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Iran’s Last-Stand Strategy
The regime’s armed forces are mounting the very offensive that was expected to accompany the theocracy’s final moments. Source link
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Over Iran, U.S. and Israeli Aircraft Fly as Equals
Israel has emerged as the Middle East’s preeminent military power just as the U.S. seeks to reduce its permanent footprint in the region.…
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“How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” Is an Ode to Middle-Aged Friendship
In Lisa McGee’s show “Derry Girls,” about a group of teen-agers growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the threat of…
Culture
Eugène Atget’s Epic Record of Time and Place
Through his conversations with artists, he learned that they sometimes used photographs as source materials. Atget decided to provide…
Culture
New York City Ballet Premières for the “No Kings” Era
But there is a problem: Beethoven begins to disappear. In the energy and flow of the dancing, the “Eroica” starts to sound like an…
Culture
Kadir Nelson’s “Cold Chill”
Kadir Nelson’s painting for the cover of the March 9, 2026, issue was inspired by the frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall that have…
Business
The Shocking Season 4 Finale of “Industry”
“Industry,” which was created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, began, in part, as an exploration of the difficulties of reforming poisonous…
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What Should Our Justice System Do with Lower-Level Offenders?
Modest reforms can reduce crime, whereas big bets often backfire. Source link
Culture
A Las Vegas Steak House Tries Its Luck in New York
When it comes to Las Vegas restaurants, the cultural exchange tends to flow inward, not out. At every level of dining, from cheap chain to…
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Surveillance company Flock generates controversy — and a roster of L.A. clients
Santa Cruz tried out the surveillance company Flock Safety for a little over a year before deciding it was time to move on. Cambridge,…
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Iran Chose the Hard Way
We watch the awesome display of American military might with humility, and wish Trump and the U.S. military every success. Source link
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AI-Driven Education Would Be a Disaster for Students
Education measured only by efficiency produces students who are excellent at completing tasks mindlessly. Source link
Culture
The BAFTAs, and the Sloppy Pieties of Liberal Entertainment
The BBC spent resources politically castrating its awards-show broadcast that would have been better spent protecting vulnerable guests.…
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Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI after clash with Pentagon
President Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to stop using technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic,…
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Why Did National Populism Disrupt the Right?
The fact that these movements have emerged in so many different countries in one era effectively rules out some popular explanations.…
Culture
Mitski’s New Album Is a Dark Ode to Isolation
Mitski’s sound and writing style have evolved on almost every album she’s released. Her early album “Retired from Sad, New Career in…
Culture
“What Does That Nature Say to You”: Don’t Meet the Parents
Filmmakers like to call themselves storytellers for the same reason that politicians like to call themselves public servants: it’s a show…
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Two New Documentaries Are Haunted by Unsettling Natural Wonders
In “Pompei: Below the Clouds,” Rosi is as quietly watchful as ever, though he is either remarkably skilled or remarkably fortunate in…
Culture
Spring Culture Previews—What to Do, See, and Hear This Season
Calamitous Romance, Political Satire Fashion is drama in some of the most prominent new releases, as in “Marc by Sofia” (March 20), a…
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If the ‘Talking Filibuster’ Means Anything, It Would Irrevocably Change the Senate for the Worse
Lowering the bar from 60 senators to 51 would be a bonanza for Democrats. For what? Source link
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Commentary: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that's 'dangerous'
Recently, I asked Claude, an artificial-intelligence thingy at the center of a standoff with the Pentagon, if it could be dangerous in the…
Business
Block to cut more than 4,000 jobs amid AI disruption of the workplace
Fintech company Block said Thursday that it’s cutting more than 4,000 workers or nearly half of its workforce as artificial intelligence…
Fashion
Instagram to alert parents if their teens search for suicide or self-harm terms
Instagram, a social media platform popular among young people, said Thursday it will alert parents if their teens repeatedly search for…