Richard Osman’s TV shows and a best-selling novel are defiantly mainstream, and he is comfortable with how uncool that might make him.Richard Osman’s TV shows…
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Tracking the Vocabulary of Sci-Fi, from Aerocar to Zero-Gravity
The new online Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction probes the speculative corners of the lexicographic universe.The new online Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction probes the…
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With the Louvre closed because of the pandemic, museum officials are pushing ahead on a grand restoration and cleanup.With the Louvre closed because of the…
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“The Price You Pay for College,” by Ron Lieber, is a comprehensive guide to navigating an often treacherous process.“The Price You Pay for College,” by…
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“Let the Lord Sort Them,” by Maurice Chammah, relates the history of capital punishment in America, and why it is on its way out.“Let the…
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“Extraterrestrial,” by the Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, makes the case for intelligent life in outer space — and for evidence that it may have visited…
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Tove Ditlevsen’s memoirs, collected in “The Copenhagen Trilogy,” are bracing accounts of her childhood, writing career and struggles with addiction.Tove Ditlevsen’s memoirs, collected in “The…
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“Let Me Tell You What I Mean” collects 12 prescient essays from 1968 through 2000.“Let Me Tell You What I Mean” collects 12 prescient essays…
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In “We Came, We Saw, We Left,” Charles Wheelan shares the highlights — and lowlights — of exploring the world with three teenagers.In “We Came,…
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In “We Need to Hang Out,” Billy Baker dissects the perils of isolation and the very real struggle to connect.In “We Need to Hang Out,”…
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