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Did This Novel About LSD Trials Get It Right? We Ask Someone Who Was There

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Did This Novel About LSD Trials Get It Right? We Ask Someone Who Was There

T.C. Boyle's Outside Looking In fictionalizes Timothy Leary's hallucinogenic drug experiments in the 1960s. A graduate student who participated says Boyle did a "great job describing the zeitgeist."

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Sunday Politics

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Sunday Politics

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What New Tariffs Mean For One Store Owner

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Environment

What Can Be Done To Prevent Mass Extinctions

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Goby Kaki King

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'All The Rage' Isn't About Moms Having It All — It's About Moms Doing It All

"We go into parenting expecting something like parity ... but it doesn't manifest," says psychologist Darcy Lockman. "Our expectations are really not being met and that leads to a lot of anger." Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images hide caption

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'All The Rage' Isn't About Moms Having It All — It's About Moms Doing It All

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'All The Rage' Isn't About Moms Having It All — It's About Moms Doing It All

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A Fictional Biography In 'Life Of David Hockney'

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Hockney Bob James

In Largely Catholic Philippines, A Muslim Woman Shakes Up Senate Campaign

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In Largely Catholic Philippines, A Muslim Woman Shakes Up Senate Campaign

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In Largely Catholic Philippines, A Muslim Woman Shakes Up Senate Campaign

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I Have Seen Zero 7, Henry Binns et. al.

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Sunday Puzzle: Clues Come In 2s

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Sunday Puzzle: Clues Come In 2s

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Nicholas Hoult On Becoming J.R.R. Tolkien

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Rihanna is partnering with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton to launch a new fashion label, the artist announced on Friday. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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Rihanna Disrupts Luxury Fashion World, Joining LVMH With 'Fenty' Brand

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Rihanna Disrupts Luxury Fashion World, Joining LVMH With 'Fenty' Brand

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Pon de Replay Rihanna

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Alsema Dub Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell

Europe

Viktor Orban Visits The White House

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Politics

Iowa Book Club Reads Democrats' Autobiographies

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Iowa Book Club Reads Democrats' Autobiographies

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Everyone Makes Mistakes

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Right Now Tony Mowod

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Hoot and Hollah Mocean Worker

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National

Columbine Survivor, Now Gun Rights Advocate In Colorado House

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How To Shut Down A Start-Up When It Doesn't Stack Up

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Africa

Sudan's Artistic Awakening

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Sudan's Artistic Awakening

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Flute Performance Mohamed Marzoug

This Company Says The Future Of Nuclear Energy Is Smaller, Cheaper And Safer

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This Company Says The Future Of Nuclear Energy Is Smaller, Cheaper And Safer

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This Company Says The Future Of Nuclear Energy Is Smaller, Cheaper And Safer

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Mary Jane The Vines

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Hallo DRC Music, Nelly Liyemge et. al.

History

Remembering Chinese Immigrants' Contribution To The Transcontinental Railroad

by Rocio Hernandez

Remembering Chinese Immigrants' Contribution To The Transcontinental Railroad

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Did This Novel About LSD Trials Get It Right? We Ask Someone Who Was There

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Did This Novel About LSD Trials Get It Right? We Ask Someone Who Was There

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Lucy Dacus' Mother's Day Message Is One Of Truth And Consideration

"I feel like with most songs that I write, I start with something that's really hard or something that I don't understand. And by the end of the song, I have more of a handle on it," Lucy Dacus says. Elizabeth Weinberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Lucy Dacus' Mother's Day Message Is One Of Truth And Consideration

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Lucy Dacus' Mother's Day Message Is One Of Truth And Consideration

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My Mother & I Lucy Dacus

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