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Eusebius McKaiser, Acerbic South African Political Analyst, Dies at 44
Adamantly progressive, openly gay and politically fearless, he cast a sharp eye on the country’s post-apartheid politics and culture.
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With a New, Improved ‘Einstein,’ Puzzlers Settle a Math Problem
Earlier this spring, tiling aficionados thought maybe they’d found the shape of their dreams. Now they’re certain.
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Are the Warnings About A.I. Overblown?
More from our inbox: When a Public Bathroom Produces Anxiety‘Immoral’ Conditions in State PrisonsExecutives from three of the leading A.I.…
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Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’?
One of Freddie Mercury’s early drafts, which is being auctioned by Sotheby’s, shows that he crossed out “Mongolian” and substituted…
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In ‘Fancy Bear Goes Phishing,’ Tales of Harmful Hacks
A new book by Scott J. Shapiro, a law and philosophy professor at Yale, examines breaches of cybersecurity and their…
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Four Questions About the Biden-McCarthy Deal
If the debt ceiling deal between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy wins Congressional approval, it will tell us a…
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A Rapper’s Detention Shows Iran’s Crackdown Is Failing
It was a balmy 1:30 a.m. nearly a year ago in Shahin Shahr, a city in central Iran, and the…
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Don’t Kid Yourself, China Is Still a Formidable Foe
On my first trip to China in more than three years, I awoke to an uncharacteristically brilliant blue Beijing sky.…
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The Politics of Delusion Have Taken Hold
There are very real — and substantial — policy differences separating the Democratic and Republican Parties. At the same time,…
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How the Wind Became Woke
The world is experiencing an energy revolution. Over the past 15 years or so, huge technological progress has, in many…