“The Morning Star,” his new novel, explores both the uncanny and the mundane.“The Morning Star,” his new novel, explores both the uncanny and the mundane.Read…
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What Should I Do With My Portrait of a Slaveholding Ancestor?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to handle articles of history from a difficult past.The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to handle articles of history…
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Two new editions of the Polish writer Stanislaw Lem’s work showcase his singular imagination.Two new editions of the Polish writer Stanislaw Lem’s work showcase his…
View More Humanity Is Stupid, Helpless and Possibly Worth SavingThe True Story of Robert E. Lee
Allen C. Guelzo’s “Robert E. Lee” offers a nuanced portrait of the Confederate general who chose his state over the nation.Allen C. Guelzo’s “Robert E.…
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Ferris’s new novel, “A Calling for Charlie Barnes,” follows its title character through some 40 jobs, five marriages and assorted children.Ferris’s new novel, “A Calling…
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Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, at 50, is not the average age of a debut author. But the public school teacher describes herself as a “literary debutante”…
View More Author of ‘My Monticello’ on Writing a Debut Book With BuzzStephen Colbert Projects Joe Biden Is Still President
The “Late Show” host celebrated the results of an Arizona audit that confirmed Trump’s 2020 loss.The “Late Show” host celebrated the results of an Arizona…
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In this new musical, a singer’s future hangs on one song, but entrusting it to an inexperienced songwriting team is not, perhaps, the shrewdest choice.In…
View More Review: ‘A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet’ Is Missing a Few NotesPee Wee Ellis, James Brown’s Partner in Funk, Dies at 80
As musical director for the bands behind Mr. Brown and also Van Morrison, Mr. Ellis helped forge new hybrids, meshing pop, jazz, R&B and more.As…
View More Pee Wee Ellis, James Brown’s Partner in Funk, Dies at 80Lileana Blain-Cruz to Direct ‘Skin of Our Teeth’ in March
The new production of the play, which won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will mark the 125th anniversary of Thornton Wilder’s birth.The new production…
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