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Mona Simpson’s Fiancé Promised to Read ‘Middlemarch.’ He Never Did. Now He’s Her Ex.
What books are on your night stand? On my night stand? They’re crowded out by 15 pairs of reading glasses! Behind a lidded cup of licorice tea, there’s a selection of Emily Dickinson poems, a spilled-on paperback “Selected Poems,” by Adam Zagajewski ...
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Have a Question About Preparing for the Next Pandemic? Ask the Experts.
Three years after our lives were upturned by the Covid-19 pandemic, questions remain. What have we learned? What about our leaders and policymakers? What happens next time? Times Opinion will soon start a limited-run weekly newsletter, The Next ...
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Four Experts on Tech Hiring Talk About Where the Jobs Are
If artificial intelligence were going to cause mass unemployment, you would expect to see it happen first in the tech sector, where A.I. excels. To take just one example, ChatGPT is pretty good (not perfect) at generating code, fixing bugs and even ...
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What We Know and Don’t Know About the Origins of Covid
Scientists and spy agencies have tried to determine where the coronavirus originated, but conclusive evidence is hard to come by and the nation’s intelligence agencies are split.
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Preaching Freedom, Ron DeSantis Leads By Cracking Down
In his new book, “The Courage to Be Free,” the Florida governor and potential Republican presidential candidate offers a template for governing based on an expansive vision of executive power.
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Newyork
The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned?
The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses — including Covid-19 — was published late last month. Its conclusions, said Tom Jefferson, the ...
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Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden
Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose,” which had its long-delayed premiere at Long Beach Opera, showcases her signature quick-shifting eclecticism.
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He Needed a Big Megaphone, So He Wrote a Best Seller
Siddharth Kara witnessed “utterly subhuman degradation” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Then he wrote about it.
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Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen At a time when public libraries and librarians are facing budget headwinds and sometimes intense political scrutiny for the roles they play in their communities, the Times photo editor ...
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Yotam Ottolenghi’s Secret to Great Sheet-Pan Chicken
This balanced paprika chicken dish is the perfect time to play with textures.