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The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People

February 6, 2021

According to Adam Grant, it’s a mistake to try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change. Here is a brief excerpt from his article for The New York Times. To read the complete…

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A Final Interview With Hank Aaron: “I Recognized That I Had a Gift”

January 28, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article by based on a conversation that Douglas Brinkley had with Henry Aaron just before the Hall of Famer’s death. It was published in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check…

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The Maker of the Aeron Chair Grapples with Politics and the Pandemic

January 27, 2021

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Andi Owen. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit:…

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Revealing Jack Whitten’s Secret Self

January 26, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Yinka Elujoba for The New York Times. I very much admire Jack Whitten‘s work and have learned a great deal from him as I continue with my own exploration of how…

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Shakespeare Conquers America! Starring Ulysses S. Grant as Desdemona

January 24, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from a review of James Shapiro‘s Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future by David Ives for The New York Times. To read the complete review, check…

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The Artists We Lost in 2020, in Their Words

January 11, 2021

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Gabe Cohn, Peter Libbey, and Lauren Messman for The New York Times. Credit for Boseman photo: American magazine. * * * It’s always difficult to lose a favorite actor or a…

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The Brilliant, Bitter, Unlikable Scion of an American Political Dynasty

January 8, 2021

According to Amy S. Greenberg, David S. Brown new biography of Henry Adams “reveals how dynastic burden shaped the personality and career of the brilliant, bitter and thoroughly unlikable man who brought the prominence of the Adams family, and expectations…

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John le Carré: Writer, Spy, Neighbor, Friend

January 4, 2021

David Cornwell, who wrote as John le Carré, in Austria in 1965. Credit: Erich Hartmann/Magnum Photos Here is a brief exceprt from one of the interesting responses to John le Carré life and work. It was written by Philippe Sands…

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John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal

December 16, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Dwight Garner for The New York Times in which he discusses one of the most popular novelists who ever lived, John le Carré. To read the complete article, check out others,…

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What Made Leonardo Such a Great Artist? Science, Says a New Book

December 14, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Parul Sehgal for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. * * * When testing a new…

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