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Languages of Love: 3 Children’s Books About Sight, Sound and the Written Word
What children who face eyesight, hearing and literacy challenges can decipher may be limited, but what they appreciate and celebrate…
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Books
Magic Man: The Story of the Greatest Point Guard in N.B.A. History
Roland Lazenby’s big biography of Magic Johnson gives us a wealth of detail, a huge cast of characters and, in…
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Opinion
How New Motherhood Changed Me as a Doctor
When I was pregnant and working in the intensive care unit, I disguised my growing abdomen with the largest fleece…
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News
A Mayor Whose Past Informs His Approach to Homelessness and Addiction
Dan Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, was a homeless addict from his teens until he was 31. Now he’s…
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Finance
Betty Rollin, Who Wrote Candidly About Her Breast Cancer, Dies at 87
Her coping with illness was the subject of a popular memoir, “First, You Cry.” In “Last Wish,” a best seller,…
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Opinion
The Very Good Reason People Like George Santos Lie About Nonsense
All politicians lie. So many people consider that idea self-evident that I’ve heard it deployed as both a defense of…
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Opinion
There Are Better Ways to Talk With Your Kids About Santa
As the holiday season approaches, many parents find themselves facing a tricky problem: how to talk about Santa Claus with…
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Opinion
Relax, Electric Vehicles Really Are the Best Choice for the Climate
It has been a bumpy few weeks for carmakers who sell electric vehicles, which are moving more slowly off the…
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Newyork
Specialized High School Musical
A surprisingly tender one-man show guides us through the dubious business of tutoring the children of striving New York parents.
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News
Volcano’s Eruption Threat Is Ebbing, but Iceland Continues to Wait
A fishing town that was evacuated this month will probably be spared, but residents can’t return until all danger has…
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