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World
Another Chinese Property Giant Faces a Creditor Who Wants It Dismantled
Country Garden was once China’s biggest developer but ran out of money. A lender is taking it to court in…
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Books
‘Reacher’: Women Want What He’s Got, and Not Just the Beefcake
The hit Amazon series about a bone-crushing crime fighter isn’t only Dad TV. Women dream of having the character’s freedom…
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Style
Will the Tie Ever Make a Comeback?
A reader wonders whether men’s neckties are a relic of the past.
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Style
Is the Pantyhose-as-Pants Look a Real Thing?
A reader who sees pants-less celebrities on runways and on social media wonders if the rest of us are actually…
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Books
Robert Irwin Helped Us See the Light
Being with Irwin as he watched and questioned everything around him, I learned that a work of art succeeds when…
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Books
Ann Patchett Isn’t Parting With WordPerfect
The best-selling novelist refuses to yield when it comes to writing software, but she’s had a bit of a change…
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Books
The Book That Made R.J. Palacio Cry on the Subway
What books are on your night stand? “We, the Drowned,” by Carsten Jensen; “The Betrothed,” by Alessandro Manzoni; “Utopia for…
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Books
How Those ‘Barbie’ Dreamhouses Came to Life: ‘We All Had to Believe in It’
To make their Barbieland sets a reality, the movie’s production team embraced the surreal, going big on bright pinks and…
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Sports
Ukraine Waits for a Tomorrow It Cannot See
Soccer is not a priority in Ukraine, nor should it be. But the country’s greatest player says it still has…
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Sports
An Unexpected Open Water Challenge: 40 Miles Across Arizona
MESA, Ariz. — On an 80-degree morning, a group of world-class swimmers stood in their Speedos and swim caps on…