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The Writer of the Netflix Hit ‘Carry-On’ Talks About the ‘Trolley Problem’ and the T. S.A.

T.J. Fixman on what makes an exciting Christmas thriller, his own interactions with airport security and what you shouldn’t leave in your luggage.

By Christine Chung

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Albertine, New York’s Most Charming French Bookstore

Albertine, in a Fifth Avenue mansion, is a portal to both Gilded Age New York and the Francophone world.

By Reggie Nadelson

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Looking for the Restless Soul of Nella Larsen in Copenhagen

The celebrated Harlem Renaissance author was inspired by her experiences as a mixed-race teenager and young adult in the Danish capital, a time that informed her 1928 novel, “Quicksand.”

By Ethelene Whitmire

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Cafe Gitane, a Vanguard of Cool, Back on the Scene Again

David Bowie loved its couscous. Norman Reedus hung out there. It put avocado toast on the map. Thirty years later, and with a new book honoring it, Cafe Gitane is drawing a fresh crowd.

By Alex Vadukul