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A Rebrand for London’s ‘Spaghetti of Orange’ Overground Train System
At the moment, the system’s map is a tangle of orange lines, without clear names or separate colors. That’ll change this year.
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Newyork
What the Dutch Lost When They Lost Manhattan
Last week The Times ran a wonderful article about Pulau Rhun, a tiny, nutmeg-growing island in what is now Indonesia that Britain traded for Manhattan — sort of — in 1667. Considering the diverging fortunes of the two islands since that year, this ...
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Books
Lucy Sante Is the Same Writer She Has Always Been
In her memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name,” the author reflects on her life and embarking on a gender transition in her late 60s.
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Newyork
Five Takeaways From the Democrats’ Recapture of a House Seat
George Santos, snow and old-fashioned experience were factors in the special election in New York, but none was bigger than how Tom Suozzi responded to the migrant crisis.
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Newyork
David Bouley, Influential New York Chef, Dies at 70
At restaurants like Montrachet and Bouley, he channeled French nouvelle cuisine to create the New American style.
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Newyork
A Slushy, Snowy, Icy Mix
A nor’easter disrupted daily life across the Northeast on Tuesday, upending school and work commutes, as rain turned to a slushy mix and then to snow in many regions. Some parts of New England were braced for more snow than they were likely to get as ...
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US
Bluesky’s Big Bet, and Are Deals Dead in Silicon Valley?
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Produced by Davis Land and Rachel Cohn Engineered by Alyssa Moxley Original music by Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto ...
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Books
Meet Flagboy Giz, a Rapper Uniting New Orleans Cultural Traditions
The 37-year-old artist is a Black Masking Indian who sews his own colorful suits. His blending those practices with rap music has made him one of the city’s most in-demand performers.
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US
Big Burden of Migrant Influx Strains Denver
The city has marshaled resources for the new arrivals, but after Congress rejected a deal aimed at slowing the flow of migrants, its support system is starting to buckle.
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Books
Twyla Tharp: ‘You Dig Down, You Settle in, You Don’t Stop’
“OK, is everybody’s gum ready?” It’s not a question most choreographers ask their dancers before a run-through of a work, but Twyla Tharp has always gone her own way. Her career — Tharp is on the cusp of her 60th year as a dance maker — has displayed ...