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In Scotland, a Minimalist House That Keeps the World at Bay

They raised six children. Now it was time for a home that was entirely their own.

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Brooke Shields, Social Media and the Public’s Withering Gaze

A moment in the documentary “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” that epitomizes the actress’s experience of fame calls back to her…

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A Beauty Brand That Turns Self-Improvement Into a Nightmare

In Ling Ling Huang’s debut, “Natural Beauty,” a woman discovers that there are horrors lurking beneath the surface of a…

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W.E.B. Du Bois and the Legacy — and Betrayal — of Black Soldiers

In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World…

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How Poetry and Performance Combined to Become a New Genre

In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to…

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The Complicated Business of Personal Lives

The ubiquity of corporate organizational tools means how we manage our work and personal time often doesn’t look that different.…

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Chicagoans Go to the Polls in a Mayoral Race Between Very Different Democrats

Paul Vallas, a former public school executive, has called for a crackdown on crime, while Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner,…

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Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch

The election for a swing seat on the court is likely to determine whether abortion remains illegal in Wisconsin, as…

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Death and Justice on the Border: A Migrant Is Killed, a Rancher Is Charged

KINO SPRINGS, Ariz. — Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea was slipping across a rancher’s land near the border with Mexico when the shooting…

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Strange Days at the U.N. as Russia Takes the Helm of the Security Council

The monthlong presidency of an organization dedicated to preserving world peace is now in the hand of a nation waging…

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