Usually, I get political wisdom from Rahm Emanuel, not his brother Ari. But a quote …
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Michelle Obama issued an impassioned plea to American voters on Saturday — and, in particular, …
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I have two friends who recently lost someone very close. As people have tried to comfort them, they’ve repeatedly heard the same phrase: “Everything happens for a reason.” This only makes them feel worse. David Kessler, an author of several books on grief, heard the phrase a lot when he …
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For Hope Alcocer, the diagnosis was grim: 11 cavities. Inflamed gums. A tooth in need of a root canal. As the list of problems grew, so did her feelings of shame and fear. Shame that she had waited more than a decade to seek care. And fear because she could …
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Good morning. It was a perfect weekend in New York City: dinner at Torrisi, no alarm in the morning, a late breakfast at Ba Xuyen, a long walk along the beach at Fort Tilden. Then, soft meatballs and freezing cold martinis at Cozy Royale, followed by Soul Coughing at Brooklyn …
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