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Jennifer Szalai

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Uganda New York Times entertainment
8 May 2019
(Books of The Times): There’s something telling about the fact that “Our Man,” George Packer’s hefty, dishy biography of U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, clocks in at more than 500 pages without the courtesy of an index. This isn’t a book you’re supposed to dip into piecemeal, searching for information; it’s best appreciated like a novel, consumed whole.
The agony and the ecstasy of Richard Holbrooke
Uganda New York Times entertainment
18 Apr 2019
(Books of The Times): As a Filipino child growing up in a small Massachusetts town, Grace Talusan felt both scrutinized and unseen. Having arrived from the Philippines when she was 2, she rehearsed a Boston accent and prayed for a metamorphosis, pleading with God to turn her into a white girl with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Documenting undocumented lives in 'The Body Papers'
Uganda New York Times entertainment
28 Feb 2019
This isn’t an academic question but a vital and urgent one. As William Davies makes clear in “Nervous States,” his wide-ranging yet brilliantly astute new book, issues that were presumably settled before our turbulent moment are now up for grabs.
How the mind-body connection is rewiring our politics
Uganda New York Times entertainment
21 Feb 2019
It’s a somewhat startling admission, coming toward the end of this resolutely humane book, but an outsider’s perspective is what gives “Say Nothing” its exacting and terrifying lucidity.
'Say Nothing' unearths buried secrets in Northern Ireland
Uganda New York Times entertainment
17 Jan 2019
A friend of mine says that whenever he walks into someone’s home he’s tempted to yell out, “Hey, Alexa,” or “OK, Google,” and order 50 pizzas, just to see if there’s a device listening in on whatever gossip he planned to dish out next.
Ok google how much money have I made for you today
Uganda New York Times entertainment
10 Jan 2019
Her phrasing may have been new, but Conway was taking part in what has apparently become a conservative tradition — performing a skepticism so extreme that it makes the ancient Greek skeptics look like babes in the woods.
Why fighting fake news with the facts might not be enough