CULTURE
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The Uncertain Outcomes of Emmanuel Macron’s Election Maneuver
On Sunday, in a shocking result, the New Popular Front, a coalition of the French left and center, beat back…
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Did Joe Biden’s ABC Interview Stanch the Bleeding or Prolong It?
At what point does political conviction curdle into something closer to denial? When I interviewed President Biden in January, I…
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“Clipped,” Reviewed: A Romp Back Through an N.B.A. Racism Scandal
One upshot of the current glut of streaming platforms is a flood of programming to fill them: something for every…
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The Case for Joe Biden Staying in the Race
There is an unattributed maxim in sports that says the backup quarterback is the most popular man in town. The…
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Kevin Costner Goes West Again
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The Politics That Derailed Congestion Pricing in New York
Congestion pricing is an unfortunate name. The term comes from market economics, but it sounds like you’re paying for a…
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Emily Nussbaum on the Beginnings of Reality TV
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The American Election That Set the Stage for Trump
In a new book, “When the Clock Broke,” the writer John Ganz examines how the politics of the Trump years…
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A Succession Battle Over America’s Largest Ren Faire
There are few filmmakers more curious about the emotional lives of the elderly than the wunderkind documentarian Lance Oppenheim. In…
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An Unexpected Turn in the Evangelical Culture Wars
On Wednesday, in Indianapolis, the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant body in the United States, rejected a proposed ban…
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