Test Your Knowledge of the Authors and Events That Helped Shape the United States (Gift Article)

Try this quiz on the documents, writers and events that led to the American Revolution and the foundation of the country.

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Oh, the Horror! Do You Know the Books That Inspired These Movies and TV Shows? (Gift Article)

Feeling the Halloween spirit already? Try this quiz on scary novels and their screen adaptations.

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Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

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Star Trek - The Bluegrass Edition

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Bruce Logan, Who Blew Up the Death Star in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 78

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Oscar Mayer’s Fleet of Wienermobiles Go Head-to-Head in Inaugural ‘Wienie 500’

The Wienie 500 on Friday, May 23 will also mark the first “meat-up” of all six Wienermobiles in over a decade and the first competitive race for the fleet.

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This Year, Make Your Own Festivus Pole (Gift Article)

After an appearance on “Seinfeld” in 1997, the pole took on a life of its own as the embodiment of the anti-holiday spirit.

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NASA Rocket Engine Fireplace - 8 Hours in 4K

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Beyond the Blockbusters, 7 Key Songs From 1984 (Gift Article)

The Pointer Sisters, Minutemen and more sounds from a landmark year in pop music.

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The 10 Best Books of 2024 (Gift Article)

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.

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100 Notable Books of 2024

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

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Betty White Stamp to Be Released in 2025

The U.S. Postal Service announced it would honor the actress known for her comedic work on shows such as “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

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‘The Power Broker’ Is Finally Getting a Digital Edition. What Took So Long?

Robert Caro’s mammoth study of the urban planner Robert Moses is coming out as an e-book this month, on the 50th anniversary of the biography’s publication.

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Do You Know These Dublin Locations Mentioned in “Ulysses”?

Happy Bloomsday! Test your knowledge of James Joyce’s classic novel with this short quiz.

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New York Times Tech Guild on X: "Today, NYT executives are touting massive profits at the annual State of The Times event. We are the workers who make this company’s most profitable products. We deserve a contract that reflects our value. https://t.co/7PWqDUHFZs" / X

Today, NYT executives are touting massive profits at the annual State of The Times event. We are the workers who make this company’s most profitable products. We deserve a contract that reflects our value. https://t.co/7PWqDUHFZs

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Seiji Ozawa, Captivating Conductor, Is Dead at 88

He led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years, toured widely and helped dispel prejudices about East Asian classical musicians.

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The Daily Heller: Meatball or Spaghetti, a Question of Space

When it comes to the NASA logo, are you a Worm or Meatball person?

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Kirsty MacColl’s Voice Was Singular. A New Box Aims to Bring It Wider.

The singer-songwriter, who died in 2000, is best known for duetting on “Fairytale of New York.” But in an unusual career, she also made her mark behind the scenes.

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