Culture
The Popularity Contests of “Love Island”
It’s a delicate, near-impossible task that the islanders have been given: to create a social world in which they can plausibly like and…
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The Coastal Mysteries of “Romería” and “Rose of Nevada”
In rich, melancholy new films from the directors Carla Simón and Mark Jenkin, the restorative power of cinema turns out to be a shore…
Business
Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California
San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency. The…
News
The Hormuz Strait Drone Attack and the Folly of Negotiating with Iran
‘Death to America’ is not just a slogan. Source link
Culture
The Artistry of Tarot
Also: the modern reggae of Original Koffee, Tina Fey’s modern take on “The Four Seasons,” Hugh Jackman’s gory Robin Hood, and more. Source…
News
Snap sued by parents of girl who was raped by man she met on Snapchat
Social media company Snap is being sued by the parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by a man she met on disappearing…
News
A Clean Sweep for Trump and Written Immigration Law
Trump’s immigration policies may play hardball, but in two cases, the Court found that the plain meaning of the law written by Congress is…
Business
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr help erase $550 million in medical debt for Californians
Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel and his wife, supermodel Miranda Kerr, have helped pay off $550 million in medical debt for more than…
Culture
Refik Anadol, The Art World’s Happy Warrior for A.I.
Anadol enjoyed an early triumph in 2018, when he lit up the silver sails of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, in Los Angeles, with projections…
News
The Lessons of Alan Greenspan’s Life
The former Fed chair’s life shows how one can balance principles with politics. Source link
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The Book Yiyun Li Recommends Most
“There is no good way to say this,” Yiyun Li notes at the opening of her memoir “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” mimicking the words used…
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Business
The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet
Matt Ström-Awn, an independent designer, works mostly with startups in their early stages. Recently, two different clients proudly showed…
Lifestyle
Kids sit in windows as Waymo travels through Westside. Witness alerts company; car doesn't stop
Look, Ma, no hands! Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica. Local resident…
News
The Supreme Court Weighs the Right to Sue
The Court took care in three cases to ask where the power to file lawsuits came from. Source link
Business
Why tech stocks are getting hammered
Tech stocks took another big hit Tuesday as investors sold off shares of companies that have powered the artificial intelligence boom.…
Fashion
'The ability to say no': Artists demand consent over AI use of their music
A coalition of advocacy groups for artists, songwriters and managers is warning musicians about the growing risks of artificial…
Culture
Mark Power’s Uncanny Photographs of Construction Sites
Mark Power’s “Fashion” lavishes formal attention on industrial machinery and, by extension, on the human effort behind it. Source link
Culture
Mind-Blowing Life Hacks to Rectify Reflecting-Pool Problems!
Kiss unwanted algae goodbye! Source link
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The British Public Is to Blame for the U.K.’s Dysfunction
With Starmer out, the government has churned through seven prime ministers in ten years. The ‘system’ isn’t the only problem. Source link
Culture
Tom Gauld’s “Landscape Portrait”
For the cover of the June 29, 2026, issue, the British cartoonist Tom Gauld took inspiration from a visit to an exhibition of…
Culture
What Science Knows About Grief
When I asked Shear about the biological aftermath of grief, she brought up two-person neuroscience, an emerging discipline that studies…
Culture
The Curious Career of “the American Dream”
The American Dream has always had its skeptics, and not just among those who have been institutionally marginalized. Rags-to-riches…