Year: 2023
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Food
A Hopeful Reminder: You’re Going to Die
Fifty years on, Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death” remains an essential, surprisingly upbeat guide to our final act on…
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Food
Mightier — and Meaner — Than the Sword
Emily Cockayne’s “Penning Poison,” a history of anonymous letters, reveals the ways we’ve been torturing one another, verbally, for centuries.
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Food
A Body, a Family and the Woman Who Changed Everything
In “Mercury,” Amy Jo Burns explores the conflicting loyalties and many secrets of a roofing clan in small-town Pennsylvania.
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World
Mutiny Erupts in a Michigan G.O.P. Overtaken by Chaos
Republicans are pushing for the removal of Kristina Karamo, an election-denying activist who rose to lead the state party this…
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World
In a City Defined by History, Chinatown’s Champions Fear New Arena for 76ers
Deborah Wei first wore a “No Stadium in Chinatown” T-shirt emblazoned with red English letters and Chinese characters in 2000,…
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World
Two States Ruled Trump Off the Ballot. Will It Help or Hurt Him?
Some critics say the battles over the former president’s ballot status are turning him into a martyr and eroding faith…
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World
Italy’s Raucous Holiday Classics Are Not Your Standard Hallmark Movies
Gleefully vulgar, the genre known as “Cinema Panettone” once dominated Italy over the holidays. Italian revelers recently flocked to the…
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World
As War Rages in Ukraine, Denmark Turns an Office Park Back Into an Arsenal
The conflict and surging arms production in Russia have spurred demand for ammunition manufacturing across Europe.
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World
The Way Big Banks Shut Down Customer Accounts Is Callous. Let’s Fix It.
When banks close checking and credit-card accounts because of “suspicious activity,” chaos and anxiety ensue. It doesn’t have to be…
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World
Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law
The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where…