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Review: The Many Thrilling Flavors of a Full-Scale ‘Sweeney Todd’
Sondheim’s masterpiece, restored to its proper size and sung to the hilt by Josh Groban, makes a welcome Broadway return.
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Ocasio-Cortez Goes on TikTok to Argue Against Banning TikTok
She joined left-leaning colleagues to oppose a ban on the Chinese-owned app, which critics in both parties have said threatens national security.
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Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe.
The Western world’s oldest population is facing a crisis of caregivers. Some are looking for a little helping, plastic, hand.
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22 Works of Fiction to Read This Spring
Watch for reality-bending explorations of time and space, a Western horror novel from Victor LaValle and new fiction from Han Kang. Plus: Tom Hanks (yes, that Tom Hanks) releases his debut novel.
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19 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Spring
New memoirs, a landmark biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a look at the woman who helped halt the rise of a K.K.K. leader — and more.
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We Need to Talk (Just as Soon as I Consult ChatGPT)
Faced with challenging situations in parenting, romance or work, some are getting by with a little help from their A.I. friends.
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Another Mental Illness Tragedy Spurs Questions About Virginia’s Health System
Irvo Otieno’s death after sheriff’s deputies pinned him to the floor shows that changes in recent years have not solved deep problems, critics say.
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Jeremy O. Harris’s Writer’s Residency Under the Tuscan Sun
The finalists for the 2023 Yale Drama Series Prize suddenly find themselves in Italy, with plenty of time to write, reflect and make pasta.
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On and Off ‘Ted Lasso,’ Toheeb Jimoh Has Stepped Out of the Background
In the Season 2 finale of “Ted Lasso,” Toheeb Jimoh’s character, Sam Obisanya, stands in front of the vacant storefront he has just bought. “What’s it going to be?” asks the woman who has handed the soccer player his keys. “A Nigerian restaurant,” he ...
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Newyork
‘Scorpion Girl’ Found Dead on Staten Island Is Identified After 31 Years
Police said a woman with a distinctive tattoo was Christine Belusko, who was beaten to death and strangled. No one knows where her daughter is.
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