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Arts
Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is strong.
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Politics
Comet Pons-Brooks Is Having Its Last Hurrah
Time is running out for you to spot Pons-Brooks, the devil-horned comet that swoops into view once every 71 years. Last visible to people on Earth in the 1950s, the comet is prone to outbursts, or unexpected flares in brightness. “It’s an exceptional ...
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World
An Essential Part of Modern Life That Armies Should Never Attack Again
In late March, after two years of withering attacks on Ukraine, Russia knocked out half of Ukraine’s power supply. Up to that point, Russia’s missiles and kamikaze drones had mostly targeted the Ukrainian substations that push electricity from power ...
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Kari Lake Backs G.O.P. Effort to Drop 1864 Abortion Law in Favor of 15-Week Ban
The Senate candidate and Donald Trump ally is supporting a handful of state Republicans who have backed away from a near-total ban that was upheld by the State Supreme Court this week.
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Arts
Does It Seem Like the End Times Are Here? These Novels Know Better.
On the day my mother died, I sat by her bedside and read the Psalms. The room was quiet — the need for machines had passed — save for the sound of my voice and my mother’s labored breathing. Outside her room, the hospital went about its business ...
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Arts
The Culture Warriors Are Coming for You Smart People
In Lionel Shriver’s new novel, judging intelligence and competence is a form of bigotry.
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Magazine
What Should I Wear for the Eclipse?
Silver sneakers? A spacesuit? Our fashion critic advises a reader on how to dress in theme for a coming eclipse party.
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Business
How to Revive a Burned Forest? Rebuild the Tree Supply Chain
As forests succumb to ever-fiercer wildfires, the federal government and some adventurous private companies are trying to resuscitate an industry.
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World
King Charles, Hoping to Reassure Public, Attends Easter Service
The family has been thrown off balance by health crises, including cancer diagnoses for the king and Catherine, Princess of Wales. She and her husband, Prince William, did not appear.
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World
A Very Royal Scavenger Hunt
In a time when global 24-hour news coverage can engender feelings of powerlessness, the sense of control that online sleuthing generates is potent. But those same impulses can take a dark turn.
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