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In "A Washington Irving Sketch Book," the essayist Phillip Lopate tries to rescue New York City's original mythmaker from literary oblivion.

Can you sort the items into the correct order?

"How Stella Got Her Groove Back" star Bassett: six letters.

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Democratic socialists are getting more of the attention, but Democratic Christians have also had significant victories in this year's primaries--and they could prove more influential in the midterm elections.

Scientists still aren't sure what, exactly, causes a hangover--but that hasn't stopped companies from marketing supposed antidotes.

From the daily newsletter: the musician, who died today at the age of eighty, leaves behind a legacy of enormous warmth and tenderness.

Don't discount the underdog.

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman compete for the G.O.P. nomination in November's general election.

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