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Arts
In ‘M3gan,’ a Detective’s Guilty Laugh Speaks Volumes About Him (and Us)
What’s so funny about his inappropriate response to a boy’s injury? The director pushed to keep the bizarre moment in…
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News
When the Owner Isn’t the (Only) Problem
Wealthy owners are an easy target for fans who want to vent their anger over failing teams. But money isn’t…
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World
‘I Lost My Heart.’ A Haitian Mother’s Fight For Her Child
Trapped by unending violence in the country’s largest slum, a mother makes a desperate attempt to save her teenage daughter.
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News
America, the Bland
Charles Mudede was at the Post Pike Bar in Seattle in November, nursing a glass of white wine and having…
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Arts
A Puppet That’s Truly the Stuff of Nightmares
His “stumpy fabric legs” and “little nubbin arms” may seem innocuous, but Pupkin — the star of Grady Hendrix’s new…
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News
Tom Cruise and the Insanity of the Oscars
Did Tom Cruise give an honest-to-goodness performance — one that involved disappearing into a character versus reveling in his own…
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World
Inside India’s Cram City
Every summer in northwest India, as hot winds sweep up from the deserts of Rajasthan, trains packed with students from…
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Arts
A Rosier View of Roald Dahl
“Teller of the Unexpected,” an elegant new biography, sidesteps the ugly side of the children’s book author while capturing his…
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Arts
An Oral History of Rikers Island
In a new book, a wide range of voices weigh in on the notorious jail complex.
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News
Why the Ranks of Populism Are Filled With ‘Nasty’ Characters
Over the past eight years, the Republican Party has been transformed from a generally staid institution representing the allure of…