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What Makes a Garden a Work of Art? Piet Oudolf Explains.
The noted designer of the High Line has wisdom to share with other gardeners: “I put plants on a stage…
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What Survives in the Atacama Desert?
WHEN I RETURNED my rental car at the airport in Calama, I’d driven 1,499 miles through the Atacama Desert, drawing…
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Arts
Review: In Fosse’s ‘Dancin’,’ a Wiggle Is Worth a Thousand Words
A revival of the 1978 dancical has been substantially revamped to argue for Bob Fosse’s pure dance cred. It’s a…
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World
Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.’s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist?
MANCHESTER, N.H. — When then-President Donald J. Trump visited New Hampshire in 2018, a typical delegation awaited him: flag-waving superfans,…
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What Happens When an Artist Loses His Sight
A few years ago, I began having trouble with my vision. Shapes became indistinct, colors muted. The world started to…
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World
The Absolute Vermeer, in a Show More Precious Than Pearls
AMSTERDAM — What is a masterpiece? There’s a kind of confidence, generous but wrong, we afford classic works of art.…
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‘Bad Apples’ or Systemic Issues?
On Wednesday, the city of Memphis remembered the life of Tyre Nichols, a young man who was beaten by at…
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World
Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
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Is ‘Workism’ Dooming Civilization? Notes on the New Pew Parents Study.
This week the Pew Research Center released a study looking at the attitudes of contemporary American parents toward their own…
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The Waffle House Brawl Belongs in a Museum
In video after viral video, fast-food employees keep being forced to punch above their weight. You can find the disquieting…