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Thomas S. Hines, Who Helped Put L.A. Architecture on the Map, Dies at 89

A historian at U.C.L.A., he showed how Los Angeles’s architects and planners made the city a global center for modernist design in the 20th century.

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Thomas S. Hines, Who Helped Put L.A. Architecture on the Map, Dies at 89

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Fans of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series Might Like These Laugh-Out-Loud Illustrated Novels, Too

These recommendations should tide over fans of Jeff Kinney’s laugh-out-loud illustrated novels until the next installment.

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Fans of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series Might Like These Laugh-Out-Loud Illustrated Novels, Too

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‘La Technique’ by Jacques Pépin Turns 50 Years Old

In his groundbreaking “La Technique,” Jacques Pépin showed Americans how to do everything from carving swans out of apples to breaking down lamb.

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‘La Technique’ by Jacques Pépin Turns 50 Years Old

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Books Our Editors Loved This Week

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Books Our Editors Loved This Week

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On PBS Kids, Jacqueline Woodson Reminds Children Their Stories Matter

A new animated special, “The Day You Begin,” based on the best-selling picture book, emphasizes the richness that diversity brings to a community.

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On PBS Kids, Jacqueline Woodson Reminds Children Their Stories Matter

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John Carpenter Found a New Way to Give You Nightmares

The director of slasher films that defined horror from the 1970s through the ’90s realizes his latest work, “Cathedral,” as both a graphic novel and a hard-rock album.

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John Carpenter Found a New Way to Give You Nightmares