Opinion
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The Great Tension Inside the Trump G.O.P.
This week the populist think tank American Compass released polling showing that larger shares of Republican voters said they believed…
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Neeli Cherkovski, Poet Who Chronicled the Beat Generation, Dies at 78
His biographies of Charles Bukowski and Lawrence Ferlinghetti came to overshadow his own work. “I would love an interview,” he…
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Daniel A. Moore, Founder of an African American Museum, Dies at 88
To tell the full story of the American Black experience, he created an Atlanta institution in 1978 and later moved…
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Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘First Lady of Jazz,’ Dies at 104
A singer known for her mastery of standards, she found stardom in Canada on TV and in nightclubs. But she…
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Louis Gossett Jr., 87, Dies; ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots’ Actor
His portrayal of a drill instructor earned him the Oscar for best supporting actor. He was the first Black performer…
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Robert Moskowitz, Abstract Painter of New York’s Skyscrapers, Dies at 88
He depicted the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building and, most indelibly, the World Trade Center. Those paintings took on…
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Vernor Vinge, Innovative Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 79
He conceived an early version of cyberspace and predicted the “technological singularity,” a tipping point at which machines would become…
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On Broadway, ‘Centering’ Antiracism Is Delightful
My 12-year-old daughter practically had to drag me into the musical “Six,” currently raging on Broadway, in which Henry VIII’s…
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America’s Energy Needs and Climate Goals
More from our inbox: A ‘Workers Bridge’ for BaltimoreTrump and the $60 BibleCan Just Anyone Run?Flaco’s Cruel Fate Is Not…
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Linda Bean, an L.L. Bean Heir and a Conservative Donor, Dies at 82
A granddaughter of the celebrated Maine brand’s founder, she set out as an entrepreneur in her mid-60s and used her…