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‘Playmakers’ underscores the serious business of making toys
When she married, she declined to join her library with her husband’s
‘Before my birth, cotton formed me’: A story of family and struggle
Snow day? No better time to dive into January’s 10 best books.
What trees mean to Russia, through a history of war and peace
One man held the keys to KGB records. He turned them over to MI6.
Does the modern world need a mindset shift on ‘progress’?
Tennessee songbird: Dolly Parton’s rise to country music superstardom
When the captain’s wife took charge: The true story of Mary Ann Patten
‘Unabridged’: A delightful look behind the making of a dictionary
In winter, a murder mystery writer takes a break from cold cases
Civil servant or fascist spy? Hunting for the truth about her Albanian grandmother.
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Monitor's Top 5
- Evacuate? Some Americans living in the Middle East wish they could.By Anna Mulrine Grobe / 5 min
- Gulf Arabs lobbied for US-Iran diplomacy. Attacked, they’re tilting toward war.By Taylor Luck / 6 min
- Diamonds built Botswana. Now, it must ponder a future without them.By Keletso Thobega / 5 min
- Senate rejects bill to curb Trump on Iran. That fits a long pattern on war powers.By Caitlin Babcock / 5 min

