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Neil Genzlinger

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Before I became a full-time television critic for The Times in August 2011, I was a sort of multipurpose freelance critic, reviewing television, theater, film and the occasional book once I’d completed my day job as an editor at the paper. What I learned as a freelancer still holds true now that I’m a full-time critic: The best part of the gig is being able to bring some attention to a hidden gem.

I reviewed hundreds of plays as a freelancer -- not the star-studded Broadway stuff, but low-budge…

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Opening day, and that time a ribbon wasn’t the only thing that was cut

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By Neil Genzlinger
| rettsyndromenews.com
My daughter Abby has probably scored more runs than any player in the history of her baseball league. She’s also never won a game. She’ll continue to add to those impressive statistics next weekend, when the Miracle League of Mercer County, New Jersey, opens its spring season and its 21st year of operation. Abby, who has Rett syndrome, has been playing in the league since it was founded — since, in fact, before it was founded.
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A song, an obit, and a special needs parent meltdown

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By Neil Genzlinger, Barry Rinehart
| rettsyndromenews.com
My last job at The New York Times, where I worked in various writing and editing positions for almost 30 years before retiring in 2023, was as an obituary writer. Almost all of the hundreds of obituaries I wrote were assigned to me by editors, who reviewed the daily list of candidates — which might have 50 names on it — and selected the four or five who would receive a Times obit. Only rarely did I second-guess my editors and argue that someone they skipped deserved an obituary.
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By Neil Genzlinger
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Christine Keeler, Central Figure in British ‘Scandal of the Century,’ Is Dead at 75 News of her affair with the government minister John Profumo and other revelations set England abuzz in the early 1960s. March 6, 2026, 12:07 p.m. ET This obituary was originally published on Dec. 6, 2017.
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