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Writing Off the Warhol Next Door The Brant Foundation Art Study
Writing Off the Warhol Next Door The Brant Foundation Art Study Center — a picturesque gallery space inside a converted 1902 stone barn — is just...

The Path to Closing Guantánamo – via NYT Now WASHINGTON —
The Path to Closing Guantánamo – via NYT Now WASHINGTON — WHEN I began as the State Department’s envoy for closing the detention facility at Gu...

Ideology and Investment – via NYT Now America used to be a
Ideology and Investment – via NYT Now America used to be a country that built for the future. Sometimes the government built directly: Public projec...

Secret Deficit Lovers – via NYT Now What if they balanced the
Secret Deficit Lovers – via NYT Now What if they balanced the budget and nobody knew or cared? O.K., the federal budget hasn’t actually been bal...

Who Are ‘We the People’? WHO is a person? How do you qualify
Who Are ‘We the People’? WHO is a person? How do you qualify for basic human rights? What is required for you to be able to speak or worship freel...

The Cost of War – via NYT Now Here we go again. Wednesday
The Cost of War – via NYT Now Here we go again. Wednesday night, during a prime-time speech, the president laid out his plan for dealing with the ...

As the moon wheels around Earth every 28 days and shows us a
As the moon wheels around Earth every 28 days and shows us a progressively greater and then stingier slice of its sun-lightened face, the distance bet...

The Intelligent-Life Lottery – via NYT Now Almost 20 years
The Intelligent-Life Lottery – via NYT Now Almost 20 years ago, in the pages of an obscure publication called Bioastronomy News, two giants in the ...

Lauren Bacall Dies at 89; in a Bygone Hollywood, She Purred Every
Lauren Bacall Dies at 89; in a Bygone Hollywood, She Purred Every Word By ENID NEMY 8:22 PM Lauren Bacall, the actress whose provocative glamour eleva...