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How TV Writing Became a Dead-End Job

The writers say Hollywood studios are increasingly limiting their roles in television productions, highlighting a trend for white-collar workers.

By Noam Scheiber

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Read Your Way Through Salvador

The writer Itamar Vieira Junior says that to “feel the intensity of life on the streets of Salvador” in Bahia, Brazil, a reader must start with Jorge Amado.

By Itamar Vieira Junior and translated by Johnny Lorenz

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A Long, Shining River of Verse, Flowing From a Rower and Writer

Spend a day on the water with Wang Ping and you will discover a source of her poetry.

By John Branch and Adam Stoltman

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Sally Kempton, Rising Star Journalist Turned Swami, Dies at 80

She was making her name in New York journalism in the footsteps of her famous father and becoming an outspoken feminist when she met an Indian guru.

By Penelope Green