CULTURE
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Under the Radar Keeps Rollin’ Along
When Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II first adapted Edna Ferber’s epic novel “Show Boat” for the stage, in the…
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Why Is the Riverside Church’s Century-Old Preschool on the Chopping Block?
A century ago, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., asked an iconoclastic preacher of the Social Gospel, Harry Emerson Fosdick, to lead…
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, January 15th
“Between shorter daylight hours and longer times for getting dressed, it’s easier to stay inside.” Source link
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The Liberated Life of Colman Domingo
The last time I talked to Colman Domingo, in 2021, his life was completely different. At fifty-one, he was a…
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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 9th
“I mean, it’s not really new anymore and it sure as hell isn’t happy, but you too, I guess.” Source…
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Daily Cartoon: Monday, January 6th
“Fine, you travelled for pleasure. I’m asking why you’re coming back.” Source link
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What Could Citizens’ Assemblies Do for American Politics?
Last July, an unusual letter arrived at Kathryn Kundmueller’s mobile home, in central Oregon. It invited her to enter a…
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Refinding James Baldwin | The New Yorker
The text that weighed on him at the time of his arrival to Turkey was his novel “Another Country,” then…
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, December 25th
“It’s a long plan, but if we play our cards right it will lead to the ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ movie,…
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