On a Sunday night during Lent, a circle of Episcopal nuns sat in their lamp-lit library, chatting, knitting and gazing upon an unlikely altar: An orthopedic dog bed cradling their venerable mutt, Jennie, who was recovering from ACL surgery. Vespers …
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The Son of a Superagent Finds His Way in a Tarnished Hollywood
In the unsentimental memoir “The Golden Hour,” Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a punishing business now in its waning glory.
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This Spring, One Mega-Dealer Dominates N.Y.C. Museums
Hauser & Wirth artists have major exhibitions everywhere you look, spotlighting the rising influence of powerful art galleries on the city’s top museums, a Times report found.
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A Progressive Mind in a MAGA Body
Hasan Piker thinks being a man is simple. Like many of the successful internet personalities who appeal to a generation of young men, Mr. Piker, a 33-year-old Twitch and YouTube streamer, is a “bro”: He likes weapons, inhales supplements, uses …
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Trump’s Tariffs Prompt Wave of Lawsuits as States and Businesses Fight Back
The cases are the latest test of the president’s expansive claims of executive power.
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Washington’s Besieged Journalists Raise a Cocktail Glass, Darkly
The annual weekend celebrating America’s free press went forward, even as the Trump administration chips away at press freedoms.
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Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms
Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions drag on.
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Washington Arrives on the Red Carpet
Wonky but chic: A crowd made up mostly of political journalists showed up for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday.
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Trump afirma que está negociando con China. China dice lo contrario
El presidente Trump dijo que EE. UU. se estaba “reuniendo con China” para discutir los aranceles, comentarios destinados a calmar la inquietud de los mercados financieros. Pero los funcionarios chinos afirman que no se han producido conversaciones.
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