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Newyork
Will A.I. Break the Internet? Or Save It?
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ The internet is in decay. Do a Google search, and there are so many websites now filled with slapdash content contorted just to rank highly in the algorithm. Facebook, YouTube, X and TikTok all used to feel more fun ...
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Newyork
How Should I Be Using A.I. Right Now?
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ There’s something of a paradox that has defined my experience with artificial intelligence in this particular moment. It’s clear we’re witnessing the advent of a wildly powerful technology, one that could transform ...
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Newyork
Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify?
I don’t want to make this all about me, but have you heard the song “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes”? I guess probably not. On Spotify, “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes” has not yet accumulated enough streams to even register a tally, despite an ...
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Newyork
Why Conservatives Are Trying to Force a TikTok Sale
Last month, the House passed a bill that would require TikTok’s parent company to sell its U.S. business to a company without ties to the Chinese government, or face a ban of the TikTok app in the United States. In Washington, which has become ...
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Newyork
There’s No Such Thing as an American Bible
The presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States, who weeks ago started selling shoes, is now peddling Bibles. During Holy Week. What’s special about this Bible? So many things. For example, according to a promotional website, it ...
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Newyork
Elite College Admissions Have Turned Students Into Brands
“I just can’t think of anything,” my student said. After 10 years of teaching college essay writing, I was familiar with this reply. For some reason, when you’re asked to recount an important experience from your life, it is common to forget ...
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Newyork
On Broadway, ‘Centering’ Antiracism Is Delightful
My 12-year-old daughter practically had to drag me into the musical “Six,” currently raging on Broadway, in which Henry VIII’s six wives all have their say about what happened to them. I wanted to see “Kimberly Akimbo.” I’m afraid I have lost touch ...
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Newyork
Rebecca Hall Redefines Stardom
Rebecca Hall stood in front of an easel, her face contemplative. She moved a paintbrush gently on a palette, then applied the paint to the canvas. This was in her studio, a converted barn next door to where Ms. Hall lives in upstate New York with her ...
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Books
How to Deal With a Narcissist
In her best-selling self-help book, Ramani Durvasula offers tips for surviving a person who only has eyes for mirrors.
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Newyork
The Menu That Has Made One José Andrés Restaurant Endure
One afternoon this January, I watched the celebrity chef José Andrés flip through the page proofs of his newest cookbook, “Zaytinya.” He had the pages spread out over the glass top of a custom-made foosball table inside the Washington, D.C ...