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February 29, 2020
Better Call Saul specializes in a particular brand of leisurely storytelling that's become all too rare in the Peak TV era.
The 26-year-old's new album, Cha Cha Palace, is a love letter to her native Los Angeles.
The princess's former private secretary reflects on her effort to leave behind the grinding duty of royal life—and how, before her untimely death, she wound up doing it all again anyway.
COVID-19 could boost Bernie ("Medicare for all") and maybe Bloomberg (the Purell Czar; but who wants him when it's over?), and poses a grave danger to Trump, germophobe in chief. But the less effect it has on our politics, the happier we'll be.
The director's new essay about rediscovering a bond with her ex-husband for the New York Times would be a welcome addition to the Meyers Canon.
Swelled by rain, East Hampton's Georgica Pond would swamp many waterfront mansions, flooding cellars and lawns. Then, one July night, someone destroyed the barrier between it and the ocean, draining a 290-acre pond. Hamptonites are still guessing who among them—Martha Stewart? Steven Spielberg?—had means, motive, and opportunity.
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