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Johnny Cash Dies at 71: ‘Man in Black’ Obituary in Brief
J.R. Cash, the 'Man in Black' who recorded over 1,500 songs across six decades, died on September 12th aged 71 — four months after his wife June Carter…
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Lucas Moreau
Culture writer covering books, art, film, and ideas.
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Fortunes and Tenements: Six Essential Books on America’s Gilded Age
From Edith Wharton’s drawing rooms to Rockefeller’s monopoly, Haymarket, Reconstruction and tenement reform, six books explain America’s Gilded Age of fortunes and tenements.
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How Enablers Made Carlos the Jackal and a Texas Jailhouse Snitch
A worldly Venezuelan terrorist and a Texan jailhouse informant lived wildly different lives. Two new biographies argue both thrived because systems rewarded their worst impulses.
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Why museums are courting billionaire patrons as corporate cash fades
As public funding shrinks in real terms and corporate sponsors retreat, Britain's museums are turning to billionaire patrons — bringing money, prestige and new complications.
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Canada Hits 700 U.S. Products With New Tariffs in Trade War
Canada's tariffs on about 700 U.S. products took effect Tuesday in response to U.S. levies, as PM Mark Carney pursues trade diversification and polls show public support.