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My Birth Father and Siblings Don’t Know I Exist. Should I Contact Them?
When I was born, 55 years ago, my birth mother decided to deliver me to Catholic Charities so that I…
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The Case for Writing Fan Mail
On a flight to Toronto a few months ago, I read an astonishing magazine profile of a feminist filmmaker. While…
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A Royal Family Feuds Over Who Should be King of the Zulus
DURBAN, South Africa — The son of the Zulu king strutted into the room clutching a wooden scepter, trailing a…
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Marshall Islands, Once Nearly Covid-Free, Confronts an Outbreak
As a remote nation in the Pacific, the Marshall Islands had been almost completely spared from Covid-19, registering just a…
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Searching for Leonardo da Vinci in ‘Leonardo’
Leonardo da Vinci discovered how to capture life in his drawings. And he found new ways to topple a castle.…
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National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
A PBS documentary on the 400-year history of Shakespeare’s plays, a New York Public Library summer program for educators on…
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One of the Oldest Rodeos in America Is in New Jersey
PILESGROVE, N.J. — The low-lying clouds framing the horizon at sunset were beginning to tinge a cotton-candy pink when the…
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$5 for Spaghetti Sauce? Shoppers Are Rushing In.
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’ll look at a store that sells merchandise other retailers have not unloaded, and usually at…
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Experts and Activists Denounce the Killing of Freya the Walrus
Last week, as the Oslo Fjord was basking in the sunshine and full of swimmers, boaters and children enjoying their…
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The Return of the Ruffle
Paige Minear gets a thrill from frills. In the style blogger’s Atlanta home, a ruffled skirt with a green bow…