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Is That the Enticing Smell of Spaghetti Cooking? Nope, It’s a Candle.
There’s a mild, wheaty aroma wafting from the host stand at the Midtown Manhattan pasta restaurant Jupiter. It’s not from the pasta. An herbaceous, vegetal smell fills the bathrooms at Horses, a high-end bistro in Los Angeles. It’s not from ...
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Books
These Just In From Britain: ‘Cunk,’ ‘Lockwood,’ ‘Strike’
From a slyly clueless documentary presenter to a soulful pair of private eyes, here are the latest trans-Atlantic imports.
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Books
Books for Valentine’s Day
An editor recommends old and new books.
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US
DeSantis’s Challenge: When, and How, to Counterattack Trump
As the former president lobs insults and calls him “Ron DeSanctimonious,” Gov. Ron DeSantis is carefully avoiding conflict. But if he runs for president as expected, a clash is inevitable.
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Newyork
Will Trump and Biden Gang Up on DeSantis?
If President Biden sometimes sounded a lot like Donald Trump during his State of the Union address, boasting about a record of economic nationalism, the imitation may soon run the other way. Biden’s attacks on congressional Republicans for being ...
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Newyork
How the Language of Therapy Took Over Dating
In a time when emotional maturity is highly desirable, almost everyone is “doing the work.”
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News
Why Are You Seeing So Many Bad Digital Ads Now?
Scrolling past ads has rarely been enjoyable. But in recent months, people say the experience seems so much worse.
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World
Why Adani’s $100 Billion Loss Hasn’t Tanked India’s Markets
The steadfastness of India’s economy attests to the size and seeming strength of the country’s broader business landscape.
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Newyork
What ‘Tár’ Reveals About Wokeness in Hollywood
“Tár,” the best film of 2022 no matter which motion picture the Academy decides to honor, is a movie about contemporary culture wars that refuses to participate in them. It portrays the generation gap that yawns between liberal elders and progressive ...
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Science
Cockatoos Know How to Pick the Right Tools for the Job
The job, in these experiments, was getting a cashew out of a puzzle box.