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Nearly 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae bustled with merchants, farmers and families going about their daily lives. Unbeknownst to them, Mount Vesuvius, a ...

The Danish novelist’s septology, On the Calculation of Volume, asks what fiction can explore when you remove one of its key characteristics—the idea of time itself. Edward Hopper, Seven A.M. Without ...

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In at least one respect, all time loop stories repeat themselves endlessly. The protagonists — Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day,” Tom Cruise in “Edge of Tomorrow,” Andy Samberg in “Palm Springs” — start ...