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Business
Clearview AI Used Your Face. Now You May Get a Stake in the Company.
The facial recognition start-up doesn’t have the funds to settle a class-action lawsuit, so lawyers are proposing equity for those whose faces were scraped from the internet.
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Travel
Help! Japan Airlines Downgraded Us From First Class and Skimped on the Refund.
A couple is bumped from ultraluxury to semi-luxury on a trans-Pacific flight and receives what they feel is only a pittance in compensation.
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World
To Cure Burnout, Embrace Seasonality
For most of human existence, the pace and intensity of productivity varied widely from season to season. During the roughly 300,000 years that Homo sapiens wandered the earth in bands of hunters and gathers, nature dictated the rhythms of their daily ...
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World
Putin’s Puppets Are Coming to Life
President Vladimir Putin has always made expert use of puppets. These are regime-friendly politicians who, at the Kremlin’s behest or with its blessing, pose as opposition candidates but never stray into genuinely challenging territory. This system ...
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World
History, by and of Women
Dabbling in the Anne de Courcy extended universe.
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World
Mayor Adams Is Sued Over Failure to Comply With New Housing Laws
The City Council is expected to join the Legal Aid Society in their lawsuit to force Mr. Adams to implement laws aimed at reducing homelessness.
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Arts
Jeffrey Wright: Hiding in Plain Sight in Our Favorite Characters
A couple of years ago, Jeffrey Wright got an email from the screenwriter Cord Jefferson, who was preparing to direct his first film. Jefferson wanted Wright — a cerebral actor known for his commanding, indelible presence even in supporting roles — to ...
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Real Estate
Mermaids and Roses: The Harlem Home of a ‘Hadestown’ Star
‘I’ve been here a while,’ said Lillias White, who plays Hermes in the Tony-winning musical. ‘Hence the clutter.’
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Arts
Twyla Tharp: ‘You Dig Down, You Settle in, You Don’t Stop’
“OK, is everybody’s gum ready?” It’s not a question most choreographers ask their dancers before a run-through of a work, but Twyla Tharp has always gone her own way. Her career — Tharp is on the cusp of her 60th year as a dance maker — has displayed ...
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World
Democratic Divide Over Israel Drives a Left vs. Left Fight for a House Seat
Wesley Bell, a leader in the progressive prosecutors movement, will take on Representative Cori Bush of Missouri, in St. Louis.