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Amid Protests, Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at France’s Oscars

LONDON — Roman Polanski, the film director who fled the United States in 1978 while awaiting sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old, was a big winner Friday night at the Césars, France’s equivalent of the Academy Awards, despite outrage over his nominations. He was named best director for “J’accuse” …

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7 Great Historical Y.A. Novels

Are you looking for a novel that a picky teenager will perceive as relevant, not dated, even a few years after it was published? If so, I recommend historical fiction. Hear me out. It takes most novels at least a year to be written, then at least another to be …

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Graphic Novels Your Kid (Probably) Hasn’t Read Yet

O’Connor, a self-proclaimed Greek mythology obsessive, has done something wonderful: He’s turned the tales of those adventuresome, rascally, feuding, power-mad Greek gods into a nifty set of gorgeously drawn, well-researched graphic novels that kids go nuts for. And why not? Each sleek, slim volume has action, drama, and a story …

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A Devastating (and Darkly Hilarious) New Novel From the ‘Westworld’ Writer Charles Yu

INTERIOR CHINATOWNBy Charles Yu Over the past 15 years, Charles Yu has carved out a fascinating, eclectic career as a storyteller, first receiving widespread acclaim in 2010 for his novel “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe,” which showcased his ability to revitalize familiar tropes like time travel. …

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Poland names new head of Jewish museum as tensions rise

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government appointed a new director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews on Thursday, as the ruling nationalists face accusations of politicizing museums to reflect their view of history. FILE PHOTO: A woman visits the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews …

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An Art Fair Gets Extra Sparkle

When Hancocks London acquired what it later came to call the Anglesey tiara, the new owners had no idea of the piece’s history, said the managing director, Stephen Burton. The stunning circa 1890 tiara, which is enjoying top billing among jewelry displays in Maastricht, the Netherlands, at the European Fine …

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Charles Lloyd Revels in the Flow on a Stellar Live Album

Nearing his 80th birthday in March 2018, the tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd wanted to commemorate the occasion by revisiting old music with a new band, mixing longtime collaborators and first-timers. He recorded 12 pieces over two hours in a live performance on the night of his birthday, at the Lobero …

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She Took Her First Pill at 8. By 13, She Was an Addict.

STRUNG OUT One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed MeA Memoir By Erin Khar The standard narrative of the opioid epidemic begins in the 1990s, when American pharmaceutical companies flooded the country’s mostly rural, mostly working-class areas with potent prescription painkillers. When the patients who became addicted were …

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JPMorgan raises clean energy spending goals, profit targets unchanged

(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) on Tuesday largely maintained its key profit goals for the medium term, while the largest U.S. bank also raised its financial commitment for clean-energy initiatives, after years of pressure from environmental activists. FILE PHOTO: The J.P.Morgan logo is seen at Canary Wharf financial …

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It’s Time to Unfriend the Internet

LURKING How a Person Became a User By Joanne McNeil In her first book, “Lurking,” Joanne McNeil charts the history of the internet through the experiences of the users. These are not necessarily the same as people. Conflating the two, McNeil explains, “hides the ‘existence of two classes of people …

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