Culture
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Spirituality
Where to look to find enlightenment
A new book looks at India’s role in sating spiritual searches
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When the music stops
“Here We Are” and the question of what to do with unfinished art
Stephen Sondheim’s last work is a rollicking musical—for the act that he probably wrote
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War in the Middle East
The Israel-Palestine conflict: a reading list
Six books that shed light on a century of violence
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Movie marathons
Why films have become so ridiculously long
Popular films are nearly 50% longer today than in the 1930s
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The sports page
Cricket will make the Olympics bigger and better
As the games feature more sports, they should be spread across several cities
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Back Story
David Beckham’s guide to celebrity
As a new series on Netflix shows, it takes more than just a pretty face
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Digital worlds
Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog lead a 2D turn in entertainment
Metaverse be damned, games and movies are adopting a retro look
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A state of affairs
A new book describes John le Carré’s philandering
He described his affairs as a “necessary drug for writing” as they mimicked spycraft
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Johnson
Young Americans are losing the southern accent
Millennials and Gen Z sound increasingly like their countrymen
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Sleepy heads
Why do people sleep? And other unanswered questions
A new book, “Mapping the Darkness”, explores the active world of sleep research