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 Why New Jersey?
The New Yorker

Why New Jersey?

A groundbreaking photographer's lost project.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
Onward and Upward With the Arts - The First Composer
The New Yorker

Onward and Upward With the Arts - The First Composer

The cosmic musical visions of Hildegard of Bingen.

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February 06, 2023
Annals of Entertainment: Ballad of the Oscar Streaker
The New Yorker

Annals of Entertainment: Ballad of the Oscar Streaker

What happened to the man who ran across the screen naked in 1974?

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February 06, 2023
THE CURRENT CINEMA: AT LARGE
The New Yorker

THE CURRENT CINEMA: AT LARGE

\"Knock at the Cabin\" and \"Godland.\"

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
TIME FRAME
The New Yorker

TIME FRAME

A new production of Samuel Beckett's \"Endgame.\"

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
NOSTALGIA CYCLES
The New Yorker

NOSTALGIA CYCLES

Why contemporary artists love the teen-age angst of early Paramore.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
DESPERATELY NORMAL
The New Yorker

DESPERATELY NORMAL

Daughters outgrow their parents in Gwendoline Riley's unsparing novels.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
THE MARRYING KIND
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THE MARRYING KIND

The afterlives of Chaucer's Wife of Bath.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
FICTION: MARIANA ENRIQUEZ MY SAD DEAD
The New Yorker

FICTION: MARIANA ENRIQUEZ MY SAD DEAD

First, I think I should describe the neighborhood.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
PROFILES: DEFIANCE
The New Yorker

PROFILES: DEFIANCE

Despite a near-fatal stabbing and decades of death threats-Salman Rushdie won't stop telling stories.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
LETTER FROM TEXAS: NO CITY LIMITS
The New Yorker

LETTER FROM TEXAS: NO CITY LIMITS

My town, Austin, known for laid-back weirdness, is transforming into a turbocharged tech capital.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS: THE MERRY WIDOW
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ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS: THE MERRY WIDOW

The ninety-year-old aristocrat known for her cheeky accounts of the British élite.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
The New Yorker

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

Amy Davidson Sorkin on the debt-limit showdown; Pussy Riot's orthodoxy; night and day at the museum; awkward arrangements; remembering Tom Verlaine.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
The New Yorker

GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN

Hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx, in 1973, when DJ Kool Herc used two turntables to make the first breakbeat.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
NICOLE KIDMAN COMES TO MORE PLACES
The New Yorker

NICOLE KIDMAN COMES TO MORE PLACES

The Oscar-winning actor and pandemic-era AMC spokesperson is pressed into further service.

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February 13 - 20, 2023 (Double Issue)
Our Local Correspondents –  Friend of the Mayor
The New Yorker

Our Local Correspondents – Friend of the Mayor

Why did Eric Adams take a fraudster Brooklyn church leader under his wing?

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January 30, 2023
ON TELEVISION THRILLS AND RED PILLS
The New Yorker

ON TELEVISION THRILLS AND RED PILLS

“Poker Face” and Paul T: Goldman,” on Peacock.

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February 06, 2023
THE THEATRE: SOLITARY CREATURES
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THE THEATRE: SOLITARY CREATURES

Colin Quinn, Anthony Rapp, and Evan Silver take the mike.

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February 06, 2023
MUSICAL EVENTS: FAREWELL SYMPHONY
The New Yorker

MUSICAL EVENTS: FAREWELL SYMPHONY

Michael Tilson Thomas remains exuberant in the final phase of his career.

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February 06, 2023
A CRITIC AT LARGE - MAKING THE NEWS
The New Yorker

A CRITIC AT LARGE - MAKING THE NEWS

The press, the state, and the state of the press.

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February 06, 2023
THE MIDDLE VOICE
The New Yorker

THE MIDDLE VOICE

The woman brings her hands together in front of her chest. Frowns, and looks up at the blackboard.

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February 06, 2023
LETTER FROM UKRAINE: THE COLLABORATORS
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LETTER FROM UKRAINE: THE COLLABORATORS

Taking sides during the Russian occupation of Izyum.

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February 06, 2023
A REPORTER AT LARGE - STOPPING THE VIOLENCE
The New Yorker

A REPORTER AT LARGE - STOPPING THE VIOLENCE

Amid a murder crisis, law enforcement isn't enough. What else works?

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February 06, 2023
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
The New Yorker

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

COMMENT: HISTORIC BATTLES

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February 06, 2023
GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
The New Yorker

GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN

Madison Square Park hosts the acclaimed Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander's first public project, \"Havah... to breathe, air, life,\" a striking pair of female figures, on view through June 4. One sculpture appears on the rooftop of the neighboring Courthouse of the Appellate Division, First Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York (pictured above, mid-installation). The second monument graces the park itself, where an augmented-reality component helps visitors locate her soaring companion.

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February 06, 2023
A Reporter at Large – Trust Issues
The New Yorker

A Reporter at Large – Trust Issues

A disgruntled wealth manager exposes her clients' tax secrets.

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January 23, 2023
A reporter at large- Lula's Restoration
The New Yorker

A reporter at large- Lula's Restoration

After prison, a fraught election, and a near-coup, Brazil's President wants to remake the country again.

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January 30, 2023
Life is Too Short
The New Yorker

Life is Too Short

Life is short. Why not spend it mired in regret? Why not spend your evenings sitting side by side at the dining room table with your spouse, trying to determine whether your downstairs neighbors’ ceiling fan is making the floor tremble?

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January 23, 2023
THE CURRENT CINEMA- GROWING PAINS
The New Yorker

THE CURRENT CINEMA- GROWING PAINS

\"When You Finish Saving the World\" and \"Close.\"

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7 mins  |
January 30, 2023
PRO CHOICE
The New Yorker

PRO CHOICE

\"The Appointment\" skewers the hypocrisy of the abortion debate.

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January 30, 2023