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Blue States Want Red States to Face Consequences, but Travel Bans Are Harmful
This past April, Georgia passed legislation that allows the barring of transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports. This was…
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Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
Arizona’s water is running worryingly low. Amid the worst drought in more than a millennium, which has left communities across…
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A Bricklayer Rebuilds His Life
Cornelius Kingsland Garrison’s mausoleum, with a geometric crown wrapping around its ridged dome roof, is one of the most elaborate…
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It’s Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record
How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries.
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Kathy Whitworth, Record-Holder for U.S. Golf Wins, Dies at 83
Whitworth was a hall of famer who became the first woman’s pro golfer to earn more than $1 million.
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Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63
The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the…
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Maya Ruiz-Picasso, Artist’s Daughter and Inspiration, Dies at 87
As a girl she brought out a childlike quality in Picasso. As an adult she became an authority on his…
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Having a Hard Christmas? Jesus Did Too
Among my most treasured memories is one Christmas Day when I was around 6 or 7 years old. Christmases in…
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How Henri Matisse (and I) Got a ‘Beautiful Body’
I had an unforgettable feeling of embodiment once, when my teeth smashed through my lower left cheek. I was a…
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What We Learned From Week 16 in the N.F.L.
The Lions and the Seahawks lost, diminishing their chances of making the playoffs, while the Panthers kept hope alive.