The American journalist reported on the human impact of war from places few Westerners ventured. Her life is the subject of In Extremis, by fellow correspondent Lindsey Hilsum.

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The new movie stars Charlene deGuzman as a woman finding her way back from rock bottom. It’s somewhat comedic, but also based on her own condition and recovery.

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Neil Gaiman’s most famous creation first appeared in the comics 30 years ago, but the Sandman is still shaping our dreams — and his stories look and feel just as cool now as they did in 1989.

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Colin Stokes offers a humorous list of all the tasks he is considering undertaking with the extra hour afforded by the end of daylight-saving time.

The victims were a Florida State University faculty member and a student: Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, 61, and Maura Binkley, 21.

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Kehinde Wiley paints black men and women in poses once associated with white aristocrats. He says he’s claiming space in the art museum for people who have not always felt welcome there.

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While many Americans are enthusiastic about voting in this year’s midterm elections, a majority are unlikely to. Photographer Andrea Bruce traveled the U.S. to find out why people choose to stay home.

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Kwan was born into a wealthy family in Singapore, and when he moved to the U.S. at age 11, he thought nobody would believe the world he grew up in — so he wrote a novel about it.

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In a late night interview, House speaker Nancy Pelosi echoed several notable Democrats in stressing near-certainty that her party would retake the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. What do you think?

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