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Helen, Help Me: How to Recalibrate Your Kitchen
I think of myself as a good cook. I host dinner parties regularly, and I successfully tackle ambitious recipes. But for some reason I…
The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop
The man who was called the “godfather of hip-hop,” and who took full license from that status, is dead. Afrika Bambaataa passed away in…
A.I. Is Making Influencing Even Faker
The virtual influencer is not, strictly speaking, new. In 2016, a C.G.I. avatar named Lil Miquela appeared on Instagram, presenting as an…
Inside the World-Conquering Rise of the Micro-Drama
The regretful colonel in “Silent Ex-Wife” is played by Ben Whalen, a thirty-eight-year-old actor from New York. In the fall of 2023, after…
The Spirit Airlines Bailout Is a Bad Idea Built on a Worse Precedent
Once the federal government signals that struggling carriers can descend on Washington for relief, the line forms quickly. Source link
Oneohtrix Point Never’s Sense of the Uncanny
Broadway Even amid Broadway’s queer renaissance, Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” stands out as a transgressive blast. Luke Evans…
“Half Man” Tests the Limits of Brotherly Love
Richard Gadd’s follow-up to “Baby Reindeer” traces a decades-long quasi-familial relationship that’s thornier than any other male bond on…
“DTF St. Louis” Is a Story of Platonic Masculine Love
The show exists in a strange world where men repeatedly confess their love for each other. Does it make them better people? Source link
“Michael,” Reviewed: A Sanitized Bio-Pic That’s All Business
In bed afterward, recovering from his father’s assault, Michael reads an illustrated Peter Pan book in which a drawing of the villainous…
Why Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, in May, as it…
AI robot rules ping pong: A table tennis clanker named Ace beats elite human players
A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named…
Hasan Piker Is the Enemy
The lefty streamer repeatedly made clear he is disdainful toward the fundamental rules that keep our society together. Source link
A Literary Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia
“Lázár” moves quickly, scarcely leaving readers time to settle into one moment before whisking them off to the next. How else could it…
What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
The message from the White House—and, often, from tech companies and public schools—is that Figure 03 and its A.I. militia are…
How did thousands of sensitive LAPD files get leaked? City officials seek explanation
In the aftermath of a recent data breach that saw hackers make off with a vast trove of confidential police records, L.A. leaders have…
Happy Earth Day
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SPLC Indicted for Gain-of-Function Research into Racism
The scurrilous left-wing group had to pay for racism to meet demand. But the criminal case may not stick. Source link
Help Us Expose Left-Wing Violence
Starting today, NR donors who give $250 and up will receive a free, signed copy of my forthcoming book on the subject. Source link
Gwendoline Riley’s New Novel Surveys the Wreckage of Middle Age
That repeated “nothing” is surely a deliberate echo of the “ ‘Nothing?’ ‘Nothing.’ ” in “King Lear,” when Lear beseeches each of his three…
Apple’s next era: After Tim Cook’s dream run, new CEO has to help the company catch up
Tim Cook had a lot to prove when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs handed over the reins as chief executive nearly 15 years ago. Jobs was known…