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Chiseled Cheekbones and Comic Chops: Why We Don’t Like Our Stand-Ups Hunky
Can good-looking guys be funny? The conventional wisdom is that men in comedy need to come across as relatable, not hot. But that may be changing.
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US
In His First Big Showdown, an Unyielding Conservative Yields
Speaker Mike Johnson chose avoiding a shutdown over a fiscal confrontation that Representative Mike Johnson might have welcomed.
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Books
When Society Gets You Down, Build a New One
In Gabriel Bump’s novel “The New Naturals,” a disillusioned couple start a utopian commune in an underground bunker.
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Books
He Won’t Stop Taking Pictures Until He’s Partying on the Other Side
Henry Diltz may not be the only person who can say he was at both West Point and Woodstock, but he’s the only one who has also taken pictures of Neil Young playing with nocturnal primates. One Friday afternoon in August, after more than eight decades ...
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Newyork
30 Horses Die in Arson Fire at Upstate Racetrack
Firefighters and horse owners rushed to the scene after the blaze started in a barn, but none of the horses could be saved.
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Books
In the Early Days of Lockdown, a Writer Considers a Perplexing Age
Set during the pandemic, Sigrid Nunez’s new novel, “The Vulnerables,” is a story of unlikely companionship and personal reflection.
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News
Doctors Wrestle With A.I. in Patient Care, Citing Lax Oversight
The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve care or are backed by solid research.
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Newyork
From Smugglers and TikTok, Migrants Get a Message: Go to New York
Many migrants entering the U.S. southern border have been steered to New York City by relatives, politicians and smugglers, in part because of the city’s right-to-shelter policy.
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Newyork
‘I Decided I Needed a Slice of Junior’s Strawberry Cheesecake’
A long trip to satisfy a craving, a Greenwich Village walk and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
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Books
When the Thrill of Victory Felt Truly Thrilling
Michael MacCambridge’s “The Big Time” rewinds to the ’70s, when showy personalities and compelling rivalries turned sports into mass entertainment.