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Family, Families

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Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?

In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection. After the devastating fires, many wonder whether they’ll be able to rebuild what they’ve lost.
The Front Row

“Janet Planet”: Melt the Icebergs

The playwright Annie Baker’s first feature conceals its depth of experience under a narrow array of details.
The Weekend Essay

My Grandmother and the Canine Detective

How the Austrian police procedural “Inspector Rex” bridges gaps between languages.
Page-Turner

“The Bee Sting,” a Family Saga of Desperation and Denial

The protagonists of Paul Murray’s perspective-shifting novel struggle to conceal their unruly attachments beneath a conventional surface.
Fiction

The Last Grownup

“The paperwork was done, and it was weird and painful, like picking off a scab, because the marriage itself had ended two years before.”
Shouts & Murmurs

Dear Pepper: Party Foul

Do I️ really need to go to every gathering that my aunt and uncle host?
The Political Scene Podcast

Uncovering Biden Family Secrets

The President has been a public figure for decades. How did his father’s scandalous past remain unknown?
Our Far-Flung Correspondents

The Shandy

Fiction

Land of the Living

Fiction

Distant Relations

Personal History

Laugh, Kookaburra

Fiction

Wakefield

Fiction

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