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John Sinclair, 82, Dies; Counterculture Activist Who Led a ‘Guitar Army’
His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono…
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Gaetano Pesce, Designer Who Broke the Rules, Is Dead at 84
He brought surrealism, and politics, into the design world, disdaining conformity and right angles. “He was an enemy of the…
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A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong
On Thursday, astronomers who are conducting what they describe as the biggest and most precise survey yet of the history…
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Corporate America: Employees Need Stability, Not Constant Change
By Ashley Goodall Produced by Vishakha Darbha It’s been a brutal year for Silicon Valley, with dozens of mass layoffs…
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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Settles the Score With Haters — and With History
Beyoncé released a genre-bending country album, “Cowboy Carter,” last week. After listening to it in all the requisite settings —…
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R.F.K. Jr. Is a Spoiler. But for Which Side?
Chris Inclan, an alcohol and drug counselor from Sonoma, Calif., voted for the Green Party candidate Jill Stein in 2016.…
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How Some Red State Prosecutors Pursue Injustice
When a Texas appeals court reversed itself last week and acquitted Crystal Mason, a mother of three, in a voting…
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Building Bridges of Another Kind in Maryland
Taking a gap year, or devoting a year to public service, whether to develop yourself or to serve a higher…
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Where to Drink Wine in Chicago
The motto of Chicago ought to be, “Too much to do, not enough time.” That’s how I feel whenever I…
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The Necessary Discomfort of Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘Reality’
The comedian Jerrod Carmichael spends a remarkable amount of time in his new HBO series, “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show,” with…