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The Taylor and Travis Fan Fiction That’s Tearing TikTok Apart
“Roughing the Princess,” an erotic e-book inspired by an actual relationship, veered too close to reality for many of Taylor…
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Uncanny Art for the Post-Truth Era
As deepfakes and A.I. images proliferate, hyperrealist sculpture has taken on an eerie new relevance.
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World
‘The Persian Version’ Director Has Always Lived in the In-Between
In her new film, Maryam Keshavarz finds both gravity and levity in the struggle to reconcile her Iranian heritage and…
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Please Don’t Eat This Fruit
AT THE HOUSEWARES store John Derian Company in Manhattan’s East Village, things are almost never what they seem. The chiles,…
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Arts
‘Stereophonic’ Finds Drama in a ’70s Rock Recording Booth
The playwright David Adjmi explores the in-studio creation process in a play with new songs by the former Arcade Fire…
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Arts
‘Too Young for Me!’: A Senior Center Watches ‘The Golden Bachelor’
The commentary was sharp and the drinks were virgin at a watch party for the new dating show featuring singles…
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Politics
Redfin, the Online Real Estate Broker, Leaves a Powerful Realtor Group
The brokerage said it would require many of its brokers and real estate agents to cancel their memberships with the…
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Arts
Before Gran Turismo Inspired a Movie, It Drove a Teenager to Greatness
The PlayStation video game’s realistic cars and racetracks helped Jann Mardenborough find his calling as a professional driver.
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Politics
Nikki Haley Is the Best Trump Alternative
I have a bunch of friends and acquaintances who are Never Trump, maybe-Trump or kind-of-Trump Republicans. They’ve been looking around…
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Politics
More Plants, More Life, More Pleasure: What Sets the Best Gardens Apart
Having an ecologically responsible landscape doesn’t mean you need to get rid of your favorite plants: “It’s about letting things…
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