Ms. Schneider won her 21st “Jeopardy!” game in a row, bringing her total earnings to $806,000.Ms. Schneider won her 21st “Jeopardy!” game in a row,…
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In “The Story Paradox,” Jonathan Gottschall explores how narrative shapes reality and our own actions.In “The Story Paradox,” Jonathan Gottschall explores how narrative shapes reality…
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The cartoonist Paul Karasik spent time with his 103-year-old mother, reading the classics, like E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web.”The cartoonist Paul Karasik spent time with his…
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Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Read MoreBooks and Literature
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Aaron, Sondheim, Dole and Didion. But the loss of Colin Powell from the virus spoke most directly to the moment the world is in.Aaron, Sondheim,…
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The Provensens lived inside a picture book as much as picture books lived inside them.The Provensens lived inside a picture book as much as picture…
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I’m The Times’s classical music and dance reporter. Here are five things I’ve been watching, reading and listening to.I’m The Times’s classical music and dance…
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In this anime feature, a lonely boy strikes up a friendship with a trash creature and searches for stars in a polluted sky.In this anime…
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This dreamy thriller follows an academic with a mysterious past who heads to a beach vacation on the Greek islands.This dreamy thriller follows an academic…
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