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What Wonders Do Ray Bradbury’s Letters Reveal?
Not many, according to a new collection of correspondence from a science fiction master.
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6 Podcasts About Lies, Scams and Con Artists
These shows, including “The Grift” and “The Perfect Scam,” will deepen your understanding of how liars and con artists operate.
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You Need Felix the Cat? Early Popeye? Talk to the King of Silent Animation.
“Guess you could say I hoard,” said Tommy José Stathes as he maneuvered around the shelves of his storage unit. Large enough to accommodate a minivan, it was stuffed with thousands of film canisters stacked floor to ceiling, arranged by studio and ...
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Beware Economists Who Won’t Admit They Were Wrong
From an economic point of view, 2023 will go down in the record books as one of the best years ever — a year in which inflation came down amazingly fast at no visible cost, defying the predictions of many economists that disinflation would require ...
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Alexei Ratmansky Infuses ‘Coppelia’ With New Life
At La Scala, Ratmansky’s original choreography makes details and nuances of the story pop, as if a carapace of formulaic interpretation has been cracked open.
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Nicki Minaj Has No. 1 Album as Mariah Carey Regains Holiday Crown
Minaj’s first studio LP in five years, “Pink Friday 2,” opens at the top of the album chart, while “All I Want for Christmas Is You” takes the No. 1 singles slot back from Brenda Lee.
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Carrie Coon Likes to ‘Play the Baddie’ in ‘The Gilded Age’
Playing a new-money upstart in “The Gilded Age,” the actor isn’t afraid to go big. “You can’t take it too seriously,” she said. “You can’t take yourself too seriously.”
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There Wasn’t Much to Love About 2023
Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. This is our last conversation for the year, so let me first wish you and Dan a Merry Christmas. Gail: Thanks, Bret. And the best of course to you and Corinna and your kids. Bret: As much as I’ve loved our exchanges, I can’t ...
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Was a Scandal the Best Thing to Happen to Hasan Minhaj?
At the Beacon, the comic took a different tack after posting a video rebutting a New Yorker article on fabrications in his work. The crowd went wild.
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Why We’re Helping Yazidi Americans Get Justice
ISIS was one of the most brutal terrorist organizations in modern history. At its peak, it exercised control of territory the size of Britain, recruited tens of thousands of fighters and carried out or inspired attacks in over two dozen countries. It ...