CULTURE
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Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, November 11th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. Source link
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The Allure—and the Policing—of Subway Surfing
Are thrill-seeking kids like birds, deterred by metaphorical spikes on the roof? In late October, the M.T.A. did install barriers—vertical…
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What the Democrats’ Good Night Means for 2026 and Beyond
Election Night 2025 was a good one for Democrats. On Tuesday, the Party recaptured the governorship in Virginia, with the…
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Lauren Groff on American Masculinity
This week’s story, “Mother of Men,” opens, “There are men in my house, too many men, I am being driven…
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Defeating the Far-Right “Blob Man”
The story of Eric Rudolph, the Atlanta Olympics bomber, offers lessons about the persistence of violent extremism, and how to…
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Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party
So what was an example of the way he was treated? I mean, it was nasty articles that were coming…
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Zadie Smith on Politics, Turning Fifty, and Mind Control
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Should We Look on New Technologies with Awe and Dread?
The inevitable progress of technology, in other words, makes the technological sublime elusive. And it’s also true that technologies tend…
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Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry’s Teen-Age Dream
Katy Perry is a friend of Bezos and Sánchez and has herself spent time on Koru. In April, she also…
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Yo-Yo Ma on What Our Descendants Will Inherit
Earlier this month, the celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma turned seventy—an occasion that led him to reflect on not just his…
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