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Languages of Love: 3 Children’s Books About Sight, Sound and the Written Word

What children who face eyesight, hearing and literacy challenges can decipher may be limited, but what they appreciate and celebrate…

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Magic Man: The Story of the Greatest Point Guard in N.B.A. History

Roland Lazenby’s big biography of Magic Johnson gives us a wealth of detail, a huge cast of characters and, in…

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How New Motherhood Changed Me as a Doctor

When I was pregnant and working in the intensive care unit, I disguised my growing abdomen with the largest fleece…

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A Mayor Whose Past Informs His Approach to Homelessness and Addiction

Dan Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, was a homeless addict from his teens until he was 31. Now he’s…

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Betty Rollin, Who Wrote Candidly About Her Breast Cancer, Dies at 87

Her coping with illness was the subject of a popular memoir, “First, You Cry.” In “Last Wish,” a best seller,…

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The Very Good Reason People Like George Santos Lie About Nonsense

All politicians lie. So many people consider that idea self-evident that I’ve heard it deployed as both a defense of…

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There Are Better Ways to Talk With Your Kids About Santa

As the holiday season approaches, many parents find themselves facing a tricky problem: how to talk about Santa Claus with…

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Relax, Electric Vehicles Really Are the Best Choice for the Climate

It has been a bumpy few weeks for carmakers who sell electric vehicles, which are moving more slowly off the…

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Specialized High School Musical

A surprisingly tender one-man show guides us through the dubious business of tutoring the children of striving New York parents.

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Volcano’s Eruption Threat Is Ebbing, but Iceland Continues to Wait

A fishing town that was evacuated this month will probably be spared, but residents can’t return until all danger has…

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