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Savior Complex
Biden’s tragedy is that he has come to feel that he alone can rescue America.
July 2, 2024
Frozen
For centuries explorers risked their lives seeking passage through the Arctic. A recent exhibition and book juxtapose the region’s mythologized past with its uncertain future.
July 20, 2024
The Sculptor of Flight
With deep respect for his subjects—from birds to borders—Constantin Brâncuși got to the essence of their movement.
July 16, 2024
Uzbek Uncertainties
Uzbekistan is divided between nostalgia for the Soviet past and patriotic hope for an independent future.
July 18, 2024
Dancing Laser Beams
George Balanchine’s Rubies represents New York City Ballet’s centrality to American dance, and American dance’s centrality to the art form.
July 17, 2024
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Daniel J. Kevles: Darwin in Dayton“Many people who had seen Inherit the Wind would probably have been surprised to find that the campaign to contest the teaching of evolution in the schools had neither died out nor given up its claim to national legitimacy.”
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