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Books
What’s the Greatest Jazz Record? Here’s a Clue: Miles Davis.
James Kaplan’s new book, “3 Shades of Blue,” examines the lives of Miles, John Coltrane and Bill Evans, and the extraordinary album they made.
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Science
Uranus and Neptune Reveal Their True Colors
Neptune is not as blue as you’ve been led to believe, and Uranus’s shifting colors are better explained, in new research.
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Anthony Dias Blue, Whose Writing Elevated California Wines, Dies at 82
A longtime editor at Bon Appétit and a radio personality, he helped millions gain a new appreciation for the American wineries he loved.
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Books
The Fantasy of the Fun TV Dad
In the children’s series “Bluey” and its conservative knockoff, “Chip Chilla,” boundlessly attentive fathers step in to assuage parental anxieties.
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News
He Wanted Bold Shots of Color in His Home. The Reason: He’s Colorblind.
Fire-engine red, cobalt blue and a futuristic vibe: There’s nothing indistinct or ambiguous about this Manhattan condominium.
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Newyork
Poem: Suddenly, Last Summer
Lisa Jarnot’s “Suddenly, Last Summer” develops, through ecstatic repetition, a theology of lostness. The sea-turtle hatchlings, with their instinctual desire to move toward light, risk this desire’s fatal consequence when knowing no better, they ...
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News
Bartenders Are Giving Blue Cocktails the Green Light
Once considered tacky, blue versions of classic cocktails are appearing on bar menus throughout New York City.
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Books
The Lonely Librarian, the Color of Melancholy, and Tangerines
An editor recommends old and new books.
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News
Facebook Parent Plans to Sell ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts
Meta announced that it would begin charging $11.99 a month for a blue badge on Facebook and Instagram.
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Newyork
What Happens When an Artist Loses His Sight
A few years ago, I began having trouble with my vision. Shapes became indistinct, colors muted. The world started to look like a grainy 1940s movie mystery, and I was the detective — a clumsy one. I bumped into people. I stumbled over curbs and ...
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