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The Women of Greek Myths Are Finally Talking Back
Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets…
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He Took a Terrible, Horrible, No-Good 800-Mile Hike So You Don’t Have To
In “A Walk in the Park,” Kevin Fedarko recounts a trek-of-a-lifetime that becomes a nightmare in one of America’s most…
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‘Artificial Intelligence’? No, Collective Intelligence.
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ A.I.-generated art has flooded the internet, and a lot of it is derivative, even…
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John Koerner, Bluesman Who Inspired a Young Bob Dylan, Dies at 85
A spindly guitarist nicknamed Spider, Mr. Koerner was Mr. Dylan’s first friend in the scruffy world of Minneapolis bohemia where…
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Biden’s Chance to Do the Right Thing in Gaza
In a speech in Warsaw two years ago, President Biden declared that “the great battle for freedom” is one “between…
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Want to Better Understand America? Consider All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp.
The great economist George Stigler wrote a paper called “The Cost of Subsistence” that calculated the minimum cost of food…
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Fred Roos, Casting Director and Coppola Collaborator, Dies at 89
Widely considered to have the best eye for talent in Hollywood, he shared the best-picture Oscar with Francis Ford Coppola…
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Harrison Butker’s Very American Traditionalism
Across almost two weeks of controversy over the commencement speech that Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave at Benedictine…
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’: What Do Critics Say? What Do You Say?
The reviews all agree that the follow-up to “Fury Road” feels sadder and heavier. But is that a good thing?…
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‘Atlas’ Review: A.I. Shrugged
Jennifer Lopez stars in a sci-fi action thriller that wonders whether artificial intelligence is really all that bad.