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Sunday Special: ’Tis the Season for Cookies
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Sunday Special: ’Tis the Season for Cookies

The first week of December at The New York Times is known as “Cookie Week.” Every day, for seven days, our cooking team highlights a new holiday cookie recipe. This …

Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
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Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?

“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For …

Sunday Special: A Sea of Streaming Docs
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Sunday Special: A Sea of Streaming Docs

There was once a time when documentaries could be found only on public television or in art-house cinemas. But today, documentaries are more popular and accessible than ever, with streaming …

Sunday Special: The Year in Gaming
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Sunday Special: The Year in Gaming

This year has been a banner year for video games, with an abundance of surprise releases and unexpected hits. On this week’s Sunday Special, Gilbert Cruz talks with two fellow …

Sunday Special: The 10 Best Horror Movie Franchises
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Sunday Special: The 10 Best Horror Movie Franchises

The only thing Gilbert Cruz loves more than celebrating Halloween is watching scary movies. And between the classic horror franchises that span decades and the prestige original films of the …

Sunday Special: Bringing Broadway Home
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Sunday Special: Bringing Broadway Home

Broadway represents some of the best and most exciting of what American theater has to offer. But for many people, it’s inaccessible. Whether because of geography, cost or other considerations, …

Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks
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Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

Amusement parks are enduring vacation destinations for American families. The rides, the long lines for rides, the concessions, the long lines for concessions — these are practically familial rites of …

Sunday Special: The Fashion Episode
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Sunday Special: The Fashion Episode

This month kicked off the big four fashion weeks: New York, London, Milan and Paris. Each year, designers, brands, influencers and celebrities flock to these events to see and be …

Sunday Special: What Makes a Restaurant Great?
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Sunday Special: What Makes a Restaurant Great?

This month, The Times released a list of the 50 best restaurants in America. The Food desk’s reporters, critics and editors crisscrossed the country from Portland, Ore., to Deer Isle, …

Sunday Special: TV's Big Night
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Sunday Special: TV's Big Night

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is tonight, honoring the best television shows released between June 2024 and May 2025. But before the festivities begin, Gilbert Cruz, the editor of …