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Iran Says 17-Hour Battle With Separatists Leaves 28 Dead in 2 Cities
Jaish al-Adl, an ethnic Baluch group designated by the United States as a terrorist organization, claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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NATO Wants to Show Support for Ukraine, but Only So Much
Admitting Kyiv is a nonstarter as long as the war with Russia is raging. But the member nations want to show they are supporting Ukraine “for the long haul.”
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Israeli Strikes in Damascus and Gaza Show Strengths and Limits of Accuracy
In an airstrike on Monday in Damascus, Israel’s military displayed pinpoint precision. Hours later in Gaza, that same military killed seven aid workers.
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When the Rubin Museum Was Divine
The Rubin will be “reimagined” as a global museum, but our critic says its charismatic presence will be only a troubling memory.
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For Sale: One Huge Drawing, Maybe by Michelangelo
Former owners of the Renaissance artist’s villa want to sell a sketch once on a kitchen wall. But scholars are divided over whether Michelangelo actually drew it.
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Welcoming Underexposed Black Photographers Into the Canon
The Vision & Justice publishing initiative hopes to build a richer, more racially inclusive history of photography.
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Artist Files Lawsuit Against Des Moines Museum to Protect Her Work
Mary Miss’s lawsuit claims that the planned demolition of her work violates the Visual Artists Rights Act, which empowers artists to save their work from destruction.
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11:11 – Eleven Reviews by Roger Ebert from 2011 in Remembrance of His Transition 11 Years Ago
Roger, thank you for the rich treasure trove of opinions and images you left for us. Thank you for your enormous sympathy about the human condition. Spending time with your reviews makes it feel as if space and time are but abstract ideas. Perhaps they are… Chaz Ebert Today, April 4th, marks the 11th anniversary of…
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A Man Goes to the Movies: An Appreciation of Roger Ebert’s Top 10 Lists
Roger Ebert’s Top 10 lists each year always contained a few surprising picks that said a lot about what he valued in moviegoing and criticism. One of the things I liked most about his writing was that he didn’t seem to care whether his tastes skewed to somebody else’s idea of respectability. He liked what…
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A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong
Scientists may have discovered a major flaw in their understanding of that mysterious cosmic force. That could be good news for the fate of the universe.