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Two Titans of the Gilded Age, Entwined in Art and Life

Date
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 11:08 AM
Description
In “Stan and Gus,” Henry Wiencek explores the creative highs and private peccadilloes of the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

Understanding Post-Soviet Tyranny, in Order to Fight It

Date
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 3:00 AM
Description
After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the revival of its violent, anti-democratic ways.

Undeterred, Salman Rushdie Discusses His New Memoir, ‘Knife’

Date
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 10:04 PM
Description
The author’s new memoir, “Knife,” addresses the attack that maimed him in 2022, and pays tribute to the wife who saw him through. “I wanted to write a book which was about both love and hatred — one overcoming the other,” he says.

Utah Bans 13 Books From All Public Schools

Date
Tuesday, August 06, 2024 - 10:06 AM
Description
This is the first time titles have been prohibited statewide, according to a free speech organization. The list includes books by Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood.