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Annie Baker

Annie Baker’s agonies of small talk

Arts

Annie Baker writes plays that are full of awkward silences. Is that why some people love them, while others walk out?

Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward reflects on Katrina

Arts
Jose Quinonez (center) and his staff at Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco

‘Genius grant’ goes to group that helps immigrants build credit history

Finance
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Civic Chamber at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 2015.

The MacArthur Foundation decides to pull out of Russia, suggesting its presence there is unwelcome

Global Politics
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