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An Essential Reading List on the History of Buddhism in Asia

A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia.

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An Essential Reading List on the History of Buddhism in Asia

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Judith Barnard, of Best-Selling ‘Judith Michael’ Fame, Dies at 94

At 50, on a lark, she published a romance novel with her husband, Michael Fain. Like their characters, they found their lives transformed by unexpected success.

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Judith Barnard, of Best-Selling ‘Judith Michael’ Fame, Dies at 94

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Koji Suzuki, Whose Horror Novels Inspired ‘Ring’ Movies, Dies at 68

Sometimes called the Stephen King of Japan, he helped create a genre known as J-horror and spawned one of the highest-grossing horror films ever made.

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Koji Suzuki, Whose Horror Novels Inspired ‘Ring’ Movies, Dies at 68

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Ellen Burstyn on Her Favorite Books and Her Love of Poetry

“Of course, at 93 I am not as good at memorizing as I used to be,” the Oscar-winning actress and author says. “But it is good exercise.”

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Ellen Burstyn on Her Favorite Books and Her Love of Poetry

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A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge

In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.

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A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge

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Want to See the Epstein Files in Print? Here Are the 3,437 Volumes.

Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, taking up more than 3,400 volumes and weighing over eight tons, have been printed and bound for display in a TriBeCa gallery.

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Want to See the Epstein Files in Print? Here Are the 3,437 Volumes.