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Review: ‘Problems Between Sisters’ Puts a Spin on the Berserk Boys Club
Julia May Jonas turns the menacing male siblings of Sam Shepard’s “True West” into squabbling pregnant sisters in Vermont.
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Saintly, Seductive or Sadistic? Why We Can’t Make Up Our Minds About Nuns.
In uncertain times, religious sisters are often invoked as vessels for collective doubt.
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After Her Sister Wed at 11, a Girl Began Fighting Child Marriage at 13
Memory Banda’s battle, which she has been waging since she was a teenager in a village in Malawi, started with…
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Why Didn’t My Sister Include Me in Her ‘Family’ Birthday Party?
A reader’s feelings are hurt after offering to fly to celebrate her sister’s 70th birthday only to be told not…
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Marisa Pavan, Oscar Nominee for ‘The Rose Tattoo,’ Dies at 91
The twin sister of the Italian ingénue Pier Angeli, she attempted to avoid the pitfalls of fame that befell her…
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Why Does My Sister Want to Be Paid for Being the Executor of My Mother’s Will?
Months after the bulk of their mother’s estate was divided and paid, a reader’s sister is seeking to keep a…
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Tales of the ‘Nutcracker’ Kids
Tales of the ‘Nutcracker’ Kids Siblings, a Soldier from Ukraine and a New Prince: Children are the heart of this…
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Coco Lee, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Mulan’ Singer, Dies at 48
A pop star across Asia by her early 20s, Ms. Lee reached international recognition with an Oscar-nominated song in 2001.
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We Gave Our Relatives a House. Can We Make Them Pay for the Upkeep?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the continued obligations we have while financially supporting our family members.
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How Does a Family Change After Losing a Child?
Welcome to Group Text, a monthly column for readers and book clubs about the novels, memoirs and story collections that…