Opinion
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Brooke Shields, Social Media and the Public’s Withering Gaze
A moment in the documentary “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” that epitomizes the actress’s experience of fame calls back to her…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Composer, Dies at 71
Mr. Sakamoto, whose work with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced electronic music, composed scores for “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant.”
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Fear of an A.I. Pundit
Nick Bostrom’s 2014 book, “Superintelligence,” a crucial text for the community of worriers about the risks of artificial intelligence, begins…
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Suzanne Rheinstein, Designer of Classic American Interiors, Dies at 77
Her clients were not celebrities but developers, Hollywood executives and philanthropists like herself, working behind the scenes in Los Angeles…
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Michael Blackwood, Who Captured 20th-Century Artists on Film, Dies at 88
He made cinéma vérité movies — 160 in all — about musicians (Thelonious Monk), architects (Frank Gehry), composers (Philip Glass)…
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In the Face of Tragedy, Petitioning God Is an Act of Faith
NASHVILLE — The sun was still shining brightly when I pulled into the parking lot of Christ Presbyterian Church here…
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An Open Letter to Governor Lee on the Slaughter of Our Children
NASHVILLE — Dear Gov. Bill Lee, For more than 24 hours, I waited for you to speak to the people…
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Can India Change the World?
NEW DELHI — Is India the world’s next tiger economy, poised to succeed a slowing China as a pillar of…
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A Florida School Banned a Disney Movie About Ruby Bridges. So I Watched It.
This month, an elementary school in St. Petersburg, Fla., stopped showing a 1998 Disney movie about Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old…
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Julie Anne Peters, Whose Young-Adult Books Caused a Stir, Dies at 71
Her 2004 novel, “Luna,” broke new ground by having a transgender teenager as a main character. That book and others…