Year: 2024
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How a Horror-Loving Librarian Spends His Sundays
Rafael Rodriguez works at one of the few libraries open on Sundays in New York City. That means his day…
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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now
The average hotel room rate in the city is $301 a night, a record. A major reason: One of every…
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Rob Menendez’s Family Name Fueled His Rise. Will It Also Be His Undoing?
Representative Rob Menendez is facing a serious primary threat at the same time that his father, Senator Robert Menendez, stands…
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An Erotic Story of Love and Obsession in 1960s Amsterdam
An unlikely romance blooms in Yael van der Wouden’s tricky, remarkable novel, “The Safekeep.”
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The Women of Greek Myths Are Finally Talking Back
Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets…
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He Took a Terrible, Horrible, No-Good 800-Mile Hike So You Don’t Have To
In “A Walk in the Park,” Kevin Fedarko recounts a trek-of-a-lifetime that becomes a nightmare in one of America’s most…
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‘Artificial Intelligence’? No, Collective Intelligence.
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ A.I.-generated art has flooded the internet, and a lot of it is derivative, even…
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He Threw ‘Spaghetti at the Wall’ for Trump. Now He’s After a Top Job.
Richard Grenell’s quest to be secretary of state in a second Trump administration began late on Election Day in 2020,…
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How Donald Trump Still Lives in the 1980s
The greed-is-good era was the last time his preferred public image was intact, and he’s been returning there in ways…
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After Billions of Dollars in Losses, Canada Post Warns It May Run Out of Cash
While the post office considers plans to revamp its business model, any major fixes are likely to be politically vexing.