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Helmets Off, Mics Up: N.F.L. Players Discover the Power of Podcasts
The N.F.L. tends to suppress individuality, but podcasts from stars like the Kelce brothers, Micah Parsons and Tyreek Hill are popping up as valuable portals to fans.
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Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Nov. 11-17
“Quit” is easy, but being a word scholar is hard.
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Books
Qui Nguyen Was Done Writing Plays. His Family Pulled Him Back In.
With “Poor Yella Rednecks,” the writer continues to tell his Vietnamese American family’s immigrant story. Maybe one day his parents will even see the shows.
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Sports
A’s Will Finally Turn Out the Lights on Pro Sports in Oakland
With baseball owners approving the Athletics’ move to Las Vegas, some see the departure as the death of the working-class sports fan.
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Sports
Johnny Green, Jumpin’ Knicks All-Star, Dies at 89
An All-Star forward — and an all-American at Michigan State — he was known as Jumpin’ Johnny, able to soar over taller opponents for 14 seasons in the N.B.A.
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Books
Steve Carell to Make Broadway Debut as Uncle Vanya Next Spring
The production, a new translation by Heidi Schreck, will also star Alison Pill, William Jackson Harper, Alfred Molina and Anika Noni Rose.
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Books
‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ Review: Aubrey Plaza Steps Into the Ring
The actress makes her stage debut alongside Christopher Abbott in an Off Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s compact and combative play.
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Robert Brustein, Passionate Force in Nonprofit Theater, Dies at 96
A critic and dramatist himself, he started repertory companies at Yale and Harvard and fiercely defended the art form, even if it meant feuding with playwrights.
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Sports
Elena Rybakina, a Wimbledon Winner, Makes Her Debut at the Finals
She’s seeded fourth and is bringing her staggering serve to the event in Cancun, Mexico.
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Books
Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’ to Return to Broadway Next Fall
A new production, directed by Kenny Leon, will feature a diverse cast and will aim to speak to contemporary America.