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May 30, 2023
The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million.
In the packed room at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, the price quickly climbed: $32 million, $42 million, $48 million. Then a new...
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Apr 18, 2023
Historical myths work in peculiar ways. A new revelation promises to shed new light on a familiar episode in tantalizing fashion. Nuance and context fall away. A certain ideal...
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Feb 24, 2023
Laura Falci of Chicago was already asleep in seat 24A when United Airlines Flight 811 took off for New Zealand early Friday, her hair falling over her black double-breasted jacket....
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Feb 22, 2023
For three decades, the man born as Christian Gerhartsreiter claimed to be someone else. He posed as a British baronet, a cardiologist in Las Vegas, a Hollywood producer, a bond...
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Feb 17, 2023
Birth rates are falling across the developed world, and China recently joined the list of countries with a declining population. These trends have many governments worrying about...
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Feb 8, 2023
Perhaps it's the choice of words that reveals the most about this relationship. He never speaks of the Franco-German couple as a matter of principle, says an adviser to French...
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Feb 3, 2023
IGNORE THE THINK pieces. Mass mourning over celebrity deaths is not just a current-generation phenomenon – the Internet and social media only accelerate and amplify how fans...
