Time
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World
What Twitter Does to Our Sense of Time
The past few weeks, watching people weigh alternatives to Twitter, I’ve been reminded of a moment that occurs in every episode of “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo.” She makes her clients put every piece of clothing they own into a giant (often horrifying ...
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World
Are We Sleepwalking Through a ‘Decisive Decade’?
Last week the Air Force unveiled its first new strategic bomber in 34 years — a boomerang-shaped stealth plane called the B-21 Raider that may ultimately cost taxpayers some $200 billion — and the country barely noticed. Also last week came reports ...
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World
New School Adjuncts’ Push for Better Pay Drives Acrimonious Strike
As a strike by part-time faculty enters its third week, administrators, faculty and parents battle over the finances and future of an institution known for its left-leaning politics.
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World
Your Monday Briefing: The Social Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price cap.
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World
We’re Spending More Time Alone. Maybe It’s Because We’re Exhausted.
Last month, The Washington Post ran an opinion essay titled “Americans are choosing to be alone. Here’s why we should reverse that.” In it, the economist Bryce Ward writes that in-person time with friends has fallen precipitously across demographic ...
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World
Druggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York’s Gay Community on Edge
At first, the men’s deaths were treated as overdoses, until tens of thousands of dollars were found drained from their bank accounts.
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World
Your Friday Briefing
Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the U.S.
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Arts
Chantal Akerman’s ‘Jeanne Dielman’ Named Greatest Film of All Time in Sight and Sound Poll
The drama is among several by female and Black directors in the respected once-a-decade survey, last conducted in 2012.
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Real Estate
More of Your Paycheck Is Going to Pay Rent. Which Cities Are Keeping Pace?
Since the start of the pandemic, the average U.S. renter is working six hours more each month to cover housing costs.
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Magazine
Will We Ever Be Able to Recycle Our Clothes Like an Aluminum Can?
This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. A new textile recycling plant opened by the company Renewcell in the small coastal city of Sundsvall, Sweden, is so ...