Author Ling Ma answers your questions about 'Severance'
The author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her…
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Author David Leavitt on crossword puzzles, grief and ritual
Sometimes it's the little things that get us through the hard times, and for many people crossword puzzles can serve…
20 mementos that carried you through 2020
In your own words, here are the stories behind 20 mementos that got you through 2020.
'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited
"There is so much more to Dawn Wells" than the "Gilligan's Island" character that brought her fame, her publicist said…
The icy backstory to that 'clink clink' you'll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020
The history of ice in drinks goes back to antiquity. But it only really got going when a Bostonian started…
PHOTO ESSAY: 'Even more trapped than we were before.' Syrian students document life in a refugee camp amid the pandemic
Since March 21, Za'atari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp, has been under strict lockdown. While the majority of the…
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Booksellers look back at the best titles of 2020
In a year of isolation and pain, book sales are up as many turn to reading for a distraction, understanding…
Maryland may repeal state song, a Confederate call to arms
"Maryland, My Maryland" was written in 1861 as a call to arms for the Confederacy. It refers to President Abraham…
French designer Pierre Cardin is dead at 98
France's Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks…
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Two critics on the shows and movies that got us through 2020
Even though most theaters remain closed, a regular lockdown conversation starter begins with "so what have you been watching?" Lorraine…
