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School Is for Making Citizens
Why do we have public schools? To make young people into educated, productive adults, of course. But public schools are…
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Please Don’t Make a Tolkien Cinematic Universe
In the months leading up to its premiere this Friday, Amazon Prime’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of…
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‘Defund the Police’ Is Dead. Now What?
Some said it was dumb. Some thought it was politically disastrous. Some thought it was being unfairly demonized and mischaracterized.…
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Could the Courts Block Biden’s Student Loan Relief Plan?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. Last week,…
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Gov. Jay Inslee Is Taking a Well-Earned Climate Victory Lap
The landmark Inflation Reduction Act isn’t even a month old, and though internecine fights continue about its estimated value and…
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Is Harry Styles Co-opting a Queer Identity?
More from our inbox: Russia’s Slide, From Gorbachev to PutinHow to Fill Those Empty Theater SeatsCredit...The New York TimesTo the…
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Robert LuPone, Actor Who Became a Behind-the-Scenes Force, Dies at 76
Robert LuPone, an actor and dancer who originated the role of the driven director-choreographer in the musical “A Chorus Line”…
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Charlbi Dean, Star of Top Winner at Cannes, Dies at 32
Charlbi Dean, an actress and model who plays a lead role in the film satire “Triangle of Sadness,” which won…
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With ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘The Rings of Power,’ We’ve Entered the Age of Blockbuster TV
The past 25 years of American television, like the history of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, can be usefully divided into several…
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Robert Kime, Decorator for Nobility and Other Notables, Dies at 76
Soon after Robert Kime redecorated Clarence House, long the London home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — or “Queen…