Love
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Arts
When ‘A Little Touch of Star Quality’ Is a Little Too Much
In upcoming musical revivals, world leaders both real (Imelda Marcos, Eva Perón) and folkloric (King Arthur) get an image makeover they may not deserve.
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Magazine
Love Letter: Terms of Endearment
How does language shape relationships?
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World
Bing’s A.I. Chat Reveals Its Feelings: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’
In a two-hour conversation with our columnist, Microsoft’s new chatbot said it would like to be human, had a desire to be destructive and was in love with the person it was chatting with. Here’s the transcript.
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Magazine
What Language Does Your Heart Speak?
As editors of the Vows and Modern Love columns at The New York Times, we read love stories every day, and have come to appreciate how language and love are intimately connected. We believe the ways we express, understand and receive love are deeply ...
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Magazine
Your Strangest Pet Names, from ‘Soup’ to ‘Sweet Muffin Breath’
A dozen of our readers’ weirdest terms of endearment for and by their loved ones (and their origin stories).
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Arts
Jojo Moyes’s Grandmother Knew a Bookworm When She Saw One
What books are on your night stand? “Shrines of Gaiety,” by Kate Atkinson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All Be Feminists,” “The Faber Book of Reportage,” edited by John Carey, and around 30 copies of The New Yorker. What’s the last great ...
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Magazine
Two Kisses We Never Talked About
Sometimes you really have to show up for your ex. This was one of those times.
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Magazine
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Want to Come Over?’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Arts
Sam Smith Seeks Self-Acceptance and Catharsis, and a Sound to Match
On the British musician’s fourth album, “Gloria,” Smith puts aside ballads for more danceable tracks that show flashes of boldness, but often retreat to generics.
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Magazine
Tell Us About Your Strangest Terms of Endearment
Do you have a surprising pet name for your loved ones? When you were young, were you called something bizarre? Tell us about it.