Max Harris did chores and collected rent at the artists’ warehouse where he lived. Now he faces trial for the deaths at a concert there — including some of his close friends.
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When a bomb like this explodes, it doesn’t just kill people; it rearranges them.
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The director’s new film tells the story of his childhood in Mexico — but seen from the vantage of the domestic worker who raised him.
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It’s easy to imagine other people are stuck in their insular little worlds. But you’re probably no better at spotting such bubbles than anyone else.
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What Happens When Facebook Goes the Way of Myspace?
If the past teaches us anything, it will happen one day. In fact, the process might have already started.
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Letter of Recommendation: Stuffed Animals
It’s less infantile than you’d think. Like daydreams, playing with stuffed animals offers pure delight — a chance to doodle with your emotions.
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In Defense of a Diner Classic: the Open-Faced Hot Turkey Sandwich
Give yourself the gift of gravy.
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Why Was the Woman Having Trouble Seeing, if Her Eyes Were Fine?
She was in therapy for a death in her family. Most of her doctors thought her vision problem was stress related — except one.
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John C. Reilly Wants to Play Vulnerable Men
The actor on his “double act” movies and what acting and the priesthood have in common.
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Do I Have to Repay a Loan to an Ex-Lover?
The magazine’s Ethicist column on repaying a loan from a now ex-fiancé and apologizing to a friend whom you agreed not to contact after making a pass.
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New Sentences: From ‘Jeeves and the King of Clubs’
Can a writer today really channel the voice of P.G. Wodehouse?
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How to Converse With a Hand Puppet
Practice speaking in a new way in front of a mirror. Give the puppet a persona, then improvise dialogue.
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