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    The rise and fall of Marie Yovanovitch, ambassador to Ukraine

    Her memoir describes her long career in diplomacy and her unwitting entanglement in Donald Trump's schemes.

    By David IgnatiusMarch 11, 2022
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    Her heart was broken — so she turned to science

    To heal after an agonizing divorce, writer Florence Williams consulted researchers and communed with nature.

    By Marianne Szegedy-MaszakMarch 11, 2022
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    After the horror of Sandy Hook, an assault on truth began

    The 2012 school shooting spawned false theories that led to harassment and violence, Elizabeth Williamson writes.

    By Barbara DemickMarch 11, 2022
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    For mixed-descent people on America’s frontier, acceptance and suspicion

    Historian Anne F. Hyde examines intermarriage among tribes, and between Indigenous people and Whites, and the challenges these families faced.

    By H.W. BrandsMarch 11, 2022
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    Harry Truman’s surprising successes and overlooked flaws

    He was barely equipped for the presidency, but he had an outsize impact, Jeffrey Frank writes.

    By Michael BobelianMarch 11, 2022
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    Compassionate portraits of people with faith — in aliens, ghosts and God

    Sarah Krasnostein meets true believers from around the world, and treats them with dignity.

    By Lisa BirnbachMarch 11, 2022
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    Why ‘Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ is worth reading today

    T.E. Lawrence’s memoir of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire -- the basis for “Lawrence of Arabia” — offers a sweeping look at war and its consequences.

    By Michael DirdaMarch 9, 2022
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    ‘Better Call Saul’ actor Bob Odenkirk found success in failure. It’s kind of a funny story.

    Odenkirk’s memoir, "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama," is an often funny look at the difficulty of being funny.

    By Mark AthitakisMarch 9, 2022
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    Chuck Klosterman weighs in on Nirvana, the Internet and the ‘ecstatic complacency’ that defined the ’90s

    The "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" author discusses his new book, "The Nineties."

    By Matt HansonMarch 8, 2022
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    Amy Bloom documents her heart-wrenching journey to help her husband end his life

    In Amy Bloom's memoir, she writes of her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis and all that followed.

    By Simon Van BooyMarch 8, 2022
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    ‘Good Place’ creator Michael Schur asks: How can we live a more ethical life?

    Step one: Let go of the idea of being perfect.

    By Michael SchurMarch 4, 2022
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    How the South was transformed by the fall of Jim Crow, and how it wasn’t

    Adolph L. Reed Jr. takes a personal tour through segregation's last days and its legacy.

    By Jason SokolMarch 4, 2022
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    Democracy is under threat. Are billionaires to blame?

    By reshaping the economy, the wealthy have stirred discontent, journalist Peter S. Goodman argues.

    By Debra SatzMarch 4, 2022
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    Pushing back against the American tendency to forget

    Essayist Colette Brooks wants us to slow down and pay attention to the past.

    By Michael S. RothMarch 4, 2022
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    Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think

    Chess, backgammon, checkers, poker, bridge, Scrabble and Go are more than just entertainment, Oliver Roeder explains.

    By Lucinda RobbMarch 4, 2022
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    What are the secrets to a meaningful life? Women over 50 share their insights.

    In Ellen Warner’s “The Second Half” women from around the world share their formative experiences and advice for younger generations.

    By Maria Leonard OlsenMarch 4, 2022
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    One morning he awoke blind in one eye -- but he ended up seeing the world more clearly.

    Franki Bruni’s memoir ‘The Beauty of Dusk’ shows the surprising upside of vulnerability

    By Steven PetrowMarch 3, 2022
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    William Barr’s memoir blasts Trump and Giuliani — and ignores his own partisan excesses

    In his memoir, the former attorney general defends his tenure under Trump.

    By Devlin BarrettMarch 1, 2022
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    Karen Cheung’s ‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life

    Karen Cheung introduces readers to an array of characters and tackles themes such as belonging, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home in a nearly uninhabitable city of tiny apartments and stratospheric rent.

    By Sharmila MukherjeeMarch 1, 2022
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    In ‘Burning Questions,’ Margaret Atwood ponders an astonishing array of subjects

    Margaret Atwood weighs in on everything from "Kung Fu Panda" to Stephen King.

    By Charles ArrowsmithFebruary 26, 2022
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    The academy is changing the Oscars — and enraging the industry it celebrates: ‘It’s a slap in the face’

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    Jane Campion quickly squanders good will from Sam Elliott response with misguided comment of her own

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    Ready for dead mom jokes? Comedian Taylor Tomlinson sure hopes so.

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    Seven spots where you can enjoy the cherry blossoms away from the Tidal Basin

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    Stephen King, Janelle Monáe and more: Let’s talk about speculative fiction to read this year

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