway
At the sound of a gunshot, a performer, wreathed in white silks, tumbles from the ceiling. His body somersaults, over…
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‘The Ones Who Live’ Picks Up Where ‘The Walking Dead’ Left Off. Where Was That Again?
The new “Walking Dead” spinoff, premiering Sunday on AMC and AMC+, builds on more than a decade of back story.…
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What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly?
If you’re alarmed by the rise of Christian nationalism, the single worst thing you can do is define it too…
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When Artists Can’t Go Home, All That’s Left Is Their Art
Pablo Picasso was among the few who stood beside Chaim Soutine’s grave as his corpse was lowered into it. It…
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Why People Fail to Notice Horrors Around Them
The miraculous history of our species is peppered with dark stories of oppression, tyranny, bloody wars, savagery, murder and genocide.…