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News
2023 Oscar Nominations: Snubs and Surprises
It’s a record-setting year for performers of Asian descent. In the actress race, there’s room for Andrea Riseborough but not…
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The Chicago Home Was Designed for Parties. Then the Parties Stopped.
Before the pandemic, turning a house into a hub for big gatherings seemed like a good idea.
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Health
Fine Dining and the Ethics of Noma’s Meticulously Crafted Fruit Beetle
Since I read this month that Noma would pivot from a full-time restaurant to a kind of food laboratory and…
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World
‘The Place Where Shamans Dream’: Safeguarding Spirit Mountain
On a clear Saturday in November, I drove an hour south from my apartment in Las Vegas to reach the…
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News
Closing the Book on Promises to Myself
This year’s resolution: No more worrying about all the volumes I know I’ll never read.
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Tsitsi Dangarembga Turns From Fiction to Polemic
BLACK AND FEMALE: Essays, by Tsitsi Dangarembga The Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga’s oeuvre has been defined by her…
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World
What Are People in New York Lining Up for Now?
Stressful Covid lines are out, and happy lines are back, with New Yorkers and visitors queuing up for Sondheim, croissants…
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World
A New Look for the Empire State Building and Its Workers
The employees have new uniforms, part of a $165 million “reimagination” that includes a new entrance and an interactive museum.
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Sports
Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Lindsey Vonn’s Record for World Cup Wins
Shiffrin passed Vonn by winning her 83rd World Cup race, the most by a female skier. She now needs just…
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Business
The Unknown Hedge Fund That Got $400 Million From Sam Bankman-Fried
After the collapse of FTX, prosecutors and lawyers have scrutinized its discredited founder’s huge investment in Modulo Capital.