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God, Christmas and Miracles: A Conversation
This is the latest in my occasional series of conversations about Christianity, aimed at bridging America’s God gulf. Previously, I’ve…
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Arts
The Artists We Lost in 2023, in Their Words
The many creative people who died this year built their wisdom over lives generously long or much too short, through…
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Arts
Why We Can’t Get Enough of Cult Documentaries
The stories are juicy, but the volume is perhaps tied to a persistent question: Why do so many people believe…
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Gaza, Ukraine and the Lingering Scars From the War on Terror
It will be a long time before any of us understand what happened after Oct. 7, but it seems important…
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Our Semicolons, Ourselves
When I go through students’ papers and flag the misplaced modifiers, note the clichés or explain that a 15-sentence paragraph…
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Arts
Matt Bomer Takes the Lead
Once told he would never be a leading man if he came out, Bomer defied such predictions and, in projects…
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How Lags in Statistics Skew the Inflation Picture
If you’re a normal human being trying to read recent economic news, especially about inflation, you may be feeling confused…
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The Year A.I. Became the User and We Became the Tool
One of the first things I asked ChatGPT about, early this year, was myself: “What can you tell me about…
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Beware Economists Who Won’t Admit They Were Wrong
From an economic point of view, 2023 will go down in the record books as one of the best years…
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Arts
Carrie Coon Likes to ‘Play the Baddie’ in ‘The Gilded Age’
Playing a new-money upstart in “The Gilded Age,” the actor isn’t afraid to go big. “You can’t take it too…