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Artwork for America and Beyond

Making Sense of an Age of Upheaval—in America and Beyond. Plus, for a break, Sundays in Italy.

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Artwork for America and Beyond

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Jimmy Carter Redux?

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Attention, Pinot Noir Fanatics

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  • Paul Starobin

    Paul Starobin is at work on his fifth book, working title "Jew vs. Jew," on the history of argumentation between Jews. He's a former contributing editor of The Atlantic and former Moscow bureau chief of Business Week.

  • John Gayley

    I'm a passionate advocate of Italian wine and travel who also works in several vineyards and wineries along California's central coast. Former management consultant, now retired.

  • Leslie Starobin

    Leslie Starobin is a Prof. Emerita of Art at Framingham State University in MA. Her photographs are in many museums, including NYC’s Jewish Museum and Museum of Modern Art. She will be an Artist-in-Residence at University of Virginia in 2027.

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