Books
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R. Kelly Convicted in Sex Abuse Case Involving Videos of a Teenage Girl
CHICAGO — R. Kelly, the fallen R&B star once revered as a product of this city’s South Side, was convicted…
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A New Ariel Inspires Joy for Young Black Girls: ‘She Looks Like Me’
At first, all you see is the swish of an iridescent tale and a flash of red hair. She glides…
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Jokes + Exasperation + Subtext = a New York Club Comic on the Rise
Like genius, great comedy requires some mix of inspiration and perspiration, but when it comes to the stand-up of Raanan…
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Florentina Holzinger Makes Everyone Uncomfortable
BERLIN — In a rehearsal hall on the city’s outskirts, Xana Novais was hanging by her teeth. On a recent…
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Alan Cumming Uses Dance to Get at the Truth of Robert Burns
GLASGOW — Rain pours down, thunder growls, lightning flickers. Fragments of melancholy melody emerge from the tumult, and a lone,…
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Read Your Way Through Helsinki
Credit...Raphaelle MacaronFinns love to read: It’s their favorite thing to do in their time off. The country is a little…
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At PEN America, a Complicated Centennial for Free Speech
At a sold-out event on Monday in Manhattan celebrating the centenary of the free expression group PEN America, there were…
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What Music to Expect at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral
What is the sound of a monarch’s death — the music and noise that commemorates the end of one regal…
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Ian McEwan Returns With a Tale of Adolescent Lust and Adult Lassitude
LESSONSBy Ian McEwan431 pages. Alfred A. Knopf. $30. Nobody is better at writing about entropy, indignity and ejaculation — among…
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U.S. Returns Rare Coin Minted by Jews During Rebellion From Rome
American investigators returned a rare silver coin to Israel on Monday that they say was minted as a marker of…