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Throughout Scandinavia, copies of the Koran are being burned. Are the most liberal countries in the world growing intolerant? Or is this simply an example of their broad-mindedness?

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A kaleidoscopic cultural history of drag in New York City revisits the “Pansy Craze” of the 1920s, the Harlem ball scene, Stonewall, and the Broadway stage

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The right immediately embraced Oliver Anthony’s country ballad “Rich Men North of Richmond.” The left wholeheartedly rejected it. Both sides missed the point

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At Bohemian Grove, one of America’s oldest, most secretive men’s clubs, the rich and powerful have long played hard and made everyone else work longer and harder

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Introducing our updated Arts Intel Report travel search resource. It is unlike anything out there now. You must give it a try

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There’s a better way to remember William Friedkin, the witty, generous, and passionately dedicated director of The French Connection and The Exorcist

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Does R.F.K. Jr.’s campaign represent what America is becoming—a strange new land where conspiracy theories rule the day—or is it simply a reflection of the country it’s always been?

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As Israeli protests against Netanyahu’s efforts to tame the courts escalate, military officers talk about a possible pro-democracy coup

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Hollywood isn’t the only strike zone. French journalists are picketing the latest antics of right-wing media mogul Vincent Bolloré

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A U.S. Air Force whistleblower has made dramatic new claims for the existence of U.F.O.’s. Is it enough to finally make us believe?

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Pride flags in June are now as ubiquitous as tinsel in December. Yet, as a gay man, I’ve never felt more invisible within the L.G.B.T. movement

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Bob Dylan’s masterly new album offers a ghostly narrative for our post-pandemic world

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Silvio Berlusconi, the lying, womanizing, orange-tinted former Italian P.M. who died this week, resembled Trump, but not as much as they say. For one thing, he had charm

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Where the 1960s had love and the 1980s greed, the 2020s are quickly being defined by anger. Forget the Roaring 20s—welcome to the Raging 20s!

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For 95 years, the Oscar for best picture signified excellence. What will it mean when the Academy starts enforcing its new eligibility rules?

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When Martin Amis stopped being the Mick Jagger of British fiction

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Here’s why Cannes is my favorite film festival

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Out of Africa: How I escaped from war-torn Khartoum

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With Turkey heading to elections and President Erdoğan projected to lose, is this the end of the turmoil, or the start of more chaos?

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Mugs, trays, tins, tea cozies—it’s a golden moment for collectors of coronation tat. And, yes, you need some

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Truth emerges in the rotting boneyard of the Fox-Dominion libel case. But the Big Lie and the Big Grift continue in Washington and beyond

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Make Vladimir Putin pay the Chicago way

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In New York, the cost of dinner has never been higher. The restaurateurs aren’t happy about it, either

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There is a reason why Emmanuel Macron is so intent on raising France’s retirement age, and it’s not only about budget deficits