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Opinion
How Henri Matisse (and I) Got a ‘Beautiful Body’
I had an unforgettable feeling of embodiment once, when my teeth smashed through my lower left cheek. I was a…
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Business
Germany’s Energy Crisis Is a Cue to Chop Wood and Stock Up
Tightly stacked cords of wood line the side of a couple’s home in southern Germany, while another family farther north…
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News
Charles Charts a Path as a King for All Holiday Seasons
Adding a Hanukkah party and Diwali treats to the traditional Christmas address, King Charles III is publicly embracing a more…
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News
Conservatives in Western Canada Pass Law Rejecting Federal Sovereignty
A new law in the province of Alberta radically circumscribes federal authority, advancing the agenda of the province’s far-right secessionist…
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News
The Best Metropolitan Diary Item of 2022: The Readers Speak
A son’s trip to the Museum of Modern Art with his mother claims the top spot in this year’s voting,…
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News
Covid Is Spreading Rapidly in China, New Signs Suggest
Even as official figures from the central government remain low, regional numbers point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched health care…
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News
U.N. Fears 180 Rohingya Refugees in Stranded Boat Are Dead
Families lost contact weeks ago with their relatives on the boat, the U.N. refugee agency says, while at least some…
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News
How Citizen Spies Foiled Putin’s Grand Plan for One Ukrainian City
On a foggy morning a few months ago, Valentyn Dmytrovych Yermolenko, an aging Ukrainian fisherman with a bad back and…
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News
In Ukraine, Christmas Lights Defy Darkness of War, and Children Ask for Peace
One town is protecting a statue of St. Nick with sandbags, another is putting its Christmas tree underground and others…
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News
Day 25: That Time an Orthodox Jew Celebrated Christmas
The first and only time that Alex Edelman’s family celebrated Christmas, their tree was topped not by a star, but…