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Books
When Siskel and Ebert Were the Names Above the Title
In “Opposable Thumbs,” Matt Singer recalls the risky business of putting newspaper movie critics on TV — and the “combustible…
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Sports
A Spark That Ignited in a Brooklyn Kitchen and Continued Around the World
When Jirair Ratevosian, a Congressional candidate, and Micheal Ighodaro, an activist and filmmaker, first met, both were so busy with…
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Politics
If You’ve Ever Heard a Voice That Wasn’t There, This Could Be Why
With a ghostly finger in a lab, researchers coaxed people to hear phantom voices.
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Politics
When Female Frogs Face the Mating Ball, They Pretend to Croak
Female frogs have evolved a variety of tactics to avoid the advances of overeager males, proving they’re not defenseless and…
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World
Gathering to Mourn the Dead, and Dying Themselves in an Explosion in Ukraine
Ukrainians officials said a Russian strike had killed at least 51 people in a tiny village with no obvious military…
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Sports
Why Do Runway Models Always Look So Grumpy?
A reader wonders why we rarely see smiles on the catwalk — and if that’s always been the case in…
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Books
To Seize the Fleeting: Making Clarice Lispector Dance
They’ve been at it for hours. Jodi Melnick and Maya Lee-Parritz, both dancers, both choreographers, are in an airy dance…
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World
Warming Set the Stage for Canada’s Record Fires, Study Finds
Climate change has made hot, dry and windy conditions like those that fueled this year’s blazes at least twice as…
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World
To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More Than Career
When I’m around young adults I like to ask them how they are thinking about the big commitments in their…
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World
Every Peach Shines in This Tart
Peaches are at the height of summer perfection right now. But even the most mundane stone fruit manages to thrill…