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Category: Books and Literature
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Handmade Porcelain Painted With Brooklyn Blossoms
Plus: a collection of writings by a star of bohemian New York, a line of pajamas from a bed linen company — and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Brittany Howard Sings Through the Pangs of New Love
On her second solo record since leaving Alabama Shakes, “What Now,” Brittany Howard traces a path out of heartbreak. Today, she reads a Modern Love essay about that treacherous, hopeful journey back to love.
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Andre Dubus III Built His Dream Home With a Boiler Room Office
When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an unconventional solution.
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William Whitworth, Revered Writer and Editor, Is Dead at 87
After writing memorable character sketches and fine-tuning others’ copy at The New Yorker, he spent two decades as editor in chief of The Atlantic Monthly.
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David Bordwell, Scholar Who Demystified Filmmaking, Dies at 76
Roger Ebert called him “our best writer on the cinema.” His scholarship focused on how movies work.
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A New Book Teaches Kids to Count With High-Fashion Brands like Chanel and Hermès
A new book promises to do just that. Plus, a chance to buy an interior designer’s designer clothes and portrait art showcasing a rarefied breed: dandies.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things
The acclaimed author delves into a Modern Love essay about parenting, poetry and persistence.
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‘Dune: Part Two’ Gives Sci-Fi-Obsessed Silicon Valley a Reason to Party
In a season of layoffs and cutbacks, techies seized on the second installment of the Denis Villeneuve-directed science-fiction epic by taking over movie theaters.
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RuPaul Is Sending a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Targeted by Bans
The star, whose show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has an international following, is one of the founders of a new online bookstore promoting underrepresented authors. The giveaways are part of its outreach.
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‘Dune: Part Two’: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Before you see the second film in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the sci-fi epic, try this refresher on spice, the Imperium and the Kwisatz Haderach.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Three Powerful Lessons About Love
It’s been 20 years since Daniel Jones started Modern Love as a weekly column in The New York Times. Today, he shares what the job has taught him about love.