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Alberta’s Librarians Brace for a New Era of ‘Book Bans’

A new provincial law requires public libraries to pull and restrict items with “graphic visual depictions of sexual acts.” Librarians argue the mandate opens the door to censorship.

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Sarah Meilleur is the chief executive of Calgary Public Library, the largest of Alberta’s 221 municipal library boards.

Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’

In books and essays, he captured the unease beneath Japan’s economic miracle and wrote about everyday people who might never appear in headlines.

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Senji Kuroi in 1972. He published dozens of novels, short-story collections and essays, earning major Japanese literary prizes.

The Ecologist Surveying What NYC Looked Like Before the Concrete

The ecologist Eric W. Sanderson surveys the historical landscape of New York in a new book that, at 900,000 words, is as massive as the city it chronicles.

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Eric W. Sanderson, a man in his habitat, told the story of Manhattan more than a decade ago. His new book, “Before New York,” takes the measure of the city in full, from its earliest days.

Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage

Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.

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“Romanzo Criminale,” an opera based on the best-selling novel, at the Maggio Musicale theater in Florence, Italy, this month.

Book Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole

The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from Gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.

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The U.A.E. president Mohammed bin Zayed and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, in 2026.

How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears

The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.

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Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, on Tuesday.
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