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News
Lynn Conway, Computing Pioneer and Transgender Advocate, Dies at 86
She made significant contributions at IBM, but she lost her job because of her conviction that she inhabited the wrong…
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News
Ben Vautier, Artist Whose Specialty Was Provocation, Dies at 88
A core member of the anti-art movement Fluxus, he died by suicide hours after the death of his wife of…
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World
Overlooked No More: Lorenza Böttner, Transgender Artist Who Found Beauty in Disability
Böttner, whose specialty was self-portraiture, celebrated her armless body in paintings she created with her mouth and feet while dancing…
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News
J.D. Vance’s Strange Turn to 1876
The most favorable gloss you could give to Donald Trump’s effort to “Stop the Steal” is that it was an…
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World
Western Anxiety Makes for an Unexpectedly Smooth G7 Summit
Political weakness, intractable wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and challenges from Russia and China combined to create…
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Business
Goodbye, Work Friends
We spend a lot of our lives working, especially in the United States — 40, 50, 60 or more hours…
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News
Derek Jeter (Finally) Snags a Buyer for His New York Castle
The Yankees legend initially put the compound on the market in 2018 for $14.25 million. This time, the asking price…
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News
How Can You Get a Closer Look at Your Co-op’s Expenses?
Shareholders have a right to know about the building’s expenses, and there are ways to look inside the books.
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Magazine
Is That Drink Worth It to You?
About a year ago, a friend of mine started evading my invitations to grab a drink. It was only when…
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World
Shattered by Montreal Mind-Control Experiments, but Undeterred in a Suit
Families of patients in a Cold War-era mind-control experiment in Montreal are pressing forward after a recent setback in their…