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The Fear Driving “Well, I’ll Let You Go” and “Othello”
Like the recent Broadway play “Little Bear Ridge Road,” “Well, I’ll Let You Go” is a portrait of people living in isolation, their walls…
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Culture
August Sander’s Enormous Attempt to Capture a Lost World
Still, objectivity is never really objective, and the camera’s putatively clinical perspective had long been used by eugenicists to peddle…
Culture
From Heel to Calf
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Business
A Booming Shadow Market of Sketchy A.I. Investments
Earlier this month, a self-identified venture capitalist and tech-startup adviser named Ash Arora went viral on X for a brag about A.I.…
News
Trump Defeats Xi
A decade ago, Xi Jinping Thought captivated the global class. Trump won the future. Source link
Culture
Marie Arana and Writing Between Reality and Imagination
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin This is a book that really confuses the place where reality and imagination meet. I am crazy about…
Culture
Why the Best Writing Advice Is Often the Weirdest
In a talk on the “art of rough drafting,” George Saunders, the Phil Jackson of writing teachers, says he’s learned, through writing and…
Fashion
Disney accused of misusing facial recognition technology
A visitor has filed a $5-million lawsuit against Disneyland for allegedly failing to properly disclose the use of facial-recognition…
Fashion
Dogfight over California: The ugly battle between electric air taxi leaders Joby and Archer
Two California companies at the front of the global race to bring battery-powered air taxis to the public are trying to trip each other up…
Culture
The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece
Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A remarkable new production is the latest evidence of its rightful resurgence.…
Culture
Drake Is Back in Earnest
In 2009, after he had retired from his old career as a teen-age actor, and just as he was launching his new career as a grownup hip-hop…
News
Stop Trump’s Slush-Fund Boondoggle
A new proposal for compensating victims of Biden lawfare is ripe for abuse and cronyism. Source link
Business
Online retailer Shein to acquire San Francisco-based Everlane
Shein, one of the largest fast-fashion retailers in the world, is set to acquire the “quiet luxury” apparel brand Everlane, media reports…
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Trump’s Collusive ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Takes a Page from the Left’s Playbook
Once again, Trump is doing the quiet part loudly. Source link
Business
Jury rejects Elon Musk’s lawsuit, sides with OpenAI in bitter feud over AI future
A federal jury sided with OpenAI and its top executives on Monday in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision…
News
The Glories of Cannes Are Upon Us
As ever, Gray uses personal dramas to illuminate larger political realities. In the coming-of-age film “Armageddon Time,” he drew a direct…
Fashion
AI has invaded the L.A. mayor's race. Some fear it's just the beginning
The Hollywood sign is ablaze as Spencer Pratt, the reality TV star now running for mayor of Los Angeles, suits up as Batman, enters City…
Business
The Age of “Intentional” Drinking
One evening not long ago, I met Amanda Crawford, a professional wine adviser, at Vandell, a new but nostalgic cocktail bar on the east…
News
Mary Todd Lincoln Has Long Been Derided. Is Her Reputation Salvageable?
In these early years, Mary helped more often than she hindered, as when she steered Lincoln away from accepting the dead-end territorial…
Culture
Kadir Nelson’s “Plein Air”
For the cover of the May 25, 2026, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson decided to paint a tribute to the city’s budding artists. “I recently…
Culture
The Prehistory of A.I. Slop
Before ChatGPT, there was the Plot Robot, Auto-Beatnik, and a century’s worth of schemes for automating authorship. Source link
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Tech leaders funding Matt Mahan's campaign for California governor say it's not about tech
San José Mayor Matt Mahan’s run for California governor has been defined from the start by his donor list. Mahan entered the race late and…
News
Chaya Czernowin Gives Voice to a Wounded World
Global disaster shadowed this year’s Witten Days for New Chamber Music, an ostensibly insular contemporary-music festival that takes place…