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In Alaska, Slowing Down to Take Things In
With rain hitting the roof, the temperature outside hovering in the low 50s and a cast iron stove keeping things…
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On the Thai Island of Koh Tao, Can Tourism and the Environment Coexist?
On the high-speed ferry from Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s biggest islands, to the smaller neighbor of Koh Tao, known…
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Remembering a Deadline Single by the Sundown Kid
It was the bottom of the ninth inning, and I was at the height of agitation. “Why did I do…
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Jim Post, Known for a Memorably ‘Groovy’ Hit Song, Dies at 82
Jim Post, best known as half of the duo Friend & Lover, whose only hit was a memorable one —…
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Roxanne Lowit, Fashion Photographer With a Backstage View, Dies at 80
Roxanne Lowit, an omnipresent fashion photographer whose candid shots of top designers and models frolicking backstage at the world’s fashion…
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Federer’s Goodbye a Reminder of the Events and Shots That Make His Legacy
After Roger Federer bid a teary and moving farewell to competitive tennis late Friday night in London, one of his…
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Pharoah Sanders, Whose Saxophone Was a Force of Nature, Dies at 81
Pharoah Sanders, a saxophonist and composer who was celebrated for music that was at once visceral and spiritual, purposeful and…
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An Indiana Family Lives in the Gym (Literally)
WILKINSON, Ind. — Many people in basketball-obsessed Indiana claim to eat, sleep and breathe the game. This summer, in a…
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After Years Away, One of Basketball’s Greats Returns at 41
SYDNEY, Australia — It was an inconspicuous return. Just over a year ago, Lauren Jackson, one of the greatest players…
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Federer, Even in Defeat, Gets Fitting End to Storied Career
The last match of Roger Federer’s 24-year professional career was about to begin, and Andy Murray, one of his rivals…