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News
James F. Dobbins, Leading Authority on Nation Building, Dies at 81
His Foreign Service career took him on a tour of world hot spots, including Somalia, Haiti, the Balkans and Afghanistan,…
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Real Estate
Setting a Table for Alfresco Dining Is Easy: Here’s How.
The interior designer Young Huh offers a step-by-step guide to entertaining outdoors with playfulness and style.
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World
‘Dig, Dig, Dig’: A Russian Soldier’s Story
The Russian soldier was captured only days after arriving on the front line in eastern Ukraine. He had little training.…
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Style
The Best Place to Drink Is the Emptiest Bar in the City
When your hearing starts to go, you just want a place to sit, sip and have a talk: namely, a…
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Sports
A Series of Mistakes Is (Mostly) Forgotten With a Walk-Off Win
Brandon Nimmo’s single in the 10th gave the struggling Mets a thrilling victory over the Yankees. It also gave his…
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Style
A Funny Thing Happened on Her Way Out of a Comedy Club
Sarah Berkman and Phillip Dinner were standing in a stairwell in New York when they bonded over Nashville. A little…
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Style
Why Travelers Should Seek Out Discomfort
Taking a trip has long been associated with pleasure. But there is nothing more bracing — and vitalizing — than…
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Books
Abraham Verghese’s Sweeping New Fable of Family and Medicine
THE COVENANT OF WATER, by Abraham Verghese Abraham Verghese occupies a curious place in the modern literary landscape. A doctor…
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Books
Charles Frazier Wants You to Wait Before Reading the Classics
What books are on your night stand? “In the Café of Lost Youth,” by Patrick Modiano; “Sleepless Nights,”by Elizabeth Hardwick;…
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News
Your Email Does Not Constitute My Emergency
One morning last summer, I sent a rough draft of a speech to a colleague for feedback. Even though it…