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He was a young, cocky jazz musician, making his way in the New York jazz world. And then, one night, the intimidating Charles Mingus walked into the club.

A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

Our family business involved taking photos with Frankenstein’s Monster and the Easter Bunny.

Our family business involved taking photos with Frankenstein’s Monster and the Easter Bunny.

The Communist Party has added the president’s name and ideas to its constitution. Here is what that means.

The Thai monarchy became fabulously rich by casting King Bhumibol as a Buddha-like figure.

At this otherworldly Los Angeles-area restaurant, the chef Jordan Kahn has stirred up a big buzz with food that claims to have no roots in the past.

The French chef heads downtown to open his latest L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and seek out a younger clientele.

Joan Didion turned down several requests to make a documentary about her life. Then her nephew Griffin Dunne and grandniece Annabelle Dunne asked.

Using generators, rationing and even bonfires, Puerto Ricans have had to get creative to survive weeks without power or regular water and food after Hurricane Maria.

Fabrizio Lombardo insisted he was a key employee of the movie producer in Italy. Former colleagues and women who’ve accused the mogul of harassment say otherwise.

A hard-working waitress wonders if she’ll ever be able leave her small town and get a higher education. The answer is yes! And the secret is a list.

Llivia, a five-square-mile town, is a geographic and historical anomaly that has existed for more than 350 years as a Spanish enclave inside France.

Trump takes on McCain. Or tries to. It’s no contest. McCain is a man of character.

Confronted with a surplus of an amino acid found in many plants, beets evolved the ability to transform it into the scarlet hue found on your dinner table.

Tuesday: The trial opens in the killing of Kate Steinle, looking for answers in the Aliso Canyon gas leak, and more hot weather on the way.

Researchers who documented a head-size reduction of as much as 20 percent say it may be a survival strategy to reduce energy use in the colder months.

Extreme weather is making olive oil production far more erratic just as global demand is growing. A summer heat wave in Europe was the latest calamity.

Amy Sherald has yet to start the Obama portrait, due by year’s end. If she seems calm, it’s likely because she has faced tougher challenges.

Mr. Morris’s staging of the Azerbaijani opera about star-crossed lovers arrives in New York. “It’s not about sex,” he says. “It’s about infinity.”