The backlash to the Netflix version of “Persuasion” has as much to do with who’s watching as who’s scripting. Still, the new film broke some rules.
Tag: Books and Literature
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How to Prevent Memory Loss
A new book by a renowned brain expert says there are a few simple things we can do to prevent memory decline as we age.
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Recommended Reading on America’s Authoritarian Enclaves
Joan Didion’s “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and Robert Mickey’s “Paths Out of Dixie” help our columnist understand American democracy’s new crisis of authoritarianism.
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‘Son of Elsewhere’ Recounts Life as a Young Immigrant
Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks about his new memoir, and Sally Denton discusses “The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land.”