Opinion
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Betty Lee Sung, Pioneering Scholar of Chinese in America, Dies at 98
An immigrants’ daughter who for a time lived in and then fled China, she went on to break academic ground…
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Dick Polich, Master Forger of Sculptures for Artists, Dies at 90
His cavernous Hudson Valley foundry helped Louise Bourgeois, Richard Serra, Jeff Koons and many others turn their large-scale visions into…
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‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ and the Angst of the Striving Upper Class
Every so often, someone on Twitter recirculates a purported budget created by the website Financial Samurai a few years back…
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Gerrie Coetzee, Afrikaner Boxing Champ Who Fought Apartheid, Dies at 67
He won the World Boxing Association title in 1983, became a symbol of racial comity and showed a surprising gentleness…
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Foodie Fever Dreams Can’t Keep Restaurants Afloat
DEEP RUN, N.C. — When René Redzepi announced he would close Noma, his Michelin three-star restaurant/work camp in Copenhagen, food…
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How Right-Wing Media Ate the Republican Party
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ In recent weeks, America got a preview of how the new Republican House majority…
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Chris Ford, Who Made a 3-Point Mark in the N.B.A., Dies at 74
He helped the Celtics win a title and coached them in the ’90s, but he may be remembered more for…
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Biden Against the Wounded Extremists
I’ve covered four presidents since joining The Times in 2003. Year after year (except during the Trump years) I go…
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David Crosby, Mainstay of Two Classic Rock Bands, Dies at 81
He was an original member of the Byrds and a founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash. But he was almost…
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Don’t Try to Appease Economic Terrorists
A few days ago I received an automated text from my bank. For some reason the bank’s algorithm flagged a…