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Teyana Taylor in âA Thousand and One.â Aaron Ricketts/Focus Features
A good year for movies I found myself at the movies this year more often than last. The data suggests that Iâm not alone. The number of tickets that U.S. movie theaters sold this year is up 23 percent compared to 2022, according to [The Numbers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlLW51bWJlcnMuY29tL21hcmtldC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), which tracks film industry statistics. With a month left to go, the domestic box office has already grossed $800 million more than it did last year, according to [Box Office Mojo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYm94b2ZmaWNlbW9qby5jb20veWVhci8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). And though neither metric has yet rebounded to prepandemic levels, it finally feels like the movies are, in some sense, back. Maybe it was the last gasp of widespread Covid precautions. Maybe it was the monotony of at-home streaming or just the desire to finally get off the couch. Maybe it was the popcorn. But I suspect that much of the reason Americans flocked to theaters this year had to do with the quality and variety of what was on offer there. A quick scan of The New York Timesâs list of [the yearâs best movies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS9tb3ZpZXMvYmVzdC1tb3ZpZXMtMjAyMy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) makes the point. The films, picked by the critics Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson, span a number of genres, including dramas and biopics. They came from legacy studios, tech companies and independent studios alike. Theyâre the work of veteran directors like Wes Anderson and Steve McQueen, as well as new ones like A.V. Rockwell and Celine Song. What electrified our critics this year? For one thing, they recoiled at the âordinary evilâ â as Alissa terms it â at the center of the Martin Scorsese film â[Killers of the Flower Moon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xOS9tb3ZpZXMva2lsbGVycy1vZi10aGUtZmxvd2VyLW1vb24tcmV2aWV3LW1hcnRpbi1zY29yc2VzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~),â which chronicles a spate of greed-based murders against members of the Osage Nation in the 1920s. Our critics also lauded several visually striking, sharply observed documentaries, including one that follows a Chilean journalistâs descent into Alzheimerâs, and another that explores trans and nonbinary identity. Both Manohla and Alissa make the point that originality, freshness and subverted expectations seem to have won Americansâ wallets this year, not just the criticsâ praise. Instead of an action-adventure blockbuster or franchise sequel, the yearâs top-grossing movie was Greta Gerwigâs technicolor-pink âBarbie.â [The âBarbenheimerâ phenomenon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yMi9icmllZmluZy9iYXJiZW5oZWltZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) â a pop-cultural fusion of Gerwigâs movie and the Christopher Nolan film âOppenheimer,â which also made our criticsâ lists â became a meme-able magnet for theatergoers, myself included. The movies rebounded this year despite [the labor strikes that paralyzed Hollywood](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNS9icmllZmluZy93cml0ZXJzLXN0cmlrZS1ob2xseXdvb2QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for months. Still, the resurgence doesnât settle all questions about the future of the industry, like whether theaters can fully recover their pre-Covid luster or audiences have lastingly turned the corner on big-budget superhero C.G.I.-fests. But for now, as Manohla concludes, 2023 was âa terrific movie year.â I canât wait for the sequel. For more - [Read Manohla and Alissaâs full lists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS9tb3ZpZXMvYmVzdC1tb3ZpZXMtMjAyMy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), which also tell you where to watch their top picks and name a few runners-up.
- Several of this yearâs best movies were based on books. Check out The Timesâs list of [the yearâs 10 best](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvYmVzdC1ib29rcy0yMDIzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- If you prefer your screen time episodic, hereâs The Timesâs list of [the yearâs best TV shows](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vYmVzdC10di1zaG93cy0yMDIzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
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- Kamala Harris said that the U.S. fiercely [opposes the forced relocation of Gazans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtaXNyYWVsLWdhemEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to camps outside the enclave.
- Released hostages have given Israelis [hope that more will return](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaG9zdGFnZXMtdGVsLWF2aXYtcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Three-quarters of the 240 prisoners and detainees [released by Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3BhbGVzdGluaWFuLXByaXNvbmVycy1yZWxlYXNlZC1nYXphLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) during the weeklong truce had not been convicted of a crime, data shows.
- Many Israeli mothers are [grappling with anxiety](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC13YXItbW90aGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) as their sons go to fight in Gaza. George Santos [George Santos, center, surrounded by reporters and cameras outside the Capitol. ]
George Santos after being expelled from Congress. Kenny Holston/The New York Times - The ousting of George Santos revealed [how easy it is](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9nZW9yZ2Utc2FudG9zLWNhbXBhaWduLWZpbmFuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to abuse campaign finance laws, Rebecca Davis OâBrien writes.
- âSaturday Night Liveâ said goodbye to Santos. [Emma Stone hosted](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vc2F0dXJkYXktbmlnaHQtbGl2ZS1nZW9yZ2Utc2FudG9zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). International [A man wearing a long shirt stands in front of a class of children, with a chalkboard behind him.]
Moustapha Diouf, who survived a disastrous voyage. Carmen Abd Ali for The New York Times - After watching 10 migrants die at sea, one man is [trying to convince](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2Evc2VuZWdhbC1taWdyYW50cy1ldXJvcGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) young people in Senegal not to emigrate.
- An explosion at a Catholic mass in the Philippines [killed at least four people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3BoaWxpcHBpbmVzLWV4cGxvc2lvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Officials suspect the involvement of the local Islamic State group.
- A man in Paris with a knife and a hammer [killed a tourist](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcGFyaXMta25pZmUtYXR0YWNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and injured several other people, French officials said.
- At the U.N. climate summit, the U.S. announced a new requirement for oil and gas producers to detect and fix leaks of methane, [a potent greenhouse gas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9jbGltYXRlL2JpZGVuLW1ldGhhbmUtY2xpbWF0ZS1jb3AyOC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). California [Several deer walking on or near a roadway in twilight. ]
On Catalina. Sinna Nasseri for The New York Times - To protect the island of Catalina, a conservancy proposed a plan that has angered many residents: [Kill all the deer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi91cy9zYW50YS1jYXRhbGluYS1pc2xhbmQtY2FsaWZvcm5pYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- The authorities [arrested a suspect](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi91cy9ob21lbGVzcy1raWxsaW5ncy1sb3MtYW5nZWxlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the killing of three homeless men in L.A. They also connected him to a fourth homicide.
- Research has identified Loma Linda as a Blue Zone, where people exceed life expectancy. Pickleball and religion [may explain why](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmxhdGltZXMuY29tL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEvc3RvcnkvMjAyMy0xMi0wMi9jb2x1bW4tdGhlLXNlY3JldHMtdG8tYS1sb25nLWFuZC1oZWFsdGh5LWxpZmUtdGhlLWxvbWEtbGluZGEtd2F5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), The Los Angeles Times reports. Other Big Stories - After the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada, U.S. federal agents received a tip that helped [prevent another death](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9pbmRpYS1zaWtoLWFzc2Fzc2luYXRpb24tYXR0ZW1wdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Getting a button-down washed in New York can set you back $6. Still, one cleaner makes [only 13 cents on each](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtY29zdHMtc2hpcnQtbGF1bmRyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). FROM OPINION â[A great step toward our survival](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2dhemEtZmFtaWx5LXBhbGVzdGluaWFuLWxlYXZpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)â: Atef Abu Saif, of the Palestinian Authority, records his escape from northern to southern Gaza. As funding is cut, scholars want to show society that there is value in the humanities. But [trying to justify the disciplineâs existence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2VkdWNhdGlvbi1odW1hbml0aWVzLWNvbGxlZ2UtdmFsdWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) has only politicized it, Agnes Callard writes. Here are columns by Thomas Friedman on [a permanent cease-fire in Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLWNlYXNlZmlyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Maureen Dowd on [OpenAI](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2FpLXNhbS1hbHRtYW4tb3BlbmFpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and Ross Douthat on [fertility in South Korea](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWJpcnRoLWRlYXJ0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The Sunday question: Was Henry Kissinger a war criminal? After Kissinger fostered the 1973 coup in Chile and supported the dictatorship that followed, Ariel Dorfman imagined that the former secretary of state âwould stand in a court of law and answer for his crimes,â [he writes in The Los Angeles Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGF0aW1lcy5jb20vb3Bpbmlvbi9zdG9yeS8yMDIzLTExLTMwL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1zYWx2YWRvci1hbGxlbmRlLWNoaWxlLWNvdXAtZGlzYXBwZWFyZWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), adding that it was âa dream that vanished with his death.â But the key to understanding Kissinger is his insistence âthat foreign policy was nearly always about making choices between evils,â [Niall Ferguson writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJsb29tYmVyZy5jb20vb3Bpbmlvbi9hcnRpY2xlcy8yMDIzLTExLTMwL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci13YXMtYS1jb21wbGV4LW1hbi1mb3ItYS1jb21wbGV4LWNlbnR1cnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in Bloomberg. MORNING READS [Ms. DeGuzman performing onstage in a black dress. She is holding a deck of cards in her left hand while tossing a single card into the air with her right hand.]
Anna DeGuzman Philip Cheung for The New York Times A lonely pursuit: Few stage magicians are women. A new generation of performers [wants to change that](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9zdHlsZS9mZW1hbGUtbWFnaWNpYW5zLWRpdmVyc2l0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Faux fir: Are [fake Christmas trees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi9zdHlsZS9mYWtlLWNocmlzdG1hcy10cmVlLWhvbWUtZGVwb3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) normal now? âYouâre overreactingâ: See the [eight things you should never say](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS93ZWxsL2ZhbWlseS9yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXBzLWNvdW5zZWxpbmctcGFydG5lci1hZHZpY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to your partner, according to therapists. Glazed heist: A woman thought she was stealing a van. She got [thousands of doughnuts as well](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS93b3JsZC9hdXN0cmFsaWEva3Jpc3B5LWtyZW1lLWRvdWdobnV0cy1zdG9sZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Vows: [They looked like twins](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS9zdHlsZS92ZXJpdHktZWxrcy1iZW5qYW1pbi1yaWNoZXMtd2VkZGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Lives Lived: Larry Finkâs intimate black-and-white photographs were both social commentary on class and an exuberant document of the human condition. [He died at 82](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9hcnRzL2xhcnJ5LWZpbmstZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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Can you explain more what it means to say that we have become our data? Because a natural reaction to that might be, well, no, Iâm my mind, Iâm my body, Iâm not numbers in a database. My claim is that your data has become something that is increasingly inescapable in the sense of being obligatory for your average person living out their life. It now becomes possible to say, âThese data points are essential to who I am.â A lot of people have that relationship to their credit score, for example. Itâs both very important to them and very mysterious. But what does the use of our data in that way in the first place suggest, in the biggest possible sense, about our place in society? Weâre in this position of, Iâm taking my best guess how to optimize my credit score or, if I own a small business, how to optimize my search-engine ranking. Weâre simultaneously loading more and more of our lives into these systems and feeling that we have little control or understanding of how these systems work. Isnât it necessarily the case that there have to be collection and flows and formatting of personal information that weâre not going to be fully aware of or understand? How would the world operate otherwise? Industrialized liberal democracies have a decent track record at putting in place policies, regulations and laws that guide the development and use of highly specialized technologies. That basic regulatory approach is a valuable one, but weâve run up against the wall of unbridled data acquisition by these huge corporations. Theyâve set up this model of, You donât understand what we do, but trust us that you need us, and weâre going to vacuum up all your data in the process. Read more of the interview [here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8yMC9tYWdhemluZS9jb2xpbi1rb29wbWFuLWludGVydmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). More from the magazine - A rare-books cataloger discovered that Langston Hughes had [scrawled a poem](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9wb2VtLWktbG9vay1hdC10aGUtd29ybGQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the pages of an anthology.
- Give kids books that [reveal the darker side of life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9tYWdhemluZS9qb24ta2xhc3Nlbi1raWRzLWJvb2tzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMDYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWjNdWxl58zn4lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). BOOKS [The Windsors gather on a red, draped balcony, looking upward. From left: Prince Charles in military regalia, Prince Andrew, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall in a white dress and hat, Queen Elizabeth II in a blue dress and hat, Meghan the Duchess of Sussex in a black dress and fascinator, Prince Harry in military uniform, Prince William in military uniform and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, in a pale-blue dress and pillbox hat. ]
The royal family in 2018. Matt Dunham/Associated Press Endgame: Harry and Meghanâs sympathetic biographer, Omid Scobie, writes a [critical view of palace machinations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNi9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZW5kZ2FtZS1vbWlkLXNjb2JpZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and calls the royals âtone-deaf, racist and financially reckless.â Puzzle: Can you find the hidden titles? [Take our quiz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZm9vZC1ib29rcy1zZWFyY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Our editorsâ picks: âSkeletons in the Closet,â a [novel about corruption](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbmV3LWJvb2tzLXJlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), and eight other books. Times best sellers: Britney Spearsâs memoir âThe Woman in Meâ reclaims the top spot on the latest [hardcover nonfiction list](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYm9va3MvYmVzdC1zZWxsZXJzLzIwMjMvMTIvMTAvaGFyZGNvdmVyLW5vbmZpY3Rpb24vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). THE MORNING RECOMMENDS ⦠Use these [flannel sheets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtZmxhbm5lbC1zaGVldHMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [blankets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtYmxhbmtldHMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjA2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVozXVsZefM5-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for winter. Watch the [50 best shows on Netflix](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9iZXN0LXR2LXNob3dzLW5ldGZsaXguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) right now. Infuse [this cake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnTvrNP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS9tYWdhemluZS90aGFpLXRlYS10cmVzLWxlY2hlcy1yZWNpcGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIwNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaM11bGXnzOfiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) with Thai tea. THE WEEK AHEAD What to Watch For - This yearâs winner of the Turner Prize, for British artists, will be announced on Tuesday.
- Fox News will host a town hall in Iowa on Tuesday with Donald Trump.
- The fourth Republican presidential primary debate is Wednesday. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy are expected to participate.
- Hanukkah begins on Thursday.
- Leaders of the E.U. and China will meet on Thursday for a two-day summit in Beijing. What to Cook This Week Christopher Simpson for The New York Times If your Thanksgiving leftovers are depleted, itâs time to get cooking again. 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