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A Book Found in a Cairo Market Launched a 30-Year Quest: Who Was the Writer?
For Iman Mersal, the slim novel was “life altering.” She narrates her journey in the footsteps of its largely forgotten…
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A Novelist Comes Home to Bury Her Words, and Brings Them Back to Life
In Julia Alvarez’s “The Cemetery of Untold Stories,” a boneyard in the Dominican Republic becomes a rich wellspring for discarded…
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Europe
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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America
Beyoncé’s Country Is America: Every Bit of It
On the bold, sprawling “Cowboy Carter,” the superstar plays fast and loose — and twangy — with genre.
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America
Cynthia Nixon Knows What Poem She Wants Read at Her Funeral
“I love ‘I heard a Fly buzz — when I died,’” said the actress, currently performing Off Broadway in “The…
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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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America
Police Raid Peruvian President’s Home, Looking for Rolex Watches
Dina Boluarte, who has been seen wearing luxury watches and a $50,000 bracelet, is under investigation for breaking the country’s…
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America
How Female Bodybuilders Became Fashion’s Latest Muses
When fashion designers, as they often do, allude to women’s strength as an inspiration for the clothes they make, they…
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Europe
Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘First Lady of Jazz,’ Dies at 104
A singer known for her mastery of standards, she found stardom in Canada on TV and in nightclubs. But she…
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Europe
Woman Who Received 5-Year Sentence in Voter Fraud Case Is Acquitted
A Texas appeals court reversed its earlier opinion that had upheld the conviction of Crystal Mason, who was found guilty…