World
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Police Shoot Man With Ax Before Euro 2024 Match in Germany
The shooting took place in Hamburg, in an area packed with thousands of soccer fans, and hours before the Netherlands…
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What We Think About When We Think About Joni Mitchell
In her new book, “Traveling,” the music critic Ann Powers offers a highly personal, even confessional, meditation on Mitchell’s life,…
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It Was Supposed to Be a Fun Night Out. It Led to a Criminal Underworld.
In Akwaeke Emezi’s latest novel, “Little Rot,” two exes trying to recover after a breakup inadvertently stumble into a dark,…
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A Memoir of Hot Sex, Hot Chocolate and Freedom — Not in That Order
In “I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself,” Glynnis MacNicol ignores the pearl-clutchers and does just that.
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Life, Death and Life After Death in June’s Graphic Novels
Justice, feminism, freedom and cheap horror thrills make for an exciting month of reading.
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33 Novels Coming This Summer
Watch for new books by J. Courtney Sullivan, Kevin Barry and Casey McQuiston; re-immerse yourself in beloved worlds conjured by…
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19 Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
Memoirs from Anthony Fauci and Anna Marie Tendler, a reappraisal of Harriet Tubman, a history of reality TV from Emily…
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A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has made detaining foreigners and dual nationals a centerpiece of its foreign policy, trading them…
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Inside the Chechen Units Helping to Fight Russia’s War
Russia’s fighters are waging bloody battles in Ukraine’s east to add to its captured territory. Moscow supports this war effort…
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Reimagining Bloomsday for Molly, and All Women
To help honor 100 years of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” an all-women Irish festival refocuses the annual re-enactment of the novel’s…