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Jessica Lange and Paula Vogel on Breaking, and Keeping, the Family Contract
In the Tony-nominated “Mother Play,” the writer conjures warm memories and thorny ones, not to judge her mother, but to…
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The Miniature Secrets of Championship Rings
As sports fans enjoy the legacy-defining moments of this month’s N.B.A. finals and Stanley Cup finals, Jason Arasheben is studying…
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A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move
Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to…
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I’m a Conservative. We Need to Make the Environment Nonpartisan.
By Benji Backer Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd Climate change is a deeply divisive issue in modern American politics, but…
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Young Women Are Fleeing Organized Religion. This Was Predictable.
Alexis Draut, 28, was raised Christian in Kentucky. Her parents took her and her sister to nondenominational megachurches that adhered…
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If Not in New York, Then Where?
Here is what the indefinite pause on New York City’s congestion pricing program, if it sticks, will cost: 120,000 more…
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America Needs Big Wins. These Would Be Three.
In 1977, Ronald Reagan shared his thoughts on the Cold War with his aide Richard Allen. “My idea of American…
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Norman Carol, Violinist in Historic Concert in China, Is Dead at 95
The concertmaster and first-chair violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra for decades, he took part in a diplomatic breakthrough in 1973…
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‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Disorder in the Court
Jake Gyllenhaal steps in for Harrison Ford in a new, highly strung adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller for Apple…
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At the Ojai Festival, a Star Pianist Keeps the Focus on Young Artists
Mitsuko Uchida sat at the piano with her back to the audience. It was an unusual look for a reigning…