Doctors Believed Woody Brown Would Never Understand Language. He’s Publishing a Novel. NYT | Top Stories By: Alexandra Alter 30 March 2026 at 23:40 Doctors believed that Woody Brown would never be able to speak or process language. He went to graduate school and is publishing his debut novel. © Peyton Fulford for The New York Times“I have all the thoughts, dreams, longings and intelligence as any neurotypical person,” says Woody Brown, the author of “Upward Bound,” here with his mother at their California home.
The Death Penalty Is Indefensible. It’s Also on the Rise. NYT | Opinion By: The Editorial Board 13 March 2026 at 17:00 The surge in capital punishment is a cruel and unjust development.