Books
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Ghosts Come in Many Forms in Bryan Washington’s New Novel
In “Family Meal,” the author follows the jagged reunion of two former best friends, each grappling with grief and complicated…
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Audiobook of the Week: What’s Really in a Hot Dog?
“Raw Dog,” by the comedian Jamie Loftus, is an investigative memoir that’s part gonzo travelogue and part takedown of the…
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Kate DiCamillo Is Not Afraid of the Dark
Kate DiCamillo learned the craft of storytelling by sitting on old ladies’ porches on her dead-end street in Central Florida.…
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Drake Releases ‘For All the Dogs’ Album, With Assists From Bad Bunny and Kevin Durant
The album, which had been teased all summer and then delayed, also features appearances by SZA, 21 Savage and J.…
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Peso Pluma, Mexico’s Breakout Music Star, Finds New Spotlights
Backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, at the Prudential Center in Newark, the out-of-nowhere Mexican superstar Peso…
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Why I Keep Watching In-Flight Meltdowns
How the airplane became a viral sensation, the star of videos about questionable behavior — and the new backdrop for…
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How the Humble Paperback Helped Win World War II
When American soldiers fought on the battlefields of World War II, they were carrying more than weapons. They also carried…
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Banana Yoshimoto Wants Books to Give Her Insomnia
What books are on your night stand? I read most of my books on the Kindle, but as far as…
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Robert Glasper Leans Into the Drama
Mounting his fifth annual residency at the Blue Note (after a viral beef at the Grammys), the pianist, producer and…
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An Experimental Label’s Music Is Now Streaming. Here’s Where to Start.
Listen to 15 streaming highlights from the vast catalog of Tzadik, the imprint founded by John Zorn.