Month: December 2022
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World
This 2022 ‘Best of’ List Includes Swaddling a Chicken
For my last newsletter of 2022, I want to highlight parenting media that I loved this year. I tend toward…
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Sports
Rudy Gobert Isn’t Worried About the People Waiting for Him to Fail
Gobert had a dominant run in Utah, but now he and the Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to find their fit…
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World
What to Know About the Times Square Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve
The longstanding tradition will return to full capacity after two years of scaled-back festivities because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s…
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World
Denmark May Eliminate a Holiday as It Beefs Up Its Military
A proposal by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen would cancel Great Prayer Day as a public holiday in an effort to…
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Food
Use Your Disillusion: A Philosopher Makes the Case
“In Praise of Failure,” by Costica Bradatan, examines a handful of thinkers who rejected worldly success in favor of struggle.
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Food
Elinor Lipman’s Frothy New Novel Has Serious Undertow
In “Ms. Demeanor,” the veteran author explores the ramifications of sexual freedom for a middle-aged woman.
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World
Putin buscaba lealtad y la encontró en África
BANGUI, República Centroafricana — En marzo, cuando la invasión rusa de Ucrania iniciaba su tercera semana, un diplomático ruso que…
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World
The Pocket Chinese Almanac Sees Some Hope for 2023
A little book bases its forecasts on a geomancer in Hong Kong, and says next year will be “nowhere near…
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World
Southwest’s Meltdown Draws Federal Scrutiny as Passengers Remain Stranded
The airline canceled another 2,500 flights on Wednesday and said it would be days before normal service resumes.
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Food
Finding Community, and Freedom, on the Virtual Dance Floor
On any given weekend, there are dozens of parties happening on VRChat, a platform where users assume fantastical avatars of…