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The World Has Finally Caught Up to Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo was at the Equinox on 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue when his agent called. A rush of hope overtook him: After a week spent auditioning for eight film and television roles, finally he was about to get something. This was in 2014, which ...
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Why We Can’t Get Enough of Cult Documentaries
The stories are juicy, but the volume is perhaps tied to a persistent question: Why do so many people believe so many crazy things?
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World
Barring Trump From the Ballot Would Be a Mistake
When Donald Trump appeals the Colorado decision disqualifying him from the ballot in that state’s Republican primary, the Supreme Court should overturn the ruling unanimously. Like many of my fellow liberals, I would love to live in a country where ...
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Why Claudine Gay Should Go
Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, should resign. I don’t love thinking so and hoped we would not reach this tipping point in the controversy over whether she should be retained in her position. But a tipping point it is. Harvard has a clear policy ...
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Defending Free Speech Is Not ‘Moral Relativism’
On Dec. 14, a Christian veteran named Michael Cassidy walked into the Iowa State Capitol and destroyed a display erected by the Satanic Temple of Iowa. The display was an idol of Baphomet, a robed figure with a goat head. Cassidy told Fox News host ...
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Gaza, Ukraine and the Lingering Scars From the War on Terror
It will be a long time before any of us understand what happened after Oct. 7, but it seems important first to recognize how news of everything comes to us today. Newspaper headlines aren’t fixed — they change over the course of a day; social media ...
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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Review: Back With a Trident and Dad Jokes
The Atlantean hero-king returns as a new father, a bit worse for wear. But this sequel feels like a film for grown-ups who like fun.
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He Has Fished Out Grenades, Bikes and Guns. Can Fame Be Far Behind?
James Kane was not afraid of the grenade. Not even a little bit. But he was feeling a rush of adrenaline. After all, finding an antique weapon in Sheepshead Bay was a big deal for someone who desperately wants to be noticed. A YouTube video of a ...
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How Could the Supreme Court Respond to Colorado?
By David Firestone and Jesse Wegman Produced by Jillian Weinberger Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and that disqualifies him from appearing on the 2024 ballot in Colorado, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In this audio conversation with ...
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Best Classical Music Albums of 2023
Our favorites include premiere recordings of works by Thomas Adès and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, as well as portraits of Missy Mazzoli and Kaija Saariaho.