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Politics
When Michael Cohen’s Lies Help the Case Against Trump
Is it possible to use a lie to illuminate the truth? If the lie is told by the serial liar…
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Food
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Review: Community Building One Dice Roll at a Time
Improv adds a theatrical dimension to the role-playing game, which has been undergoing a renaissance as it turns 50 this…
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World
Free Preschool With One Catch: It May Be a Long Commute Away
Many New York City families counted on the prospect of free preschool, but hundreds were not immediately offered a seat…
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Magazine
The 25 Essential Pasta Dishes to Eat in Italy
For a food that begins with just flour, water or sometimes eggs, there are infinite variations of pasta. So what…
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Politics
Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.
Google and Samsung used to update smartphone software for only three years. That has changed.
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World
Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself
The brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to reproduce for more than…
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Food
Enhancing Broadway, by Any Bodily Means Necessary
The choreographers nominated for Tony Awards this year have a broader vision than usual of the possibilities of dance in…
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Politics
The History That New York City Takes for Granted
New York City has an image problem. The nightly news typically has a Big Apple spot about unprovoked street violence,…
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Politics
What Donald Trump Would Do for $1 Billion
Not to spend too much time writing about Donald Trump this week, but I was struck by this report in…
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Politics
We Have a Housing Crisis. This New Jersey Town Has a Solution.
Palisades Park is ending the tyranny of single-family homes.