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An eclectic TV guide
Instead of an all-out binge, try a flight of episodes
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How focus groups make life blurry
Too many cooks mix the metaphor
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What are your eras?
Our music sommelier will guide you through nine of them, Swiftly
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How 2023 was like 1977
Barbie, Taylor, Beyoncé … meet Mary, Carol, Leia — and Oscar
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Lighting 7 candles in my soul
A little Yom Kippur, a little Kwanzaa, a big celebration of life
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Scenes that last a lifetime
Some pure treats, plus a few acquired tastes
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‘Twas the daze before Christmas
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore and the entire human race
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Thanksgiving wisdom from Penny Lane
Your holiday might not suit Norman Rockwell, but it can still rock well
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Guns don’t kill people. Clowns do
A massacre in Texas, a critical mass of inaction — by all of us
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Indulgences are good to the Last Crumb
When you buy a costly cookie, you just might find something priceless
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Overworked? Think about chess
You pay a toll for all those unpaid hours. Are they advancing your endgame?
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Not another damn COVID column
France and marathons both have a way of encouraging you to savor the world. We all can use that, especially if we’re thinking of our own mortality.
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