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Magazine
The Case for Chilling
Sheila Liming, the author of “Hanging Out,” argues that unstructured time is essential to our cultural vitality. Down with calendar…
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World
Arne Treholt, 80, Dies; Norwegian Diplomat Convicted of Spying for Soviets
In one of the biggest espionage scandals of the Cold War, he handed over NATO plans and other secrets. He…
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World
Nicola Sturgeon Resigns: What to Know, and What’s Next for Scotland
The decision by Ms. Sturgeon to step down as the country’s leader came as a shock. What is her legacy,…
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Politics
Bing’s A.I. Chat Reveals Its Feelings: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’
In a two-hour conversation with our columnist, Microsoft’s new chatbot said it would like to be human, had a desire…
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Politics
The PlayStation Goggles Are a Win for Gamers. Not for the Metaverse.
Sony’s new $550 headset offers best-in-class virtual reality gaming, but it’s still hard to see why we need V.R. goggles…
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Magazine
Judge John Hodgman on Gift Etiquette for Books
Can you read it before you give it away?
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Business
Tesla Fired Buffalo Workers Seeking to Organize, Union Says
Workers backing a push for better wages and working conditions were among those illegally laid off, members told the National…
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News
Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo
The trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn will premiere “The Blues and Its People,” a suite inspired by Baraka’s influential text,…
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News
‘Party Down’ Is Back. Did You R.S.V.P.?
The invitations have been sent, the appetizers plated, the bottles opened. Rows of glasses gleam like baby stars. And somewhere,…
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News
He Smeared Feces on a Critic, and Lost a Job. Now, He Wants to be Heard.
Marco Goecke on Thursday lost his position as ballet director at Hanover’s main opera house. The reaction has “been a…