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Biden vs. Trump: A Wrenching Debate
Readers are disturbed by “problematic performances” by both candidates, and some urge the president to bow out.
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5 International Shows Worth Watching, From Kafka to a Human Kaiju
The return of “Babylon Berlin” was the international TV news of the week, but here are five other recent series…
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16 New Books Coming in July
The Cliffs, by J. Courtney Sullivan A dilapidated lavender mansion, perched high on a craggy bluff in Maine, turns out…
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Hoot, Howl and Sneeze: 6 Picture Books for Maximum Read-Aloud Joy
From silly rhymes to lively sound effects to stealthily-building suspense, these old standbys and new classics have something for everyone.
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Ghosts, Haunted Dreams and the Devil Himself in 4 New Horror Books
Our columnist reviews June’s horror releases.
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6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov on Leaving Everything Behind
Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges…
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Yes … Who? Here Are the Chefs Who Appear in ‘The Bear.’
Last season, the FX series featured a parade of Hollywood celebrities. In the new one, it’s showing off its food-world…
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A Woman Sleeping With Her Stepson? This Director Knows It May Shock.
The French filmmaker Catherine Breillat has been exploring relationships between girls and older men since the 1970s. Her latest, “Last…
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Why Can’t New York Make a Proper Monument to Gay History?
Fifty-five years after Stonewall, a new tourist center suggests that what the riots stood for is old history. But is…