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Martin Amis, Acclaimed Author of Bleakly Comic Novels, Dies at 73
In books like “Money” and “The Information,” he created “a high style to describe low things,” as he put it. He found more renown as a critic, and a measure of unease as his famous father’s son.
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Fear Is for Sale on the U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S.-Mexico border was full of uncertainty in the days before May 11. Title 42, the Trump administration-crafted health ordinance that had been invoked millions of times to turn migrants back from the border, was about to expire, and nobody knew ...
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We Want to Hear From Australia Letter Readers
What should we be covering? Are there stories that the rest of the world should know about? Let us know.
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F.B.I. Revokes Security Clearances of 3 Agents Over Jan. 6 Issues
At least two of the three agents are scheduled to testify on Thursday to a House panel investigating what Republicans contend is the “weaponization” of federal agencies against conservatives.
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Military Caught Airman Mishandling Secrets Before Arrest but Left Him in Job
A Justice Department filing urging that Airman Jack Teixeira be held without bail said his superiors had admonished him for taking notes and conducting deep-dive searches last fall.
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Arts
The Essential Neil Gaiman
In his stories of horror, humanity and uncomfortable truths, Neil Gaiman is never afraid to go into dark places looking for the light. But while he earned an early reputation as an author of dark fantasy, Gaiman can’t be pigeonholed in any one genre ...
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Trump Exists, With or Without Television Cameras
As a former executive of Fox News, I never expected to write this: CNN performed a valuable journalistic service this week by hosting a spirited town hall with Donald Trump. Like it or not, Mr. Trump is one of the two people who are most likely to ...
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What I’m Reading: Summer-Snobs Edition
Tales of status, those who have it and those who want it, are on my list.
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The Panic Over Biden’s Age Is Manufactured
The relationship between political campaigns, the news media and the public isn’t exactly an interplay between independent actors. It’s a web of influence. This dynamic is particularly relevant when it comes to the avalanche of headlines and polls ...
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Magazine
Oh Look, Another New Twitter
Before you ask, I don’t have any Bluesky invite codes.