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Stephen King’s First Book Is 50 Years Old, and Still Horrifyingly Relevant

Stephen King’s “Carrie” burst upon an astonished world in 1974. It made King’s career. It has sold millions, made millions,…

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Martin Luther King Jr. Biographer Wins American History Prize

The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a…

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King Harald V of Norway Receives Temporary Pacemaker in Malaysia

Implanted after the monarch, 87, contracted an infection, the device is intended to aid in transporting him back to Norway,…

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Alonzo King Wants to Wake Up the World With Ballet

The choreographer Alonzo King sees ballet differently. A dance is never just a dance. It’s a kind of faith, and…

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King Charles Appears in Public for First Time Since Cancer Announcement

The British monarch and Queen Camilla went for a brief walk to a church on the estate where they live.…

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Voices of Peaceful Protest

It’s been 40 years since Martin Luther King’s Birthday became a national holiday, and the question of how to celebrate…

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What ‘The Crown’ Teaches Us About Power and How to Wield It

The final six episodes of “The Crown”were released this week, bringing Peter Morgan’s engrossing saga of the Windsors — bookended…

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Can the Oompa-Loompas Be Saved?

“Wonka” is the latest film to try to shake the tiny unpaid laborers from their colonialist roots in Roald Dahl’s…

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Zulu King’s Reign Is in Doubt After South Africa Court Ruling

King Misuzulu’s claim to the throne in a storied monarchy has been the subject of a bitter family feud. The…

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Remembering Bayard Rustin in Life and Onscreen

The civil rights leader and organizer of the March on Washington is the focus of a new biopic. Here’s how…

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