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Stephen King’s First Book Is 50 Years Old, and Still Horrifyingly Relevant
Stephen King’s “Carrie” burst upon an astonished world in 1974. It made King’s career. It has sold millions, made millions, inspired four films and passed from generation to generation. It was, and continues to be, a phenomenon. “Carrie” was King’s ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Biographer Wins American History Prize
The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a brilliant, flawed 20th-century “founding father.”
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King Harald V of Norway Receives Temporary Pacemaker in Malaysia
Implanted after the monarch, 87, contracted an infection, the device is intended to aid in transporting him back to Norway, his royal house said.
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Alonzo King Wants to Wake Up the World With Ballet
The choreographer Alonzo King sees ballet differently. A dance is never just a dance. It’s a kind of faith, and the training necessary for it — day in and day out — is a way to keep that faith alive. His ballets have a way of sailing through ...
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King Charles Appears in Public for First Time Since Cancer Announcement
The British monarch and Queen Camilla went for a brief walk to a church on the estate where they live. Buckingham Palace said last week that the king was being treated for an unspecified form of cancer.
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What ‘The Crown’ Teaches Us About Power and How to Wield It
The final six episodes of “The Crown”were released this week, bringing Peter Morgan’s engrossing saga of the Windsors — bookended by the marriages of Elizabeth and Philip in 1947 and Charles and Camilla in 2005 — to an end. The Netflix series had all ...
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Can the Oompa-Loompas Be Saved?
“Wonka” is the latest film to try to shake the tiny unpaid laborers from their colonialist roots in Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
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Zulu King’s Reign Is in Doubt After South Africa Court Ruling
King Misuzulu’s claim to the throne in a storied monarchy has been the subject of a bitter family feud. The drama has captivated a nation that is home to about 14 million Zulus.
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Remembering Bayard Rustin in Life and Onscreen
The civil rights leader and organizer of the March on Washington is the focus of a new biopic. Here’s how it stacks up against archival images.
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‘Rustin’ Review: A Crucial Civil Rights Activist Gets His Due
Colman Domingo carries this biopic of a March on Washington organizer, the first narrative feature from Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company.
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