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This Year, Make a Resolution About Something Bigger Than Yourself
New Year’s resolutions are penny-ante prayers. You are this way, but you hope to be that way. You used to want this, but now you want that. The assumption behind resolutions is that something must be corrected and improved. One vows to be better than ...
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Arts
The Year in Graphic Novels
Good graphic novels tend to appear in bookstores seemingly out of nowhere after years of rumors, scattershot serialization, “process” zines and snippets posted to social media. As literature, long-form comics are uniquely resistant to editing. As ...
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World
Christmas Comes Early in Ukraine, but Not a Moment Too Soon
Christmas lights flickered on ahead of schedule. Families sang carols a little sooner. And the first presents of the season — by tradition hidden under a pillow or in a boot — appeared two weeks early. Of Ukraine’s many Western-oriented changes, put ...
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Politics
How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air
Black holes were thought to arise from the collapse of dead stars. But a Webb telescope image showing the early universe hints at an alternative pathway.
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World
How Michael Urie Spends His Sundays
Urie, who is known for his work on “Ugly Betty,” is busy these days — on Broadway, on TV and, on Sundays, with his dog, President McKinley.
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World
It’s Christmas, and England’s Priests Have Had Enough
On a blustery December morning, the Rev. Nicky Skipworth is leading her congregation in prayer. But the word of God is not being delivered from the pulpit of the parish church in Harworth, a village outside Doncaster, England. It costs the church 200 ...
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Travel
How to Survive Long-Haul Flights
Long-haul flights are generally considered to be those eight hours and over, while any that stretch past a grueling 16 hours are nicknamed “ultra long-haul.” The longest nonstop commercial flights currently available include New York to Singapore (18 ...
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World
How DeSantis’s Ambitious, Costly Ground Game Has Sputtered
The Florida governor’s field operation, one of the most expensive in modern political history, has met challenges from the outset, interviews with a range of voters and political officials revealed.
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Politics
The Year the Leaf-Cutter Ants Took Manhattan
In January, the American Museum of Natural History’s new insectarium gained 500,000 tenants. It has taken them some time to find their footing.
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World
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 ...