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World
Is Argentina the First A.I. Election?
The posters dotting the streets of Buenos Aires had a certain Soviet flare to them. There was one of Argentina’s presidential candidates, Sergio Massa, dressed in a shirt with what appeared to be military medals, pointing to a blue sky. He was ...
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Food
Cracking the Green Bean Casserole Code
Dorcas Tarbell restocks her 97-year-old father’s fridge from a grocery list he gives her every week. One of the items that’s often on that list is a frozen TV dinner of green bean casserole. Thomas H. Reilly has eaten many green bean casseroles in ...
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Magazine
The Taylor and Travis Fan Fiction That’s Tearing TikTok Apart
“Roughing the Princess,” an erotic e-book inspired by an actual relationship, veered too close to reality for many of Taylor Swift’s fans.
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Magazine
Uncanny Art for the Post-Truth Era
As deepfakes and A.I. images proliferate, hyperrealist sculpture has taken on an eerie new relevance.
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World
‘The Persian Version’ Director Has Always Lived in the In-Between
In her new film, Maryam Keshavarz finds both gravity and levity in the struggle to reconcile her Iranian heritage and her life in the United States.
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Magazine
Please Don’t Eat This Fruit
AT THE HOUSEWARES store John Derian Company in Manhattan’s East Village, things are almost never what they seem. The chiles, avocados and striped Sicilian eggplants aren’t real but are vividly rendered in ceramic. The shiny bonbons are crafted not ...
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Arts
‘Stereophonic’ Finds Drama in a ’70s Rock Recording Booth
The playwright David Adjmi explores the in-studio creation process in a play with new songs by the former Arcade Fire member Will Butler.
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Arts
‘Too Young for Me!’: A Senior Center Watches ‘The Golden Bachelor’
The commentary was sharp and the drinks were virgin at a watch party for the new dating show featuring singles between 60 and 75.
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Real Estate
Redfin, the Online Real Estate Broker, Leaves a Powerful Realtor Group
The brokerage said it would require many of its brokers and real estate agents to cancel their memberships with the National Association of Realtors, prompted by allegations of sexual harassment within the group.
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Arts
Before Gran Turismo Inspired a Movie, It Drove a Teenager to Greatness
The PlayStation video game’s realistic cars and racetracks helped Jann Mardenborough find his calling as a professional driver.