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Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ‘the Minds and Hearts of Children’
A schoolteacher anticipated in 1979 how creating the holiday would prove meaningful.
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Why Streaming Services Covet Football
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Football Is King (Until It Won't Be)
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Agatha Christie, Still the Queen of Crime
Fifty years after her death, the British novelist continues to define the genre.
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‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review
Ralph Fiennes delivers the performance of the year in mid-January.
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The Throwback Rage of ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
Plus: Cultural Stagnation!
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An Age of Cultural Stagnation
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No True Believer
Margaret Atwood’s look back at her life and career shows readers that building and maintaining an independent mind is a full life’s work.
Jan 9
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New ‘Anaconda’ Lacks Original’s Campy Charm
You can chart Hollywood’s transformation between the two films.
Jan 2
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The Marquise de #MeToo
What works and what doesn’t in ‘The Seduction,’ HBO’s retelling of ‘Les Liaisons dangereuses.’
Jan 1
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Cathy Young
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How I Failed Escapism 101
‘The Diplomat’ and ‘The Black Wolf’ are too close to reality for comfort.
Dec 31, 2025
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Jill Lawrence
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Tim’s 2025 Music Year in Review
The concert of a lifetime, and fifteen favorite records—from country to hip-hop to post-punk.
Dec 30, 2025
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Tim Miller
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