Report: Scientists Still Decades Away From Deciphering Wireless Bill

WASHINGTON—Confessing they had spent more than $25 million on the endeavor, scientists from the National Communication Association announced Wednesday that they were still decades away from deciphering even the most basic components of their wireless bill. “Man, we’re just at a total loss with this thing,” said Dr.…
‘Evening In Paradise’ Remembers Those Who Might Otherwise Be Forgotten

This second posthumous anthology of stories by Lucia Berlin is full of deeply felt stories about lives on the fringe, alternately comic and tragic, bound together by Berlin’s love for her characters.
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What I Would Say If I Were Going to Catcall a Man (Which I’m Not)
Depressed Mueller Wonders What It Is About Him That Makes Everyone Lie To Him

WASHINGTON—Expressing self-contempt after learning that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort likely violated the terms of his plea deal, special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly wondered Tuesday what it was about him that makes everyone lie to his face. “It seems like no one ever tells me the truth—what am I…
Encore: ‘The Gospel According to André’: Look Fabulous, And Know Your History
André Leon Talley is a fixture in the fashion world. A former Vogue fashion editor and former judge on America’s Next Top Model, The Gospel According to André looks at his life, work and influence.
Trump Insists Manafort, Assange Only Discussed How Bad Collusion Is

WASHINGTON—Downplaying reports that his former campaign chairman may have collaborated with the controversial Wikileaks founder in 2016, President Trump said Tuesday that Paul Manafort and Julian Assange did indeed meet on occasion to discuss how collusion was a bad thing they would “never, ever” do. “Sure, they met a…
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New Biography Reveals The Life And Legacy Of Saxophonist Dexter Gordon
Gordon started out as a bebop prodigy in the ’40s, and went on to star in the ’86 film ‘Round Midnight. Maxine Gordon captures her late husband’s voice and music in the book Sophisticated Giant.
Pelosi Knows How To Win — But Will She Win The House Speakership Again?
New York Times Magazine journalist Robert Draper talks about why Republicans love to attack Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the challenges she faces within her own party and her bid to be speaker of the House.