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New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic ...

Whenever a colleague is unkind or unfair, I let them know . . . that, unfortunately, I’ve just noticed the time and I’d ...

Gratitude isn’t obviously a concept capable of generating such perplexities. But it has hidden depths. Manela is among the ...

Despite Angelina Jolie’s passionate performance, this sensationalized story of Maria Callas’s last days neglects the diva’s ...

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Frank Lucianna spent most of his life as a criminal-defense lawyer from New Jersey; even as he pushed a hundred, he didn’t ...

It’s not strange at all—lately, a lot of people are reporting that their faith in humanity is riding entirely on whether or ...

The actress, screenwriter, and novelist’s reviews and essays from 1918-19 display a comprehensive grasp of movie art and a ...

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