Politics
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This Was a Terrible Year, and Also Maybe the Best One Yet for Humanity
As the year ends, civilians are dying at a staggering pace in Gaza and the genocide in Darfur may be…
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I Want a City, Not a Museum
Some years ago, as my mother and I were walking on New York City’s Upper West Side, she pointed out…
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A Midwestern Republican Stands Up for Trans Rights
As 2023 slouches to an ignominious end, some news came Friday that gave me an unexpected jolt of hope. I…
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Gerry Holzman, Master Carver of a New York Merry-Go-Round, Dies at 90
He conceived and worked for 20 years — with about 1,000 volunteers — on the Empire State Carousel, featuring more…
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Mike Nussbaum, Celebrated Chicago Theater Actor, Dies at 99
He appeared memorably in “American Buffalo” and in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Glengarry Glen Ross,” but gave up a career…
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What Nikki Haley Didn’t Say
The presidential candidate Nikki Haley drew criticism this week for what she didn’t say. As she campaigned in New Hampshire,…
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Her Sculptures Were Ignored for 33 Years. Then She Got a New Roommate.
Hanna Eshel waited more than 40 years for a stroke of luck in her art career. The pivotal event, when…
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Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Lenox Hill, NoMad and Fort Greene.
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Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Locust Valley, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Medford Lakes, N.J.
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They Sold Everything to Go on a 3-Year Cruise. How It All Unraveled.
The Life at Sea cruise was supposed to be the ultimate bucket-list experience: 382 port calls worldwide over 1,095 days.…