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‘House of the Dragon’ Is Less Sexist and Racist. But Is it Good?
In HBO’s new hit show “House of the Dragon,” the dragons are bigger, scalier and fire-breathier than they ever were…
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The Post-Colonoscopy Male Friendship Test
I met Peter when I wrote him a mash note after reading one of his books. I met Andrew when…
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What Is Owed to Pakistan, Now One-Third Underwater
We heard the story all the time, told as a warning: When man first set foot on Earth, all the…
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The End-of-Summer Child Care Crunch Is Here. I’m Not Amused.
Finding child care to last the entire summer has long been a problem for parents of young kids. In 2019,…
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School Is for Us
OAKLAND, Calif. — School is a community, a common place to gain relationships. School is for social interactions and learning…
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Women Are So Fired Up to Vote, I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It
I’ve watched Americans in recent years acclimate to some very grim realities. Especially since the ascension of Donald Trump, numerous…
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Stanley Turkel, Manager and Avid Historian of Hotels, Dies at 96
Stanley Turkel, whose career as a hotelier, hospitality consultant and historian required him to check into more hostelries than a…
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Earnie Shavers, Hard-Punching Heavyweight, Is Dead at 78
Earnie Shavers, who was regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history, but who failed in his two…
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Abortion Pill Providers Experiment With Ways to Broaden Access
As bans and restrictions proliferate across the country, abortion pill providers are pushing the envelope of regulations and laws to…
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Proving Racists Wrong Is Not a Trivial Pursuit
To be a “heterodox” Black thinker on race is to be often accused of claiming that racism is extinct or…