3 Highly Portable Picnic Options That Aren’t Sandwiches

Try Italian calzones, Turkish pide or Eastern European piroshki.

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In an Era of Face Masks, We’re All a Little More Face Blind

Your brain’s powers of facial recognition are going to need some time to get used to the coverings we’re wearing to keep each other healthy.

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Parenting in Front of a Live Audience of In-laws

Micromanaging my husband, I realized how much I still craved my parents’ approval.

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VMAs Recap: Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, and More

Lady Gaga transported viewers to “Chromatica” (in a mask) at an event that tried to make a virtual collection of performances and speeches appear like a communal celebration.

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Lady Gaga’s Masks Win the V.M.A.s

This is one way to use the red carpet and fashion to send a message.

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What’s It Like to Live With a Beauty Queen? Ask Miss Universe, She Rooms With Miss USA

The two pageant winners traditionally share a New York apartment, but that has taken on new meaning in the pandemic, since neither can travel for her usual appearances.

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‘I Miss No One.’ (She’s Kidding. Kind of.)

Elsa Majimbo’s humorous videos about pandemic life have helped her star rise beyond Nairobi.

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How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

With a few folds and some tape you can soon be launching soft projectiles.

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How to Keep a Journal

It can be like therapy, only cheaper, and provides a chronicle of our times.

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Things To Do At Home

As summer recedes, check out a comedy show inside a Nintendo game, get teary at ‘Porgy and Bess’ and catch a Ray Bradbury read-a-thon.

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Fashion Advertisers Rediscover Black Models

In ad campaigns for designers like Valentino and Tommy Hilfiger, race-conscious casting matters now. Is it progress, or is it cynicism?

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What Is Waacking, and Why Is It All Over TikTok?

A few dedicated New Yorkers are masters of the 1970s club dance, which has become a social media sensation.

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Intimacy in Isolation

It can be unsettling to be seen. Now I have to see myself.

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Christmas Time Is … Here?

On TikTok, the holiday spirit has come early.

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What It’s Like to Be an R.A. Now

Dorm life got kinda serious.

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Splaining How Government Works to Young Voters

Ben Sheehan runs a nonprofit that uses humor for civic education.

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2 TikTok Stars Who Threw Big Parties Face Charges, Prosecutors Say

Bryce Hall and Blake Gray are accused of defying a ban against big gatherings in Los Angeles.

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The People You’d ‘Pay Admission’ to Know

They’re just that delightful or fascinating or brilliant.

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Love Letter: Can Your Relationship Survive a Political Divide?

Plus: A son becomes a distant memory.

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The 2020 Party Conventions Gave New Meaning to Political Theater

A television critic and a fashion critic discuss what they saw, what they learned and what it could mean for the future.

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College Is Everywhere Now

Yale students in Barbados. Michigan students in Brooklyn. Berkeley students in Las Vegas? Off-campus housing is way off-campus now.

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About Melania Trump's Lime Green Dress and Ivanka Trump in Black

The president’s speech at the Republican National Convention was a model of pomp and circumstance.

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Will They See Me as a Son, a Daughter or a Stranger?

Thirteen years ago, my parents tried to wish away my gender transition. Now, Alzheimer’s threatens to erase their memory of me altogether.

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About Melania Trump's Lime Green Dress and Ivanka Trump in Black

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How Summer Festivals Persevered in the Pandemic

Organizers of cultural events in the United States and around the world showed ingenuity to keep cultural celebrations going while taking precautions against the coronavirus. Take a visual tour.

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Keke Palmer Keeps a Check

The movie star, talk-show host, singer and self-described “drama nerd person” is hosting the MTV V.M.A.s. She’s the only person for the job.

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Melania in Lime, Ivanka in Black, Trump as Lord of All He Surveyed

The president’s speech at the Republican National Convention was a model of pomp and circumstance.

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Is Opening a Hotel in Rockaway Beach Right Now a Good Idea?

The area is perfect for day-trippers during a pandemic, but whether New Yorkers will pay hundreds to spend the night is another question.

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Dennis Williams, Former U.A.W. Leader, Is Accused of Conspiracy

The ex-president of the United Auto Workers is charged with using union funds for personal expenses. The case is part of a long federal investigation.

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The TikTok FOMO Is Real

A teenage reader says that the video sharing app is stoking feelings of social exclusion.

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Soon, the Kitty Litter Will Come by Electric Truck

With deliveries surging during the pandemic, carriers like UPS and FedEx and companies like Amazon are renewing their push toward electric vehicles.

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THE JACKAL by JR Ward

In the Black Dagger Brotherhood world, Nyx searches for her sister in a lost prison camp and meets a man known as the Jackal.

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ROYAL by Danielle Steel

In 1943, the 17-year-old Princess Charlotte assumes a new identity in the country and falls in love.

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The Timeless Pleasure of Playing Games

They offer diversion, challenge, small victories, catharsis.

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BOA Steakhouse Is Where Influencers Go to See and Be Seen

The West Hollywood restaurant has become a hot spot for the biggest stars on TikTok and YouTube.

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Melania Trump, Dressed for Battle. But Which One?

The first lady’s words during her speech at the Republican National Convention said one thing, but her suit said another.

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What to Plant in a Hot, Dry Year? Succulents, of Course

Nothing else looks so good, for so long, with so little attention. So long as you go easy on them.

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Michael Smith, Decorator of the Obamas' White House, Has New Book

The decorator Michael Smith, who has transformed interiors for the Obamas, Rupert Murdoch and Cindy Crawford, is spilling paint in a new book.

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The Suffragists Fought to Redefine Femininity. The Debate Isn’t Over.

The campaign for the right to vote crystallized notions of femininity and motherhood that women are still expected to navigate.

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How the Hollywood Fix Cornered the Influencer Paparazzi Market

Fletcher Greene, 38, used to photograph all sorts of celebrities. But when the pandemic hit, the A-listers hid while Gen Z’s rising stars stayed in plain sight.

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Can You Hear Yourself Think?

Working from home often means having to cope with street noise and the clamor of children and pets. Here are some tips on how to quiet things down.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle, Woman in Red

The Reagans’ favorite color will never be the same after her speech at the Republican National Convention.

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In Salt Lake City, a Modernist Man Cave

On the site of a meth house, the founder of a real estate and design company builds his dream home: an unconventional sanctuary with a dark vibe.

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The Girl Scout Uniform, Updated for Gen Z

A stylish utility vest. Leggings. Denim. For the first time in decades, the Girl Scouts are getting new clothes.

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The New Pandemic Flash Point: Your Vacation

What kind of travel, if any, is acceptable? Opinions on what’s OK and what’s not are causing fights between family members and fissures among friends.

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Meet the National Parks’ ‘Ranger of the Lost Art’

Doug Leen has made it his life’s work to discover, restore and reproduce W.P.A. renderings of America’s threatened public lands.

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Shopping for Bar Tools

With most indoor bars still closed, the next best thing is the do-it-yourself version. Here’s what you need to get started.

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Disability, Work and Coronavirus: What Happens Now?

The pandemic has made work and social life more accessible for many. People with disabilities are wondering whether virtual accommodations will last.

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Black Artists Find Ways to Make Their Voices Heard in Portland

The burst of creativity that has swept through town in recent weeks could provide a road map for other cities confronting historical racism.

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Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall Street

Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are helping them and other fledgling companies raise money and gain coveted stock listings.

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Play these Old School Games

These seemingly simple pencil-and-paper games were all invented by mathematicians. They call for two players and some strategic thinking.

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In Praise of the Simple Routine

It doesn’t need to be punishing or packed with to-dos.

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Love Letter: Surviving the Distance, One Letter at a Time

Plus: A love written in the stars.

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Bean Cakes You Can Depend On

These spicy vegetarian patties come together in about 45 minutes using practically any kind of cooked bean.

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My Colleagues Have Great Work-Life Balance (Thanks to Childless Me)

Plus: Advice for a worker who’s too self-critical, and for a boss who’s not nearly critical enough.

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The Pandemic Diary of Naomi Shimada, a Model Returning to Work

Naomi Shimada journeys to Paris for her first professional shoot since March.

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Joe Biden Says Goodbye, Uncle Joe and Hello, Father of the Nation

In his convention acceptance speech, Mr. Biden offered a new image for the next four years.

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Frank Sinatra Slept Here, and So Can You

In New York and across the country, the former homes of famous writers, musicians and film stars are available as short-term rentals.

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Pushed Together for 48 Days, Then Pulled Apart for 49

Between a pandemic and military training, so much for college love being casual.

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For Gregory Crewdson, Truth Lurks in the Landscape

As the artist shot his cinematically constructed images in the Berkshires, he was afflicted by mysterious maladies. “I felt my body betrayed me,” he said.

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Kamala Harris Goes Beyond the White Pantsuit

At the Democratic National Convention, change is the message in all sort of ways.

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What Ever Happened to Saying ‘Thanks’?

A reader who mails her daughter monetary gifts that have long gone unacknowledged wonders whether it’s time to stop sending them.

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All About Roundabouts

Rotaries, traffic circles or however you know them, they’re often frustrating for American motorists. They are designed to lessen accidents, but that’s not always the effect.

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Steering Wheels’ Past, Present and (Autonomous) Future

Today, they’re wired and heated, laden with controls. Soon, they could be reserved only for classic cars.

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More U.S. Residents Are Getting Dual Citizenship in Greece, Italy and Elsewhere

Many U.S. citizens whose families immigrated from Europe are eligible, and the pandemic has caused an uptick in applications.

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THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides

Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

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A PRIVATE CATHEDRAL by James Lee Burke

The 23rd book in the Dave Robicheaux series. Rival Louisiana crime families and a time-traveling superhuman assassin bring up Robicheaux’s personal demons.

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THE MIDWIFE MURDERS by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo

A single mom teams up with an N.Y.P.D. detective to solve a case involving misdeeds at a university hospital.

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CHOPPY WATER by Stuart Woods

The 54th book in the Stone Barrington series. Things get rough for Stone as he goes after criminals in New York City and Key West.

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Hunting for Glass Orbs on Block Island

In this summer of sorrow, a game searching for glass orbs takes on new and magical meaning.

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Working From Home: A Survey of Our New Out of Office Lives

What does the future hold for offices and the workers who once inhabited them? 

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Working From Home With Three Kids and No School

Drink, please.

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Office Gossip Still Exists in Remote Culture

Just because we’ve stopped going into work doesn’t mean we’ve stopped talking.

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Behold, ‘Workleisure’

What will we wear come fall?

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Working From Home: Meet the Man Who Won't

“The routine made me feel like the pandemic wasn’t controlling me.”

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The Awkwardness of Starting a New Job Remotely During Coronavirus

He has never met his co-workers. It’s as weird as you would expect.

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Working From Home

That’s probably a good thing.

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From Handshakes to Fist Bumps: The Future of the Business Greeting

On the future of handshakes, fist bumps and even footshakes.

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Bryce Hall, TikTok Influencer, Has Power Shut Off by Los Angeles

This month, Mayor Eric Garcetti said that Angelenos who violated the city’s guidelines on gatherings during a health crisis would have their water and power turned off. Today, he followed through.

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Anticipating Fall and Looking for Constants

Music can provide a rhythm to the days.

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Social Justice Guides Are All Over Instagram

Artists, activists and academics are dropping knowledge and resources on Instagram in an effort to democratize access to information.

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10 No-Cook Pasta Sauces for Summer

These bright, flavorful sauces don’t have to simmer for hours — or at all.

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Internet and Power Outage? It's Storm Season

Bad weather and blackouts now destroy our ability to work, see family and friends, buy things and generally pretend that 2020 is normal.

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Jill Biden Is Not Melania Trump

Well, obviously. But as she stepped into the spotlight at the convention, she offered a different type of model.

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The Late-Summer Lure of Asters and Goldenrods

They’re not just pretty — they also offer sustenance to the creatures that live in your garden, which is crucial as the seasons (and the climate) change.

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Why Work From Home When You Can Work From Barbados, Bermuda or … Estonia?

Several countries with fragile tourist economies have started to offer visas that allow foreign nationals to live and work for a period of at least six months.

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Want to Make It Big in Fashion? Think Small

In just five years, Evan Kinori has drawn a passionate international following with his meticulous workwear and small-is-beautiful ethos.

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The Glory (and the Taboo) of ‘WAP’

All praise Cardi B. and Megan Thee Stallion, whose new song addresses a concern I hear a lot from my patients.

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What's the Deal With That Strawberry Dress on TikTok?

How fantasies about the pastoral, lost innocence and future festivity converged in one diaphanous pink $490 garment.

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Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote. Her Necklace Spelled It Out.

The former first lady’s speech for the Democratic National Convention was powerfully resonant. And had a supporting accessory.

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How to Keep Your Collections From Looking Like Clutter

There’s an art to arranging collections like a pro. Here are a few pointers.

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Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California

Under pressure to classify their freelance drivers as full-time employees, the ride-hailing companies are discussing another option.

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Why We Cover What Politicians Wear

For both men and women, clothes can be an important tool for communication. Often, there’s strategy behind the style.

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What Historical Moment Is Leon Neyfakh Learning From Now?

The creators of “Slow Burn” have a new season of their podcast “Fiasco,” which looks at the yearslong fight over school desegregation in Boston.

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Check Your Basement for Old Fishing Gear

It might be worth thousands at auction.

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What Historical Moment Is Leon Neyfakh Learning From Now?

The creators of “Slow Burn” have a new podcast.

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You May Not Know This Pandemic Winner, but Your Tween Probably Does

Millions of children have flocked to the online gaming site Roblox since March. That’s helping game developers, some as young as 16, make a lot of money.

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Rapid Testing is at Parties, Concerts and Hotels. Social Distance Still Required.

Determined to proceed with parties and events this summer, hosts are adding screenings at the door. But such measures are hardly a guarantee of safety, medical experts warn.

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Join the Final Drive To Suffrage

Our game lets you follow the 19th Amendment’s journey from passage in the Senate to ratification by 36 states.

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Don’t Wait to Deck Out Your Back Porch

The pandemic has many people thinking about how they’ll spend time outside as the weather cools, meaning favorites items may soon be in short supply.

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Dealing With the Freshman Down the Hall

For many students this fall, “college” will be their childhood bedroom or family dining room. Here’s how parents can help make the experience easier for everyone.

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Stay Entertained At Home with Bach, Beowulf and a Bee Aficionado

Check out emerging New York photographers, stitch up a suffragist’s portrait and liven up your lunch break with a digital dance party.

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How Apple’s 30% App Store Cut Became a Boon and a Headache

App makers like the game company Epic and the music service Spotify are challenging Apple’s right to a large cut of their sales. Regulators have taken notice.

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How to Have a Date Night at Home

Start with steak Diane for two.

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In Prison, Learning Magic by Mail

A deck of cards cut from milk cartons. A wand made with medical tape. How a group of inmates learned “the magic of magic.”

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Trying to Make It Big Online? Getting Signed Isn’t Everything

Young people come to Los Angeles in droves with dreams of fame and fortune. Once they’re discovered, it’s not always sunny.

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Kingston: A City Remade by the Coronavirus

A writer who moved upstate for a slower lifestyle fears that the latest wave of migrants, fleeing Covid, will bring their worst instincts with them.

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How Kate Pierson, of the B-52’s, and Monica Coleman, Spend Their Sundays

The couple reopened their 10-cabin lodge in the Catskills in May. They live close by, making music and gardening.

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Tackling a Century-Old Mystery: Did My Grandmother Vote?

Had she, in the throes of segregation and suffrage, cast a hard-won vote? I needed to know.

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Home Renovation for the Pandemic

Working and schooling from home for the foreseeable future has prompted some homeowners to consider major home renovations.

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How Queer Women Powered the Suffrage Movement

For many suffragists, scholars have found, the freedom to choose whom and how they loved was tied deeply to the idea of voting rights.

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A Large Coffee and a Marriage Proposal to Go

Drs. Ariel Schaap and Joshua Heisler, both internists who met as pre-med students 10 years ago, had a small outdoor wedding in Englewood, N.J. Then it was back to work.

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W Magazine Sold to Bustle Media Group and Investors Including Kaia Gerber

The movie and television producer Jason Blum, the racecar driver Lewis Hamilton and the model Kaia Gerber will also be investors.

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Don’t Like What You See on Zoom? Get a Face-Lift and Join the Crowd

Cosmetic surgeons say business is booming after elective surgery opened up, with quarantine proving a time to heal in secrecy from renovation of face and body.

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What Are Walter Van Beirendonck, Virgil Abloh and Kanye West Fighting About?

Walter Van Beirendonck says Louis Vuitton’s latest men’s collection looks familiar, and Kanye West steps into the fray.

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Daimler to Settle U.S. Emissions Charges for $2.2 Billion

The agreement is a small fraction of the sum that Volkswagen paid after admitting to emissions cheating in 2015.

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Why We’re All Listening to Phil Collins This Week

The twins Tim and Fred Williams have wowed the internet with their YouTube reactions to vintage music. Why are generation-spanning videos like theirs so popular right now?

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‘Martin Margiela: In His Own Words’ Review: A Visionary’s Handiwork

A rather conventional documentary about a fashion designer whose creations were anything but.

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Have More Fun in Bed: What Kind of Mattress is Best For Quarantine Life?

From a three-figure Casper with “cozy performance” to a $400,000 Hästens Grand Vividus, people seem to be investing in bedtime.

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Why Be Vulnerable

Nothing like a pandemic to show people we don’t have it all together.

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Boing! Amid Retail’s Sag, a Nice Bounce for Mattress Sales

From a three-figure Casper with “cozy performance” to a $400,000 Hästens Grand Vividus, people seem to be investing in bedtime.

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My Boyfriend Is Mad At His White Parents for Me. But I Don’t Care.

His family often asks me about Black Lives Matter and racism. My boyfriend is annoyed, but I’m happy to teach them.

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THE WOODS by Harlan Coben

When a homicide victim is discovered, a New Jersey prosecutor begins to hope his sister who disappeared 20 years ago may still be alive.

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THE FRIENDSHIP LIST by Susan Mallery

A single mom and a widow take on challenges to push themselves outside their comfort zones.

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HARROW THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir

The second book of the Locked Tomb trilogy. Harrowhark Nonagesimus must overcome her failing health to become an angel of undeath.

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THE SILENT WIFE by Karin Slaughter

The 10th book in the Will Trent series. Investigations of two crimes force Trent to call on his girlfriend's expertise as a medical examiner.

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SUCKER PUNCH by Laurell K Hamilton

The 27th book in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. The evidence that a wereleopard killed his uncle doesn’t add up.

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What Happens When the Season Changes?

Taking refuge outdoors is still an option.

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Bankrupt Brooks Brothers Agrees to Sale to Simon Property and Authentic Brands

The retailer is seeking court approval of a $325 million sale to a group backed by the mall owner Simon Property Group and Authentic Brands Group, a licensing firm.

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Weight Lifting At Home: From Dumb Bells to Smart Machines

Three companies — Tempo, Tonal and Forme Life — are competing to supplant cheap dumbbells with smart machines priced in the four figures.

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For Black Suffragists, the Lens Was a Mighty Sword

Photographs of generations of Black suffragists offer invaluable documents about their thwarted and central roles in the history of women’s rights.

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The Pleasures of Moth-Watching

It’s high moth season, and drawing you out into the dark is one of the many ways moths can enrich your life, if you let them.

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New York, Where Many Chose Not to Drive Ever, is Suddenly Motor City

New Yorkers have historically been lukewarm on car ownership. Then came the you-know-what.

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We Tested Instagram Reels, the TikTok Clone. What a Dud.

TikTok might not be winning over President Trump, but it sure beats its Instagram copycat for making and sharing short videos.

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He’s Sharing the History of Black New York, One Tweet at a Time

Meet the grad student with a killer wardrobe who digs in the archives and takes the gems to Twitter.

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Help! I’m Abroad and My Visa Is About to Run Out.

Many American citizens were traveling internationally when the pandemic struck. For those who have no interest in coming home in the short-term, but face expiring tourist visas, our columnist investigates the options.

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New York, Where Many Chose Not to Drive Ever, is Suddenly Motor City

New Yorkers have historically been lukewarm on car ownership. Then came the you-know-what.

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Why Do People Think Scott Borgerson is Married to Ghislaine Maxwell?

A maritime expert surfaces in the proceedings against the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein.

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A Hamptons Retreat on a Budget, in a Hurry

The Sagaponack, N.Y., house was (sort of) affordable, but it needed a lot of work — and there wasn’t a lot of time.

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Marc Jacobs, Leandra Medine and Others Are Not Giving Up on Clothes Just Yet

Robbed of a real-life stage, the frustrated fashion faithful continue to pull out all the stops on Instagram.

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What Your Recipe Box Says About You

Quarantine has given a former New York Times columnist the time to come to grips with a lifetime’s worth of clipped and faded recipes.

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After a Flop, Amazon Makes Another Foray Into Video Games

Amazon said it was rebranding Twitch Prime, in another attempt to crack the video game market after a big-budget game effort failed.

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AIDS Quilts for an Artist and His Partner, Sewn During a New Pandemic

Tom Rauffenbart had resolved to create a tribute to his partner, the artist David Wojnarowicz. A sewing circle of women took up the cause for both men, stitching through lockdown.

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The Designer Bringing Traditional Persian Fabrics to British Men’s Wear

With her paisley prints and contemporary silhouettes, Paria Farzaneh shares her singular perspective with an ever-widening audience.

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The British Designer Paying Tribute to the Immigrant Experience

Transforming discarded fabrics into forward-looking men’s wear, Priya Ahluwalia draws on her family’s Nigerian, Indian and Jamaican roots.

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A Designer Who Got Her Discipline From Dance

Marina Moscone makes elegant women’s wear that privileges handcraft and meticulous attention to detail.

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Porsha in Protest

On “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Porsha Williams is a glamorous goofball. In real life, she’s become a crusader against police violence.

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She Explains ‘Mansplaining’ With Help From 17th-Century Art

In her new book “Men to Avoid in Art and Life,” Nicole Tersigni harnesses her skill with a Twitter meme to illuminate the experience of women harassed by concern trolls, “sexperts” and more.

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Shopping for Multi-Light Pendants

Why settle for a single hanging fixture when you can have multiples? Here’s what you need to know before you buy.

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How to Prepare for Your Return to the Office

Nervous about the possibility of going back to the workplace? Here’s what to take into consideration.

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Black at U.T., and Beyond

A student set out to document the experiences of his Black classmates on their predominantly white campus. These are some of their stories.

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Turn Your Newspaper Into a Basket

Behold all the news that’s fit to weave.

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Katie Hill, Who Stepped Down From Congress After Nude Photos, Publishes Book

Nine months after stepping down from Congress, she is trying to move forward.

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Rave Under the Kosciuszko Bridge: Are Illicit Parties Endangering N.Y.C.?

Videos and photos posted on social media of a number of parties show few guests abiding by social-distancing guidelines.

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Treating Our Shared World as an Extension of Our Homes

Picking up trash makes the outdoors a more beautiful space to inhabit — for everyone.

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Love Letter: Behind the Velvet Rope of Club Marriage

Plus: A road trip to remember.

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What if Your Home Could Be Mobile, but Also You Could Park It?

A start-up rethinks a little about how to live.

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This Is Not a Desk Chair

The pandemic has put video game equipment in unusually high demand. The gaming chair is ascendant.

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How to Handle a ‘Friendly’ Co-Worker Who’s Really a Total Jerk

A woman has a misogynist at her job. A 56-year-old despairs about his prospects. And employees are asked to pay for their own diversity training.

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A Formula 1 Season Like No Other

The pandemic has forced the sport to patch together a schedule with new races and new tracks, with more to come. What’s the same is Mercedes, which is still on top.

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Getting Your Home Ready for Your Pandemic Puppy

You don’t have to give up on design just because the dog will probably chew everything in sight.

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Lewis Hamilton Is Demanding Change

The only Black driver in Formula 1 history says the sport has been too slow to increase diversity. “We’ve not changed anything.”

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No Fans, Fewer Workers. How Hard Could Holding Races at Silverstone Be?

Stuart Pringle, who runs the track, said holding consecutive events at the storied circuit during the pandemic had been one challenge after another.

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A Season of Grief and Release: 5 Months of the Virus in New York City

A photographic timeline of a historic half-year.

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How to Choose the Right New York City Suburb

Set your priorities — walkable town, easy commute, good schools, waterfront access or something else? Then start exploring.

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Uber’s Ride-Hailing Business Craters, but Deliveries Surge in Pandemic

Uber said revenue fell 29 percent in the second quarter because people traveled less, but food deliveries soared.

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Why Influencers Won’t Stop Partying Anytime Soon

Creators in Los Angeles say that hosting and posting about big social gatherings is part of their job, coronavirus or no.

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Toy Cars and Crop Tops: Can Wacky U.S.P.S. Store Merch Save the Struggling Postal Service?

Saving the American postal system, one crop top at a time.

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Organizing Your Face Masks

Since masks are going to be part of our lives for the foreseeable future, here are some ways to store and display them.

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My Name Is Karen. What Can I Do About the Meme?

I try not to be “a Karen,” but I think this joke has gone too far.

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‘Motorcycle of Tomorrow’ Is Heavy on Flair and Light on the Environment

Pineapple “leather,” flax seed instead of plastic: Tarform, based in Brooklyn, aims to set a standard with its retro-futuristic cafe racer.

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The Teenage Tinkerer Behind an E-Bike Revolution

Michael Radenbaugh dreamed up Rad Power Bikes over a decade ago in his family’s garage and now sets the pace for affordable battery-propelled bicycles.

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Anatomy of a Public Pool in a Pandemic

Reopenings around the country have varied, but one thing is consistent: Summer crowds are not allowed.

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White Customers, Black Fabrics

Black-owned businesses make amazing clothing inspired by African patterns. What happens when, inevitably, everyone else starts buying them?

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THE END OF HER by Shari Lapena

The parents of colicky twin girls have other trouble delivered in the form of suspicions surrounding the husband’s first wife’s death.

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GOLDEN IN DEATH by JD Robb

The 50th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas seeks the sender of packages that give off toxic airborne fumes.

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1ST CASE by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts

After getting kicked out of M.I.T., Angela Hoot interns with the F.B.I. and tracks the murderous siblings known as the Poet and the Engineer.

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DEADLOCK by Catherine Coulter

The 24th book in the F.B.I. Thriller series. A young wife, a psychopath and three red boxes puzzle agents Savich and Sherlock.

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When You’re at Home, You Get to Noticing Things

A reader asks how to clean her wooden dining chairs.

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F.B.I. Searches Jake Paul’s California Home

A SWAT team was used to enter the YouTube star’s mansion in Calabasas, northwest of Los Angeles, on Wednesday, an F.B.I. spokeswoman said.

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With TikTok Mired in Uncertainty, Facebook Pounces With Instagram Reels

Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, rolled out a new product that lets people create 15-second videos and share them.

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Peanut Butter and Ranch Dressing: What Americans Abroad Miss From Home

With virus cases in the United States rising and international travel curtailed, many Americans do not know when they will be able to reunite with home and the comforts they associate with it.

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Enjoy Those Vegetables, but Don’t Forget to Save Some Seeds

After the unprecedented demand for seed last spring, gardeners may want to plan ahead for the next growing season. It’s easier than you think.

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Scrapbooking Isn’t Just for White People

People of color who craft are done being overlooked as customers and designers.

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Star Technologist Who Crossed Google Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

Anthony Levandowski, a onetime star Silicon Valley engineer of self-driving cars, had pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets.

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Forget Spas and Bars. Hotels Tout Housekeeping to Lure Back Travelers.

Hilton has partnered with Lysol, Four Seasons with Johns Hopkins Medicine. But new research shows hotels can be easily contaminated by the coronavirus.

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Harris Faulkner, Working From Home in Shades of Blue

The Fox News anchor’s mother gave her some decorating advice: ‘Just make it beautiful.’ And she’s been trying.

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Ford, Struggling in a Changing Industry, Replaces Its C.E.O.

Jim Hackett, who failed to impress Wall Street, will be replaced by James Farley, an auto industry veteran who started his career at Toyota.

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5 Things You Need to Upgrade Your Tiny Outdoor Space

It’s never been more important to make your balcony, terrace, or patch of cement cozy and hospitable. Here’s how.

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Harris Faulkner, Working From Home in Shades of Blue

The Fox News anchor’s mother gave her some decorating advice: ‘Just make it beautiful.’ And she’s been trying.

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‘Closing Isn’t Even an Option’: With No Events, Caterers Rush to Adjust

The pandemic has devastated the industry. But some entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to keep their businesses afloat.

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Distilleries Raced to Make Hand Sanitizer for the Pandemic. No Longer.

Even though coronavirus cases have surged again, craft distilleries say the business of making the disinfectant has become more difficult.

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Summer Recreation? It’s Backordered

Americans seeking outdoor getaways in the pandemic bought up all the pools, tents, kayaks and trampolines.

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Men’s Wearhouse Owner Files for Bankruptcy

Tailored Brands, known for its clothing chains Men’s Wearhouse and JoS. A. Bank, struggled as the pandemic shut stores and consumer demand for office attire dropped.

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TikTok Ban: Creators Respond to Trump

The uncertainty over the future of the wildly popular video app has brought chaos to its user community — and to the entertainment and advertising industries as well.

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From Minecraft Tricks to Twitter Hack: A Florida Teen’s Troubled Online Path

The teenage “mastermind” of the recent Twitter breach, who had a difficult family life, poured his energy into video games and cryptocurrency.

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Nordstrom Uses Influencers to Promote Safety and Draw Anxious Shoppers

Some retailers are turning to popular social media personalities to detail post-pandemic protocols and boost the allure of visiting their stores.

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Driving Across the Globe to Fight Child Trafficking

Renée Brinkerhoff has been on a quest, on almost every continent, to use racing “as a platform to do something about” a global scourge. Next stop, Antarctica.

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Things To Do This Week

As August arrives, you can learn how an author conjured Elizabethan England and engage your children’s five senses in a mystery game.

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Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences

Game publishers are digging through their vaults to remake or remaster popular titles in a bid to kindle players’ nostalgia.

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The War on Frats

Groups of fraternity brothers and sorority sisters are working to kick their organizations off campus.

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Yasmin Monet Prince, a New Action Heroine

The young British actress stars in “Hanna,” the action drama on Amazon.

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