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‘The Interview’: Rick Steves Refuses to Get Cynical About the World

The guidebook writer and television personality reflects on his cancer diagnosis, social media’s corrosive effect on tourism and the transformative power of travel.

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Charles Handy Dies at 92; Philosopher Envisioned Today’s Corporate World

Joining a pantheon of management thinkers, he embraced a humanistic path for business and foresaw outsourcing, remote work and a gig economy.

By Glenn Rifkin

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36 Things That Stuck With Us in 2024

The movie scenes, TV episodes, song lyrics and other moments that reporters, critics, editors and visual journalists in Culture couldn’t stop thinking about this year.

By The New York Times

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Read Your Way Around Chicago

Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The author Rebecca Makkai recommends works that capture its spirit.

By Rebecca Makkai