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Blasted
The New Yorker

Blasted

The I.R.A., the Brits, and a bomb that shook the nations.

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April 10, 2023
THE CURRENT CINEMA - TREAD SOFTLY
The New Yorker

THE CURRENT CINEMA - TREAD SOFTLY

\"Air\" and \"Paint.\"

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6 mins  |
April 17, 2023
ON TELEVISION - HELL ON WHEELS
The New Yorker

ON TELEVISION - HELL ON WHEELS

\"Beef,\" on Netflix.

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5 mins  |
April 17, 2023
THE THEATRE - CORN COUNTRY
The New Yorker

THE THEATRE - CORN COUNTRY

\"Shucked\" premières on Broadway.

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5 mins  |
April 17, 2023
MUSICAL EVENTS - DE MINIMIS
The New Yorker

MUSICAL EVENTS - DE MINIMIS

Max Richter's doleful arpeggios, and Cassandra Miller's piercing lament.

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5 mins  |
April 17, 2023
POP MUSIC - AMAZING GRACE
The New Yorker

POP MUSIC - AMAZING GRACE

The other worldly compositions of an Ethiopian nun.

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5 mins  |
April 17, 2023
ODDBALLS AND ODYSSEYS
The New Yorker

ODDBALLS AND ODYSSEYS

The road trips, revenge plots, and secret societies of Charles Portis.

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April 17, 2023
EVENSONG
The New Yorker

EVENSONG

This is not an account of a love affair, and it is not the story of a religious conversion, although elements of both pertain. Of course, in life, which is full of surprises, it is hard to know what anything is.

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April 17, 2023
AMERICAN CHRONICLES - FAMILY VALUES
The New Yorker

AMERICAN CHRONICLES - FAMILY VALUES

How a mother's love for her gay son started a revolution.

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April 17, 2023
ANNALS OF GASTRONOMY - SPECIAL SAUCE
The New Yorker

ANNALS OF GASTRONOMY - SPECIAL SAUCE

The Slutty Vegan burger chain puts the party in plant-based eating.

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April 17, 2023
SHOUTS & MURMURS - MY HUSBAND'S SECRET LIFE
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SHOUTS & MURMURS - MY HUSBAND'S SECRET LIFE

You never really know someone. I had been married for only a year when I learned my husband’s secret.

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April 17, 2023
LETTER FROM ITEN -  A TRAGIC RUN
The New Yorker

LETTER FROM ITEN - A TRAGIC RUN

Why were two female running champions killed in Kenya's track capital?

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April 17, 2023
Fooled Again
The New Yorker

Fooled Again

What can we learn from the strategies of deception in the animal world?

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April 03, 2023
A Reporter at Large - The Smear Factory
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A Reporter at Large - The Smear Factory

Rumors ruined Hazim Nada's business. Hackers told him who did it.

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April 03, 2023
A Reporter at Large - The Fog
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A Reporter at Large - The Fog

Adoptees reckon with the secrets of the adoption industry and its emotional cost.

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10+ mins  |
April 10, 2023
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS - YOUNG AND RESTLESS
The New Yorker

ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS - YOUNG AND RESTLESS

Michael R. Jackson writes a soap-opera musical.

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April 10, 2023
UPSTATE FANTASY
The New Yorker

UPSTATE FANTASY

SHOUTS & MURMURS

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April 10, 2023
ANNALS OF EDUCATION - THE CITADEL
The New Yorker

ANNALS OF EDUCATION - THE CITADEL

Hillsdale College’s battle for the soul of American education.

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April 10, 2023
THE FERRY
The New Yorker

THE FERRY

Hey I understand you’re angry, the first message said. A man’s voice, probably a man my age. I would be angry, too. I know I messed up. I know it’s not the first time I messed up. I have been dealing with a lot.

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April 10, 2023
IT'S NOT THAT DEEP
The New Yorker

IT'S NOT THAT DEEP

How Preston Sturges found life on the surface.

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April 10, 2023
FAMILIAR HAUNTS
The New Yorker

FAMILIAR HAUNTS

A sonically thrilling revival of “Sweeney Todd” on Broadway.

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5 mins  |
April 10, 2023
THE CURRENT CINEMA - OUTLIERS
The New Yorker

THE CURRENT CINEMA - OUTLIERS

“Joyland” and “Acidman.”

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6 mins  |
April 10, 2023
GENTLEMAN'S GAME
The New Yorker

GENTLEMAN'S GAME

\"Great Expectations,\" on Hulu.

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5 mins  |
April 03, 2023
BLUES MEN
The New Yorker

BLUES MEN

\"Hang Time,\" by Zora Howard.

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5 mins  |
April 03, 2023
THE STORY GOES
The New Yorker

THE STORY GOES

The shape-shifting fictions of Kelly Link.

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9 mins  |
April 03, 2023
LONG DIVISION
The New Yorker

LONG DIVISION

How the East German novelist Brigitte Reimann electrified socialist realism.

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10 mins  |
April 03, 2023
ANNALS OF RELIGION UNDER GOD
The New Yorker

ANNALS OF RELIGION UNDER GOD

How Christian is Christian nationalism?

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April 03, 2023
UPCOMING LANDMARKS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The New Yorker

UPCOMING LANDMARKS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

SHOUTS & MURMURS

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April 03, 2023
AMERICAN CHRONICLES DATA-DRIVEN
The New Yorker

AMERICAN CHRONICLES DATA-DRIVEN

Machines have given powerful way of knowing things. There are others.

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April 03, 2023
Good Talk
The New Yorker

Good Talk

Can conversation save our souls?

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March 20, 2023