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Knicks had a chance to be on the right side of NBA history. Now they have questions
No team has ever blown a 3-0 lead, but New York won't have that chance because it keeps falling behind. It has to be fixed.
The Mother Whose Catholic Faith Inspired the Future Pope
Mildred Prevost, a mother of three who sought a graduate degree, held her religious devotion at the center of her life.
Today’s Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk
“Mr. Mitchell, how do we access the punk?” That’s what a student asked at Emerson College in Boston after a recent screening of “Shortbus,” my 2006 film, which chronicles a real-life bohemian New York City art and sex salon scene that flourished ...
Why We Can’t Escape Alcatraz
When President Trump recently said he wanted to reopen Alcatraz, to “lock up the most dangerous criminals and keep them far away from anyone they could harm,” it was hard to know how seriously to take him. The federal government already houses its ...
There Are Ways to Die With Dignity, but Not Like This
Early in my medical career, I was shocked to learn that intensive care units are full of patients who never expect to leave the hospital alive. Facing advanced disease and collapsing organ systems, they rely on the miracles of modern technology to ...