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250 Years of Capitalism: Soulless, Exploitative and All but Unstoppable
A new book by the New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy plumbs more than two centuries’ worth of grievances about our global financial order.
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Nahid Rachlin, Novelist Who Explored the Iranian Psyche, Dies at 85
One of the first Iranian novelists to write in English, she examined the clash between East and West. Her debut novel, “Foreigner,” provided insight into pre-revolutionary Iran.
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In Dark Comedies Like ‘Friendship,’ Bad Bromance Brews
A spate of recent indie films provide a complicated, sometimes solemn take on male friendship.
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‘The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse’ Review: Down the Y2K Clickhole
In Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley’s fizzy new musical, an internet sleuth searches for a pop star wannabe who went missing along with her low-rise jeans.
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Richard L. Garwin, a Creator of the Hydrogen Bomb, Dies at 97
Many scientists contributed to the final result, but he was the one who, as a young physicist, designed the world’s deadliest weapon. He went on to advise a dozen presidents.
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Seven Takes on Opera’s Most Lurid Dance
“I’m ready,” Salome sings. And then she dances. Her predatory stepfather has promised her anything she wants if she performs for him. She obliges with the alternately wild and delicate Dance of the Seven Veils, one of the most famous numbers in all ...
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In ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Tom Francis Writes His Own Story
Tom Francis asked to meet on a rugged corner of the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was a bright April day, and in some ways Francis, 25, in a vintage sweater and slacks, looked like any other member of the creative class with a matcha ...
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Onscreen, Robots Are the Most Interesting People
I know how I’m supposed to feel about artificial intelligence. Like anyone who pushes words around on a page, I worry that large language models will relegate me to the junk pile. I worry that smart machines will supplant artists, eliminate jobs and ...
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Dancing to the Beating Heart of a Library’s Collection
In “Lunch Dances,” which tells fictional stories of regular people pursuing personal research, Monica Bill Barnes and Company invades the New York Public Library.
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Democrats Who Championed Biden’s Re-election Bid Now Seek Atonement
With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.
Couple Imprisoned Girl for 7 Years and Kept Her in Dog Cage, Police Say
Investigators, who did not identify the teenager, now 18, said they believed she had been sexually abused by her stepfather.
Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang
The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.
Artist Known for Scaling Buildings Was Arrested at His Show’s Opening
Isaac Wright took a vertiginous photograph of the Empire State Building after he climbed to the top of its spire — evidence the police used to arrest him.
Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98
As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.