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Khaite Pre-Fall 2026: Twisted Up
“This collection was a study in the ‘right way’ to wear something or the ‘right way’ a garment should fit,” Khaite’s Catherine Holstein…
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The New Studio Museum in Harlem Shows that Black Art Matters
I had to wait for the next generation—my older sister—to break through that uncertainty and introduce me to the political, social, and…
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These power-generating buoys might have just made wave energy viable
Ocean waves could be an enormous source of power for the grid: in the U.S., the motion of waves along coastlines could generate as much as…
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Kristi Noem: A Case Study in the GOP Tilt Toward Ostentatious Fascism
Why? Because she’s been too sadistic even for Donald Trump and Stephen Miller? Please. She’s probably not sadistic enough for Miller. No,…
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Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
As Sacks aged, he felt as if he were gazing at people from the outside. But he also noticed a new kind of affection for humans—“homo sap.”…
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What If Both Sides in the Birth Rate Debate Are Wrong?
One hundred years ago, European fascists responded to population panic by constraining choices for women—in Mussolini’s Italy, Hitler’s…
Culture
The Ancient Roots of Doing Time
Tales of ancient incarceration, which might once have seemed the stuff of legend, turn out, again and again, to have an archeological…
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Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet’s “Christmas Avenue”
Last year, the Paris-based artist Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet did a residency at Villa Albertine, which gave him the opportunity to experience…
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Will Geese Redeem Noisy, Lawless Rock and Roll?
On a recent Friday night, the indie-rock band Geese—which formed in New York City in 2016, when its members were still a couple of years…
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A New Afghan Bakery, in New York’s Golden Age of Bread
As the city’s bakeries have grown increasingly culturally specific, representing far-flung cuisines and styles—see Librae, in the East…
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The New Studio Museum in Harlem Is a Landmark in the History of Black Art
I had to wait for the next generation—my older sister—to break through that uncertainty and introduce me to the political, social, and…
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And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris
“He just bit me!” I said. The woman stood upright and pushed her hair away from her face. She was pretty except for her mouth, which was…
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Chinese court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay US$3.3m in compensation over missing MH370 plane
A Beijing court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay some families of missing passengers onboard flight MH370 a total of US$3.28 million…
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Beijing court orders compensation for MH370 flight families
The eight passengers whose families were granted compensation have been declared legally deceased A Beijing court said on Monday (Dec 8)…
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Storm Bram named with severe weather warnings for rain and damaging winds
As well as strong winds, Bram will also bring some heavy rain into Tuesday. In addition to the warnings for wind, there is a yellow Met…
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Ethan Hawke Says He Was ‘Aware’ of the ‘Complexity’ of Robin Williams’ ‘Emotional Life’ During ‘Dead Poets Society’: ‘All That Power and Charisma Came at a Certain Cost’
Though Ethan Hawke was just a teenager during the filming of “Dead Poets Society,” he recognized that Robin Williams — who played…
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OCBC invests in low-carbon steel in Malaysia’s Sabah
The investment is for the development of a hot briquetted iron plant, which will be part of South-east Asia’s largest integrated…
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Mozilla is doing a delicate dance with AI
Several weeks ago, Mozilla Firefox dodged a bullet aimed at its business model — a potential court-ordered cutoff of the Google…
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Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Spin on Mental State Flies Off Rails
Under persistent questioning about President Trump’s unfitness for office at his latest cabinet meeting, White House press secretary…
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Singapore Airshow to mark 10th edition with first-ever space summit
A key topic to be discussed, the space economy, is projected to hit US$1.8 trillion in value by 2035 The inaugural Space Summit at the…
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L’Oréal Increases Stake in Galderma to 20 Percent
PARIS – L’Oréal is delving deeper into aesthetics with the acquisition of another 10 percent stake in Galderma Group AG, the pure-play…
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Singapore stocks end lower amid mixed regional trading; STI down 0.5%
Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Dec 8), amid mixed trading in the region. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.5 per…
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50,000 new apprenticeships promised in youth employment push
Jennifer McKiernan,Political reporterand Kathryn Armstrong An expansion of the government's apprenticeship scheme is expected to benefit…
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The Ashes: England's Bazball message is dead, says Jonathan Agnew
If Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum are questioning the mentality of the England players, they need to look at themselves, says Jonathan…