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Obituaries
Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89
Jean-Marie Straub, a celebrated filmmaker aligned with the French New Wave who sparked critical debate with films he made with…
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Newyork
The Holidays Are Longer Now. Is That a Good Thing?
Thanksgiving was a holiday that used to feel rushed for Molly Himmelstein Hollenberg. Chained to desk jobs in New York…
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World
Meet the World’s New Human Rights Crisis Manager. He Has a Lot to Do.
GENEVA — Barely a month after taking office as the United Nations’ new human rights chief, Volker Türk was in…
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Obituaries
Edward C. Prescott, 81, Dies; Won Nobel for Studying Business Cycles
Edward C. Prescott, whose work explaining the economic shocks of the 1970s catalyzed new ways of thinking about fiscal and…
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Newyork
Moon Jars, Luminous and Graceful, Are Entrancing Modern Ceramists
THE TRADITIONAL KOREAN moon jar — a large, rounded vessel glazed with an opaline sheen — has been a much-celebrated…
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Sports
Peek Inside a $200-a-Night ‘Room’ at the World Cup in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar — After Sheng Xie, a 33-year-old soccer fan from Vancouver, booked his flight to the World Cup, he…
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World
Elon, the Mosh Pit Called. It Wants ‘Hard Core’ Back.
Have you ever gotten an email at midnight from the boss with an ominous subject line like “a fork in…
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World
A Different Kind of Kitchen-Table Economics
I’m writing this newsletter the way I do most of my writing, at home on a laptop (mounted on a…
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World
Why Are Momfluencers So Good at Worming Their Way Into Your Brain?
In some ways, the internet has been incredible for mothers. Spaces online have provided solace and connection and allowed some…
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World
As Elon Musk Cuts Costs at Twitter, Some Bills Are Going Unpaid
SAN FRANCISCO — Before Elon Musk bought Twitter last month, the company’s executives had racked up hundreds of thousands of…