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‘Everybody Should Be Concerned’ About Monkeypox, Biden Warns
President Biden raised the alarm on Sunday about monkeypox, a viral infection fast spreading around the world, and warned that the disease, which can be spread as easily as through handling a contaminated object, is something “that everybody should be concerned about.” Monkeypox, rarely seen outside Africa, has been found in recent weeks in Europe […]
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After a Tempest, Philip Guston Shines in a Show True to His Spirit
BOSTON — On Oct. 16, 1970, the American painter Philip Guston, who is the subject of a potent and controversial retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts here, committed career suicide. Or so it seemed. In his late 50s, he was a star of the Abstract Expressionist movement, then still considered the mandarin market style. […]
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If Biden’s Plan Is Like a ‘New Deal,’ Why Don’t Voters Care?
RICHMOND, Va. — As Chris Frelke surveyed the Thomas B. Smith Community Center, he conceded that the beige-and-green cinder block structure was not much to look at. But Mr. Frelke, the parks director in Virginia’s capital, spoke with excitement describing the image in his mind’s eye: One day, there would be a pristine new complex […]
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J.M.W. Turner: The Romantic Turns Reformist
BOSTON — Driving rain, salty air; the waves are so loud you can hardly hear the wailing. The weather is dreadful even by English standards, and the harbor-dwellers have rushed down to the beach, anxious to alert a ship in distress. Their clothes are soaked, their hair is bedraggled; they gaze out on the warning […]
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