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A Universe of Inspirations Swirls Within ‘Janet Planet’
The playwright Annie Baker shares the artistic influences behind her feature film debut.
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Federal Judge Rebuffs a Central Argument of Congestion Pricing Lawsuits
The three cases are among several filed by opponents of the tolling program, which was halted by Gov. Kathy Hochul this month.
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How Marco Rubio Could Cost Biden the Election
Pennsylvania has been political ground zero in presidential elections for nearly a quarter-century, and 2024 will be no different. Joe Biden carried his birth state by almost 82,000 votes in 2020, and will need to win it again this year. As a native ...
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The Original Sin of Olympics Sex Testing
Sometime in May 1936, a reporter for The Western Morning News, a newspaper based in Plymouth, England, arrived at the doorstep of Mark Weston, a retired shot putter who had embarked on a career as a massage therapist. Mr. Weston brought the reporter ...
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Trump’s Allies Say They’ll Enforce the Comstock Act. Believe Them.
Until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, it was hard for feminists to get Americans to take the threat of losing the constitutional right to abortion seriously. Describing Hillary Clinton’s inability, in 2016, to shake pro-choice ...
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The Lazy Authoritarianism of Donald Trump
Donald Trump went to Capitol Hill last week to visit with House Republicans. According to most reports of the meeting, he rambled. People present told the nonprofit news outlet NOTUS that the former president “treated his meeting as an opportunity to ...
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For the Price of a Police Helicopter, New York Could Save the Arts
The city’s budget is being finalized, and arts institutions, from the big to the small, are fearing the worst.
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The Dog Days of Summer Are Here Early. New York City Is Adapting.
Global warming has led to more extreme weather earlier and later in the year, causing New Yorkers to rethink their relationship to the seasonal calendar.
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A Vape Pen, a Fall and a Question That Won’t Go Away: Why Did Nico Die?
It has been a year since Kathleen Kelley got the devastating call. Her 17-year-old son, Nico, the youngest of her three children, had fallen six stories from the roof of their Manhattan apartment building and died. Since then, she has pleaded with ...
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On Saturday, Mermaids Will Reign on Surf Avenue in Coney Island
The annual Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn is a tacky yet spectacular extravaganza.