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Morin, Edgar (1921-2026)
A former member of the Resistance, he went on to a career spanning eras and disciplines. His books and pronouncements carried moral authority.
May 31, 2026
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Presidential Election of 2024
Beyond a few pointed digs at her husband’s successor, “View From the East Wing” largely sticks to the head-spinning details of first lady-hood.
May 29, 2026
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Books and Literature
“I love a clever puppet master,” says the author of the Divergent series and the new “Seek the Traitor’s Son.” Her favorite hero? Antigone.
May 28, 2026
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Henderson, David (1942-2026)
Part of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, he went on to reclaim a leading musician of the psychedelic era as a distinctly African American artist.
May 28, 2026
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The Emporium (Play)
Decades after “The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it.
May 27, 2026
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Daley, Robert
He wrote 31 books, often drawing on his experiences as a pro football publicist, a foreign correspondent and a gun-toting spokesman for the N.Y.P.D.
May 26, 2026
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Books and Literature
It was all about self-improvement for the actress, who was born a century ago next week. Two new volumes shed light on the books she collected and the intellectual she…
May 24, 2026
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Montero, Rosa
In “The Danger to Be Sane,” the journalist Rosa Montero delves into the connections between psychic turbulence and creative work — including her own.
May 23, 2026
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Books and Literature
A respected literary magazine has published an award-winning short story many readers believe to be generated by artificial intelligence. Experts aren’t all so sure.
May 21, 2026
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Books and Literature
“Taiwan Travelogue” is the first novel originally written in Mandarin to win the major award for fiction translated into English.
May 20, 2026
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Theater
Ava Pickett just opened her play “1536” in London. Next up: a TV adaptation, then a project with the filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.
May 20, 2026
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Books and Literature
Zayd Ayers Dohrn and Harriet Clark on activism, violence, guilt and trying to make sense of their “incomprehensible” early days.
May 20, 2026
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