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What are the secrets to a meaningful life? Women over 50 share their insights.

What are the secrets to a meaningful life? Women over 50 share their insights.

In Ellen Warner’s “The Second Half” women from around the world share their formative experiences and advice for younger generations.

 

Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think

Chess, backgammon, checkers, poker, bridge, Scrabble and Go are more than just entertainment, Oliver Roeder explains.

 

Pushing back against the American tendency to forget

Essayist Colette Brooks wants us to slow down and pay attention to the past.

 

Democracy is under threat. Are billionaires to blame?

By reshaping the economy, the wealthy have stirred discontent, journalist Peter S. Goodman argues.

 

How the South was transformed by the fall of Jim Crow, and how it wasn’t

Adolph L. Reed Jr. takes a personal tour through segregation's last days and its legacy.

 

Suddenly blind in one eye, Frank Bruni found the upside of vulnerability

Suddenly blind in one eye, Frank Bruni found the upside of vulnerability

In his memoir ’The Beauty of Dusk,’ Frank Bruni explores the unexpected upside of vulnerability.

 

For Women’s History Month: 5 new novels that celebrate female accomplishments

‘The Paris Bookseller’ by Kerri Maher and ‘The Diamond Eye’ by Kate Quinn are among several great new works of historical fiction.

 

How do you choose a book? Book lists by other writers are a great place to start

Critic Michael Dirda explores book compilations and how they can steer readers to great books.

 

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