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When the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel wrote his will in 1895, he designated funds to reward those who “have conferred...
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Dear James, My problem is my big mouth. A friend talks to me about his or her problems, and then...
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Henry James is Alan Hollinghurst’s favorite writer, and in his native England, Hollinghurst, now 70, has over the years acquired...
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The little clump of cells looked almost like a human embryo. Created from stem cells, without eggs, sperm, or a...
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As Hurricane Milton exploded from a Category 1 storm into a Category 5 storm over the course of 12 hours...
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One year after Hamas’s attack on southern Israel, both sides believe they are winning. The war in Gaza appears poised...
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Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsThe transformation of several East Asian countries from...
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“They’re cheering us now,” I said to the soldier next to me in the jeep, as we drove through Beirut...
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Is bad behavior in marriage back? In fictional marriage, I mean. For years, heterosexual matrimony in American novels has seemed...
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On a rainy Saturday late last month, Mondaire Jones was doing his best to convince a crowd of supporters that...
