Johnson
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Opinion
Bill Saluga, a Memorable Comedic Wiseguy, Is Dead at 85
He played many characters in his career, but he was best known by far for the one who said, “You…
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Books
A Biography of a Blues Legend, Five Decades in the Making
Mack McCormick’s long-awaited book about the musician Robert Johnson has arrived, in modest and expurgated form.
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Opinion
Lyndon Johnson Was No Friend of Martin Luther King Jr.
We have long known about the F.B.I. director J. Edgar Hoover’s animus toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Sports
Two Years Since a Sudden Collapse, Keyontae Johnson Is Proving He’s OK
On Dec. 12, 2020, Keyontae Johnson collapsed during a game. Now, he’s a key member of the Kansas State men’s…
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Opinion
Why Bother to Make Resolutions if We Don’t Keep Them?
If resolution makers wanted a patron saint, they could do worse than Samuel Johnson (1709-84), a lifelong resolver and by…
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Books
How Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim Came to Appear in ‘Knives Out’ Sequel
A fan of musical theater, Rian Johnson had long hoped to land the two stars. But he was already the…
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Books
‘Des Moines’ Review: Drowning in the Drink
A new production of Denis Johnson’s final play showcases many of his signatures: deadpan absurdism, misfit characters, heavy drinking and…
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Books
Reclaiming a Place in Animation History for a Female Pioneer
The pioneers of hand-drawn animation were all men — or at least that is what historians (men, almost exclusively) have…