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Book Review: ‘Passport Photo Service,’ by Philip Sharkey

In 10 minutes or less, this mom-and-pop London institution produced stylish snapshots for some of the world’s biggest stars.

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Book Review: ‘Passport Photo Service,’ by Philip Sharkey

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David Sklansky, ‘Mathematician’ of High-Stakes Poker, Dies at 78

As “the first nerd to enter poker,” he helped transform a game long ruled by intuition into one based on game theory, probability and logic.

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David Sklansky, ‘Mathematician’ of High-Stakes Poker, Dies at 78

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Monthly Report

What can we learn from April, a month of contradictions that never cleanly resolve themselves?

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Monthly Report

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Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much

The writer, actor and lightning rod is not done sharing yet.

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Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much

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Book Review: ‘A Terrible Intimacy,’ by Melvin Patrick Ely

A new book by the historian Melvin Patrick Ely draws on court records to highlight the complex relationships between enslavers and the enslaved.

19 hours ago

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Book Review: ‘A Terrible Intimacy,’ by Melvin Patrick Ely

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Book Review: ‘EMPIRE OF SKULLS’ by Paul Stob

In “Empire of Skulls,” Paul Stob explores how a mania took over America.

19 hours ago

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Book Review: ‘EMPIRE OF SKULLS’ by Paul Stob