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America
John Stamos Is Done With Being Someone’s Idea of John Stamos
John Stamos wants to read you a story. In fact, he insists. Sure, you could pore over the 352 pages…
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Europe
Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 86
Best known for his role in negotiations that led to independence for Namibia, he also served as president of his…
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Opinion
A Few Words About Bellies
Walking down the dusty hill from the highest point of Croatia’s Rat Peninsula, the tour guide asked if I was…
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America
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
Deranged siblings, a creepy voyeur and nasty tricksters are among this Halloween’s scary movie treats.
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Books
In the Beginning Were the Word Nerds
Sarah Ogilvie’s sprightly “The Dictionary People” pays tribute to the explorers, suffragists, murderers and ordinary citizens who helped create the…
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Europe
Terence Davies, 77, Dies; Filmmaker Mined Literature and His Own Life
With a poetic sensibility, “Distant Voices, Still Lives” echoed his Liverpool upbringing, and “The House of Mirth” put Edith Wharton’s…
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Opinion
The Republican Meltdown Shows No Sign of Cooling Off
Gail Collins: Bret, when we started our conversations, you generously agreed to stick to domestic issues. I’ve always steered away…
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Europe
Claude Cormier, Landscape Architect With a Playful Eye, Dies at 63
His archly humorous designs for parks and other public spaces confused officials and delighted the citizens of Montreal and Toronto.
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America
My Husband Is Facing Dementia. Can I Help Him End His Life?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to assist a spouse in the midst of a life-or-death dilemma.
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Europe
Murray Stenson, Unassuming Leader of a Cocktail Renaissance, Dies at 74
A staple of the Seattle bar scene, he was both a throwback to an earlier era and an inspiration for…