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Paul Vance, Lyricist Behind an ‘Itsy Bitsy’ Bikini, Dies at 92
Paul Vance, who described the uncertain path of a girl in a risqué two-piece bathing suit as she advanced from a locker to the shore in the ...
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Politics
Why the Justice Department Is Unlikely to Investigate the Supreme Court Leak
WASHINGTON — After a leak of a draft opinion showed that the Supreme Court was poised to end women’s constitutional right to abortion, some ...
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Sports
A Mentalist Sets a Central Park Running Record (Just as He Foresaw)
Before sunrise last Friday, Oz Pearlman loosened up in front of Engineers’ Gate, one of the entrances to Central Park. He rubbed up his thighs ...
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World
Bobbie Nelson, Longtime Pianist for Brother Willie, Dies at 91
Bobbie Nelson, the longtime piano player in her brother Willie’s band and a grounding influence in his life and music, died on Thursday in Austin ...
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Sandy Nelson, Drummer Who Turned His Rhythms Into Hits, Dies at 83
Sandy Nelson, one of the few musicians in pop history to score Top 10 hits as a featured drummer, something he did early in a career that ...
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Arts
An Exhilarating Set of Cecil Taylor’s Jazz Arrives, 49 Years Later
Creative jazz at its best is a music of discovery: improvisers caught up together in a moment that’s passing even as they conjure it, with the ...
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Arts
How Meat Loaf Made a Cult Favorite: ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’
The singer Meat Loaf, who died on Thursday, was a rock ’n’ roll anomaly: a portly force of nature whose theatrical musicality made him an ...
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Sports
N.F.L. Coach Firings Follow Regular Season’s End
The Monday after the N.F.L. regular season is a perilous day to be a head coach. This year, Brian Flores, Matt Nagy and Mike Zimmer all found ...
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Business
Grammy Awards Postponed Amid Covid-19 Surge
For the second year in a row, the Grammy Awards have been pushed back by the coronavirus pandemic. The 64th annual ceremony, which had been set ...
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Arts
Stream These 7 Productions That Celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s Work
Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist who died on Friday at age 91, had an unparalleled influence on contemporary theater. Revivals of two ...
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