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Inside Reese Witherspoon’s Literary Empire
“You’d be shocked by how many books have women chained in basements,” Reese Witherspoon said. “I know it happens in…
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A Novel of Nantucket’s Unglamorous Side
In “Wait,” Gabriella Burnham examines island life from a fresh angle.
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Bring Back the Tear-Jerker!
Tears are sacred. They express sadness, communicate joy, signal need and expunge stress. The very act of crying offers us…
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5 Takeaways From the Spring Art Auctions
Results from a week of sales tell a story of a masterpiece market come down to earth, the cooling of…
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Biden Can Do Something at the Debates That Trump Never Could
In 1960, I sat on the living room floor in front of a black-and-white television and watched one of the…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Signs Off for the Season
Jake Gyllenhaal hosted the final episode of the show’s 49th season. Sabrina Carpenter was the musical guest.
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Alice Stewart, a CNN Political Commentator, Dies at 58
Ms. Stewart had appeared on CNN as a conservative commentator since the 2016 presidential race. A seasoned political strategist, she…
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Bud Anderson, Last of World War II’s ‘Triple Ace’ Pilots, Dies at 102
He single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America’s top…
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Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, Dies; Hostage Who Chided Foreign Policy
A Foreign Service officer, he was one of 52 hostages seized in Iran and held for 444 days. He later…
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Loneliness Is a Problem That A.I. Won’t Solve
When I was reporting my ed tech series, I stumbled on one of the most disturbing things I’ve read in…