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World
A New Chapter for Irish Historians’ ‘Saddest Book’
A globe-spanning research project has turned the catalog of a public archive destroyed in Ireland’s civil war into a model…
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News
Daniel C. Lynch, Founder of Major Computer Exhibition, Dies at 82
After working on the earliest version of the internet, he saw its potential and founded a conference on computer networking…
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Style
Three Presidents, No Neckties
Did Presidents Biden, Obama and Clinton, appearing together at a fund-raiser in open-neck shirts, look casual or ‘a little disheveled’?
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News
Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66
Tall and commanding, she dazzled audiences as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two…
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News
Esther Coopersmith, Washington Hostess and Diplomat, Dies at 94
A place at her dinner tables, which sat 75, provided access to networks of money, influence and power across cultural…
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Finance
As Graffiti Moves From Eyesore to Amenity, Landlords Try to Cash In
Julian Phethean’s first canvas in London was a shed in his backyard where he covered the walls with bold lettering…
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Arts
A Warhol Superstar, but Never a Star
Cynthia Carr’s compassionate biography chronicles the brief, poignant life of the transgender actress Candy Darling, whose “very existence was radical.”
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World
Woman Who Was Charged With Murder After Abortion Sues Texas Prosecutor
Lizelle Gonzalez was arrested after using an abortion pill in 2022, and her charge was since dropped. Now she is…
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Health
Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?
The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before…
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News
How Worlds Collided for Swifties Who Were Already Football Fans
The Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance has brought together two of the internet’s most engaged fan bases. What happens when you’re…