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The Great Divide
America Slides Backward The most divisive of cultural issues gets tangled in a rightward leaning Supreme Court
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Catherine Lacey The author discusses her latest novel, a fictionalized biography of a “Frankenstein’s monster of 20 artists and 20 writers” whom she admires, from Kathy Acker to Susan Sontag
Beauty and Wellness
Eye of the Beholder Aging: It’s all relative, right? For those who are trudging into 2023 feeling like the past few years have weighed heavily on their faces, help is here, without a single trip to the plastic surgeon. It will, however, require a bus ride …
Anatomy of a Murder
Beating Putin’s Propaganda Alex Goldfarb was falsely accused by Russian state media of poisoning his friend Alexander Litvinenko. His long fight for truth finally ended this week
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Shock and Awe The provocative, World War II–era paintings of Ben Shahn are on view in a sweeping retrospective
Lit Hubbub
The Sally Rooney Effect Writers, editors, and booksellers weigh in on the new book by the world’s most talked-about young novelist
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Tom Blyth The British actor went from sidewalk charity campaigner to the star of a new series on Billy the Kid
