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Robert Caro, Robert Gottlieb and the Art of the Edit
Making movies about writers is notoriously difficult, though the temptation is clear. After all, filmmakers, like authors, are storytellers, and…
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A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth
The reputation of Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known composers of African descent active in Europe, was thwarted for…
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World
Inside South Korea’s Art-Mad Capital
The inaugural Frieze Seoul fair was one sign of the city’s ascent. Now a dealer invasion is underway and artists…
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Finance
Floods Show California’s Climate Dilemma: Fight the Water, or Pull Back?
As global warming brings more intense rainfall, experts say the state needs to give rivers more room to flood safely.…
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Covid Testing Rules Do Little More Than Stoke Anti-Asian Hate
When the Chinese government abruptly eased its draconian Covid-19 policies in December, I felt an uncanny combination of abject horror…
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US
Biden Administration Defends Student Loan Cancellation at Supreme Court
In a brief filed with the justices, the president’s lawyers argued that his administration acted within its authority in moving…
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US
Jill Biden to Have ‘Small Lesion’ Removed After Skin Cancer Screening
It is not clear if the lesion is cancerous. Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor, the White House physician, said doctors recommended…
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World
Your Thursday Briefing
The Russian authorities have laid the blame for a deadly Ukrainian strike on their soldiers themselves.
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World
‘Fear Still Remains’: Ukraine Finds Sexual Crimes Where Russian Troops Ruled
Russian officials have denied abuses against civilians despite widespread evidence of sexual violence by Russian troops documented by Ukrainian and…
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The Burn-It-All-Down Republican Caucus
Republicans keep reaping what they’ve sown. The party’s thoroughly embarrassing inability to choose a speaker of the House after multiple…