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Science
A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History
Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, disappeared, swallowed by the materialist…
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America
Review: In ‘Mother Play,’ Paula Vogel Unboxes a Family Story
Jessica Lange stars as a ferocious matriarch alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jim Parsons in Vogel’s latest family drama.
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America
A Wanderer, Ravel and Suzanne Farrell: Life Is Good at City Ballet
The spring season at New York City Ballet opened with an all-Balanchine program and a vintage miniature from 1975: “Errante,”…
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Europe
Losing a Foot Never Held Her Back, Until She Tried to Join the Military
Amputees who try to join the U.S. armed forces are rejected, no matter how capable they are. Hannah Cvancara wants…
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Europe
Sheppie Abramowitz, Who Advocated Relief for Refugees, Dies at 88
She helped people fleeing conflicts in Vietnam, China, Kosovo and elsewhere around the world, and established the Washington office of…
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Books
Helen Vendler Believed Poetry Matters
She devoted her life to showing us how and why.
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Europe
Shelley Duvall Vanished From Hollywood. She’s Been Here the Whole Time.
On a winding back road of Texas Hill Country, Shelley Duvall pulled over and lit another cigarette. “How did you…
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Europe
Tennessee Parents Question Whether Arming Teachers Is the Answer
Supporters of new legislation to allow some teachers to carry firearms say it will make the state’s schools safer. Many…
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Europe
Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81
She made a classic wig and poodle skirt for “Grease” (using a bath mat and a toilet cover) and turned…
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America
Australian Journalist Says She Was Pushed Out of India
Avani Dias said that she had been denied a visa renewal for weeks because of her reporting on the Sikh…