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Robert Oxnam, China Scholar Beset by Multiple Personalities, Dies at 81
Through psychotherapy, recounted in a memoir, he learned that he had 11 personalities, or fractured parts of his identity. One…
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World
Biden Calls Japan and India ‘Xenophobic’ in Defending U.S. Immigration
President Biden also referred to Russia and China, saying they “don’t want immigrants.” A spokesman said the president was trying…
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World
Court Says Italy Is Rightful Owner of Bronze Held by Getty Museum
The European Court of Human Rights has found that Italy’s claims to a contested Greek statue are legitimate. But the…
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Sports
Alpine Is Trying, It Really Is, to Win in Formula 1
The team keeps making changes, to its cars and to its team, but continues to struggle.
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Frank Wakefield, Who Expanded the Mandolin’s Range, Dies at 89
A bluegrass innovator, he recorded numerous albums as a leader, and his list of collaborators included both Leonard Bernstein and…
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Sports
The Miami Grand Prix Matures
The Miami race had a rocky first year, but organizers learned from their rookie mistakes.
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Style
A Party for the Haters
The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.
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What Is ‘Queer Food’? A Conference Explores (and Tastes) Some Answers.
When Sasha DuBose uses the word “queer” to talk about food, it’s a verb, not an adjective. To Ms. DuBose,…
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Peggy Mellon Hitchcock, Who Helped Timothy Leary Turn On, Dies at 90
She was an enthusiastic supporter of the counterculture. And when she suggested that her brothers rent Mr. Leary a mansion,…
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World
They Used to Award Olympic Medals for Art?
During all of the years that the Olympics gave out medals in arts, not just athletics — and if you…