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Meet Your Art Twin: A 400-Year-Old With an Oily Complexion
Art museum selfies are getting more personal as visitors seek their doppelgängers in paintings and sculptures. A new feature in a Google app has made the trend explode.
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Will Women Lead the Democrats to Victory?
Maybe, but the path forward is an obstacle course.
After the Apologies, Restaurants Struggle to Change
Four employers accused of sexual harassment have stepped away from their empires. But for the companies, the hard part is what happens next.
Profile: When a Therapist Puts Buddhism Into Practice
Mark Epstein wrote a slew of popular books on the intersection of Western and Eastern thought, but kept his work with patients separate. Then came his father’s illness, and a new book: “Advice Not Given.”
Health Workers Who Oppose Abortion Get New Protections
The Trump administration announced a new “conscience and religious freedom” office to protect health workers who oppose abortion, sex-changes and some contraception.
Matter: In the Arctic, More Rain May Mean Fewer Musk Oxen
Winter rain makes it more difficult for the animals to feed, particularly pregnant females, researchers find.
New York Today: New York Today: Street Philosophy
Thursday: Philosophers talk to the public, the New York Jewish Film Festival and milder weather.
California Today: California Today: Can a New Leader Deliver High-Speed Rail?
Thursday: A change at the top of the High-Speed Rail Authority, Apple’s huge tax payment, lucky escapes in Montecito, Silicon Valley’s foreign workers and finally tech bus attacks.
Warming, Water Crisis, Then Unrest: How Iran Fits an Alarming Pattern
A water crisis — whether caused by nature, human mismanagement, or both — can be an early warning signal of conflict ahead. Iran is the latest example.
They Have Seen the Future, and It’s Wasting Zombies at the Arcade
Virtual reality, long-promised, is finally gaining traction in New York video boutiques. But is there more to VR than just games?
Questions and Answers About This Year’s Flu Season
The virus is widespread, and the vaccine is a poor match. But while some areas are hit hard, others have been spared, and deaths are not unusually common this season.
Review: ‘12 Strong’ Believes in the Brotherhood of Battle
Chris Hemsworth stars in this action movie about a Special Forces team on a dangerous mission in Afghanistan right after Sept. 11.
Review: A Donizetti Revival at the Met Hints at More to Come
Bartlett Sher’s staging of “L’Elisir d’Amore” features Pretty Yende, who will take on an even more demanding role at the Met in April.
Dylan Farrow Accuses Woody Allen of Abuse in TV Interview
In her first sit-down interview, Ms. Farrow accused her father, Woody Allen, of molestation in a conversation with “CBS This Morning.”
Fixes: When Being Unproductive Saves a Career
With high levels of pressure and tension on the job, burnout rates among nonprofit staffers are rising. The antidote? Sabbaticals.
Why Are We Ashamed to Call ‘Get Out’ and ‘The Shape of Water’ Horror Films?
Jump scares and monsters: Those are the hallmarks of seminal horror, and the label should be a badge of honor, not something to shun at awards time.
Trilobites: Debunking the Myth That Earthquakes and Full Moons Are Linked
A seismologist scrutinized hundreds of strong earthquakes over four centuries and found no relationship to lunar cycles.
Prague Journal: One of the World’s Oldest Clocks Stops Ticking, Briefly
The Astronomical Clock in Prague has been taken apart for maintenance. The city’s clock master has until August to finish restoring it.
Senate Democrats Make Hard Turn Left in Warming Up for 2020 Race
The 2020 race for the White House is already unfolding in the Capitol, with no fewer than six Democratic senators angling for their party’s nomination.
Donald Trump, North Korea, Apple: Your Thursday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.