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Culture
How the Kardashians Became Flesh-and-Blood Memes
Corey charts the many different pop-cultural archetypes that the Kardashians, and Kim in particular, have played with through the years,…
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Culture
The History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded
Like just about every major tenor saxophonist of his generation, Henderson was influenced by Coltrane, but Henderson absorbed that…
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The Minnesotans Who Wanted to Be in “Purple Rain”
In 1983, the photographer Tom Arndt heard about something interesting happening in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn: a casting call for…
News
The Rise of the Dearborn Democrats
The Dearborn tendency, if it reaches full fruition, will leave many Jewish Democrats feeling politically homeless. Source link
Business
Tim Cook steps back as Apple appoints hardware chief as new CEO
Apple, one of the world’s most valuable companies, is getting a new chief executive, marking a new chapter in the story of what has become…
Culture
The Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke
If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a five-year-old’s withering “You are not the boss of me” (having caused offense by, say,…
News
James Carville Gives a Terrifying Glimpse of Democrats’ Future Governing Agenda
That the supposedly moderate strategist has gone down this road is ominous. Source link
Fashion
Robot named Lightning blows past human runners to set half-marathon record in Beijing
Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The world’s fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan’s record time of 57 minutes,…
Business
Amazon pressured Levi's, other retailers to hike prices, California A.G. says
Amazon wanted to sell Levi’s Easy Khaki Classic pants for $29.99, but Walmart had lowered the price, and the giant online retailer had…
News
Emerging Threats Require Proactive American Innovation
Instead of reacting to challenges as they arise, the U.S. ought to detect and deter them before they appear. Source link
Culture
Christoph Niemann’s “West Fourth”
For the cover of the April 27, 2026, issue, the artist Christoph Niemann depicted a beloved spot in the West Village. “I spent my youth on…
Culture
In Defense of the Moderate
In an era that prizes passion, “reasonableness” gets caricatured as political cowardice or bloodless neutrality. A new book says it’s…
News
Let’s Make Space Nuclear Again
‘The moon is not the endpoint. It is the proving ground for what comes next.’ Source link
Culture
How the Creator of “Beef” Graduated from Petty Feuds to Class Warfare
You changed your name professionally in 2018 or 2019. What led to that decision, and why did you put your last name first? It actually…
News
Supreme Court weighs phone searches to find criminals amid complaints of 'digital dragnets'
WASHINGTON — A man carrying a gun and a cellphone entered a federal credit union in a small town in central Virginia in May 2019 and…
Culture
“Amrum” Offers a Child’s-Eye View of Fascism in Retreat
In Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama, a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a perilous,…
News
LACMA: A Star Is Born, Spotted Crossing Wilshire Boulevard
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s soon-to-open new building is an epic story in itself. Source link
Celebrity
Justin Bieber Offers a Reflective Ode to Bieber Fever
On the first Saturday of Coachella, Justin Bieber started his concert by looking down at a camera on the floor of the stage. If you were…
Fashion
California's gas prices push Uber and Lyft drivers off the road
The highest gas prices in the country are making it tougher for some gig drivers to make a living. Gas prices have shot up amid the war in…
Culture
Emmet Gowin’s American Family
Yet there’s very little drama in Gowin’s pictures, and any plot is sketchy or buried. The elders here are generally all of a piece—stoic,…
Culture
The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV
Why, Bandit’s daughter Bluey asks him during a bathroom break at the movie theatre, is Chunky being told to “just be yourself”? What does…
Culture
“Euphoria” Has Become a Thrilling, Disturbing Horror Show
In between the high drama and extreme situations that these often-numbed-out kids found their way into—rough sex, vicious girl fights,…
News
‘Toxic Empathy’ Is Just Tribalism
The desire to identify with others is subject to the same human passions as the draw of defending our own. Source link