Tuesday, 12 October 2021

John le Carré’s Silverview Is Not the Defining Final Chapter of a Literary Career

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When John le Carré died last December, his obituarists struck a common theme: here was a master spy novelist who, despite selling m...

Biden Is Expelling Migrants On COVID-19 Grounds, But Health Experts Say That’s All Wrong

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Despite sharp criticism from top officials and allies within the Democratic Party , President Biden is continuing to expel hundred...
Monday, 11 October 2021

Afghanistan Faces a ‘Make-or-Break Moment,’ U.N. Chief Says

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UNITED NATIONS — Warning that Afghanistan is facing “a make-or-break moment,” the United Nations chief on Monday urged the world t...

Netflix Defends Dave Chappelle’s Anti-Trans Remarks and Suspends a Trans Employee

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Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos defended the company’s decision to air a controversial Dave Chappelle comedy s...

Austria Picks Leader Who Will Rule Under Predecessor Kurz’s Gaze

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Austria’s new Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg vowed to work closely with his predecessor and future party whip, Sebastian Kurz, ...

David Card Shares Nobel Prize in Economics for Natural Experiments

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Three U.S.-based academics won the 2021 Nobel Prize for economics for work using experiments that draw on real-life situations to r...

What Happened, Brittany Murphy?, Britney Spears and the Gendered Perils of Child Stardom

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Slowly but surely, we’re looking back at the tragic it girls of the aughts and finding out how little we actually knew—or, sadly, ...

Timothée Chalamet Wants You to Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

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T imothée Chalamet and I are on the run, chasing down Sixth Avenue on a bright September day in search of a place to talk. The res...

Timothée Chalamet Wants You to Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

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T imothée Chalamet and I are on the run, chasing down Sixth Avenue on a bright September day in search of a place to talk. The res...