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Fewer Pesky Words, More Movie Stars Steer a New ‘1984’

In Téa Obreht’s Latest, a Refugee Seeks Home in a Ruined World

How to Parent in a World Under Siege?

‘Huck Finn’ Is a Masterpiece. This Retelling Just Might Be, Too.

This Debut Novel Is a Wondrous Babel of Ideas and Language

Trump’s Allies Don’t Want to Destroy the ‘Deep State.’ They Want to Seize It.

Kate DiCamillo’s New Children’s Book Is a Balm for the Soul

Lucy Sante Is the Same Writer She Has Always Been

Could LSD Have Achieved World Peace? Ask Margaret Mead.

When We Look at the Moon, We See Ourselves — Craters and All

16th-Century Beauty Secrets, Revealed

In ‘Airplane Mode,’ Not All Travelers Head in the Same Direction

Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65

A Complicated Return for a Prodigal Daughter

A Trip to the French Countryside, and Through Time

Florida Man Chases Poachers

In ‘The Future,’ Earth Barrels Toward Fiery Destruction

Is It Time to Pull Up Stakes and Head for Mars?

Newly Published, From an Ottoman Bride to Love in Bangalore

The Unequal Racial Burdens of Rising Seas