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War in a Time of Informational Chaos
As a few bleak anecdotes illustrate, it is often impossible, in real time, for outsiders to know what is happening…
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The Essential Skills for Being Human
If you ever saw the old movie “Fiddler on the Roof,” you know how warm and emotional Jewish families can…
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Can Twitter, uh, X, Survive Elon Musk?
What does it take to destroy a nexus — a place, real or virtual, where people go because they expect…
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Helen Garner Keeps ‘Paradise Lost’ and a Bible Close at Hand
What books are on your night stand? “Urn Burial,” by Sir Thomas Browne, “Paradise Lost,” by John Milton, the King…
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Why House Republicans Can’t Function, According to a House Republican
The House of Representatives has been enmeshed in chaos since the former Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out on…
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The Passion of Adèle Haenel, an Artist of Fierce Political Conviction
Haenel, working with the choreographer-director Gisèle Vienne in “L’Étang,” is trying to “pierce through the surface of things.”
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Maybe We Will Finally Learn More About How A.I. Works
Stanford researchers have ranked 10 major A.I. models on how openly they operate.
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Cher on Her First Christmas LP, a New Beau and 25 Years of ‘Believe’
The superstar talks about finding her recording voice again, getting Stevie Wonder (and Tyga) to appear on her holiday album…
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President Biden’s Finest Hour
This column doesn’t always abound with praise for President Biden and his administration. This week’s is an exception. On Oct.…
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Is It a Moral Awakening or Just One Man’s Midlife Crisis?
In Rupert Thomson’s new novel, “Dartmouth Park,” the sound of a mundane beep triggers in one man what may be…