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Business
‘Avatar’ and the Mystery of the Vanishing Blockbuster
First it was said that James Cameron was no match for reality. In late 2009, before “Avatar” came out, skeptics warned that the visual-effects behemoth would never recoup its unearthly budget, estimated to be upward of $237 million. In just over two ...
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World
Oath Keepers Leader Convicted of Sedition in Landmark Jan. 6 Case
A jury in federal court in Washington convicted Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the far-right militia, and one of his subordinates for a plot to keep Donald Trump in power.
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Food
Restaurant Review: At Koloman, Elegant Schnitzel and Other Viennese Wonders
The chef Markus Glocker, after winning acclaim and devoted fans at Bâtard, opens a restaurant at the Ace Hotel in NoMad.
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World
A Protest? A Vigil? In Beijing, Anxious Crowds Are Unsure How Far to Go.
BEIJING — The crowd was hard to make out at first, a dark mass huddled along the Beijing riverbank after sunset. They stood quietly, almost ...
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World
Your Monday Briefing: Covid Protests Intensify in China
Police and residents met in Shanghai last night, as a second night of protest began.Credit...Qilai Shen for The New York TimesChina’s Covid ...
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Business
Meet the Man on a Mission to Expose Sneaky Price Increases
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — A few weeks ago, Edgar Dworsky got a promising tip by email. “Diluted cough syrup,” read the message, accompanied by a photo ...
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Politics
Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest
It’s easy to look at a forest and think it’s inevitable: that the trees came into being through a stately procession of seasons and seeds and ...
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World
Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89
Jean-Marie Straub, a celebrated filmmaker aligned with the French New Wave who sparked critical debate with films he made with his wife, Danièle ...
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Magazine
What Are ‘Dabloons,’ the Imaginary Currency of TikTok?
It started with a picture of a cat’s paw. It became a game of wins and losses, a warped mirror of capitalist reality and, importantly, a giant ...
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Business
Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None.
PORTLAND, Ore. — For someone who wants his own species to go extinct, Les Knight is a remarkably happy-go-lucky human. He has regularly hosted ...
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