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Books
What Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2024
“Mad Max” gets a prequel, “The Wiz” returns to Broadway and Larry David gets another crack at a series finale.
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Science
How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air
Black holes were thought to arise from the collapse of dead stars. But a Webb telescope image showing the early universe hints at an alternative pathway.
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Science
It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos
For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA released an image last month of a Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster, a winking collection of galaxies 4 ...
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Books
The Breakout Stars of 2023
These eight performers and artists broke away from the pack this year, delighting us and making us think.
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World
The Weirdos of the Star-Spangled Cosmos and What They Reveal
In “Things That Go Bump in the Universe,” the astronomer C. Renée James writes about what we can learn from the more exotic shapes and sounds in outer space.
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Science
A Star With Six Planets That Orbit Perfectly in Sync
One hundred light years away, a handful of planets are circling a star in the same configuration as when they formed.
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Newyork
In a Six-Point Star, a Multitude of Meanings
About four years ago, after the deadly shooting at a synagogue in Poway, Calif., in April 2019, Abby Adams and Sammy Gabbai started an Instagram account to share stories of Jewish solidarity. The account, Why I Wear My Star, featured posts containing ...
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Books
Off the Court and Field, Top Athletes Become Players in the Art Market
Sports figures are increasingly becoming serious collectors, helping drive interest in contemporary art and particularly in artists of color.
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News
Jimmy Kimmel Said to Be Returning as Oscars Host
It will be the late-night comedian’s fourth time as M.C. of the awards ceremony, which won back some viewers last year.
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Newyork
Richard Roundtree, Star of ‘Shaft,’ Dies at 81
Richard Roundtree, the actor who redefined African American masculinity in the movies when he played the title role in “Shaft,” one of the first Black action heroes, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn ...