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THE BRINK OF WAR
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THE BRINK OF WAR

Will Hezbollah's border fight with Israel lead to a wider conflict?

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July 29, 2024
A YOUNG ARTIST
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A YOUNG ARTIST

An Italian widow is still discovering the joy of painting at ninety-three.

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10+ mins  |
July 29, 2024
WRITING PROMPTS
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WRITING PROMPTS

Take a walk in your neighborhood while pushing your baby who refuses to nap in a stroller.

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July 29, 2024
DEAD RECKONING
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DEAD RECKONING

At the Sphere, a fan wrestles with what the Grateful Dead have left behind.

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July 29, 2024
How Jet Democratized the Thirst Trap
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How Jet Democratized the Thirst Trap

When I was growing up, in the early two-thousands, I knew of only one way that a mere mortal could be pictured in a bikini for paying subscribers.

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July 29, 2024
GOINGS ON
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GOINGS ON

What we're watching, listening to, and doing this week.

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July 29, 2024
DANCES WITH WOOLF
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DANCES WITH WOOLF

Does ballet need narrative?

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5 mins  |
July 22, 2024
CHARMED
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CHARMED

Clairo makes music about the wallop and jolt of romantic connection.

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10 mins  |
July 22, 2024
SEX AND SENSIBILITY
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SEX AND SENSIBILITY

The rise and fall of the Bluestockings.

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July 22, 2024
THE SUMMER OF SCI-FI
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THE SUMMER OF SCI-FI

1982 and the meaning of moviegoing.

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July 22, 2024
BLOCKING
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BLOCKING

\"Sing Sing.\"

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July 22, 2024
PARADISE BRONX
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PARADISE BRONX

The borough’ history has always been shaped by its in-between-ness.

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July 22, 2024
INSIDE THE TRUMP PLAN FOR 2025
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INSIDE THE TRUMP PLAN FOR 2025

A network of well-funded far-right activists is preparing for the former President's return to the White House.

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July 22, 2024
HEAR NO EVIL
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HEAR NO EVIL

An artist uses audio analysis to investigate violence.

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July 22, 2024
BOT THERAPY
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BOT THERAPY

He appeared one day on Instagram. He had noticed my posts and asked if I wanted to talk.

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July 22, 2024
THE POWER OF THE PIRATES
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THE POWER OF THE PIRATES

Their flag meant death. What else did it mean?

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July 22, 2024
ANTIHERO
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ANTIHERO

“The Boys,” on Prime Video.

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5 mins  |
July 08, 2024
HOW THE WEST WAS LONG
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HOW THE WEST WAS LONG

“Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1.”

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6 mins  |
July 08, 2024
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Taffy Brodesser-Akner weighs the cost of generational wealth.

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6 mins  |
July 08, 2024
TWICE-TOLD TALES
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TWICE-TOLD TALES

The seditious writers who unravel their own stories.

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July 08, 2024
CASTING A LINE
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CASTING A LINE

The hard-bitten genius of Norman Maclean.

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July 08, 2024
TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
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TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR

Four years ago, when Ivan Cornejo was a junior in high school, he had a meeting with his family to announce that he was dropping out. His parents were alarmed, of course, but his older sister, Pamela, had a more sympathetic reaction, because she also happened to be his manager, and she knew that he wasn’t bluffing when he said that he had to focus on his career.

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July 08, 2024
THE HADAL ZONE
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THE HADAL ZONE

Arwen Rasmont waits hours at Keflavík International for his flight; they call it as he leaves the men’s room. He walks past the mirrored wall and is assaulted, as usual, by his dead father’s handsome image: high-arched nose, yellow hair.

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July 08, 2024
OPENING THEORY
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OPENING THEORY

Ivan is standing on his own in the corner while the men from the chess club move the chairs and tables around.

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July 08, 2024
THE LAST RAVE
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THE LAST RAVE

Remembering a summer of estrangement.

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July 08, 2024
КАНО
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КАНО

I’ve dated all kinds of women in my life,” the man said, “but I have to say I’ve never seen one as ugly as you.”

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July 08, 2024
THE DRUMMER BOY ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
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THE DRUMMER BOY ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

This story was written in the mid-nineteen-fifties, after E. L. Doctorow, then in his twenties, had completed his military service in Germany.

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9 mins  |
July 08, 2024
THE BLUE AND THE WHITE
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THE BLUE AND THE WHITE

The London imprint Fitzcarraldo Editions makes challenging literature chic.

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July 08, 2024
The Crackdown
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The Crackdown

Fighting drug gangs, a young President declares war within his own country.

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10+ mins  |
June 24, 2024
In Search of Lost Time
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In Search of Lost Time

The strange journey of John Lennon's stolen Patek Philippe watch.

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10+ mins  |
June 24, 2024