Tove Ditlevsen’s three memoirs — “Childhood,” “Youth” and “Dependency” — recall her beautiful, cruel mother and the author’s headlong dive into addiction.
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Some Schools Won’t Show Inauguration to Protect Students from ‘Potential Unforeseen Disruption’
Some school districts in Texas will not livestream Joe Biden’s inauguration in the name of “protecting students from potential unforeseen disruption.”
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Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Captures the Moment in “The Hill We Climb”
The youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history will read a work she finished after the riot at the Capitol. “I’m not going to in any way gloss over what we’ve seen,” she says.
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Italy Reports ‘Alarming’ Spike in Attempted Suicides Among Youth During Lockdowns
Italy has seen a marked spike in attempted suicide among children and youth during the coronavirus crisis, tied to a lack of school and sports activities, local media report Tuesday.
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The Devilish Life and Art of Lucian Freud, in Full Detail
William Feaver’s “The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame, 1968-2011” completes a two-volume biography of the pioneering realist painter.
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