Opinion
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Blue States Want Red States to Face Consequences, but Travel Bans Are Harmful
This past April, Georgia passed legislation that allows the barring of transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports. This was…
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Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
Arizona’s water is running worryingly low. Amid the worst drought in more than a millennium, which has left communities across…
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A Bricklayer Rebuilds His Life
Cornelius Kingsland Garrison’s mausoleum, with a geometric crown wrapping around its ridged dome roof, is one of the most elaborate…
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Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63
The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the…
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Maya Ruiz-Picasso, Artist’s Daughter and Inspiration, Dies at 87
As a girl she brought out a childlike quality in Picasso. As an adult she became an authority on his…
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Having a Hard Christmas? Jesus Did Too
Among my most treasured memories is one Christmas Day when I was around 6 or 7 years old. Christmases in…
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How Henri Matisse (and I) Got a ‘Beautiful Body’
I had an unforgettable feeling of embodiment once, when my teeth smashed through my lower left cheek. I was a…
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Don Christopher, Who Turned Lowly Garlic Into a Staple, Dies at 88
Known as the Garlic King, he used his enthusiasm and a business acumen to build an empire around the once-lowly…
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How Americans Can Stand Against Extremism
Whoever shot the small steel ball through the front window of the Brewmaster’s Taproom in Renton, Wash., this month wasn’t…
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A Christmas Conversation About Christ
“Jesus loves New York Times readers, too.”