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World
Gaza Goes Dark as Israel Attacks Intensify
It was increasingly difficult to reach people in the Gaza Strip or know what was happening in the enclave late…
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World
Dave Chappelle Laments ‘Nightmare’ Facing Israelis and Palestinians
The comedian, whose remarks about the Israel-Hamas war last week made headlines, returned to the subject at a show in…
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Politics
The Reactionary Futurism of Marc Andreessen
In July, Marc Andreessen — the godfather of the web browser, one of the founders of the venture capital firm…
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Politics
Growing Old, for Better or Worse
Readers, including a 101-year-old woman, react to a guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt about the challenges of aging.
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Magazine
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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Arts
After Nearly Five Decades, Waltraud Meier Takes Her Final Opera Bow
The famed singer, known for her captivating presence, intellectual approach and distinctive sound, is retiring from the stage with “Elektra.”
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Politics
War in a Time of Informational Chaos
As a few bleak anecdotes illustrate, it is often impossible, in real time, for outsiders to know what is happening…
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Politics
The Essential Skills for Being Human
If you ever saw the old movie “Fiddler on the Roof,” you know how warm and emotional Jewish families can…
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Politics
Can Twitter, uh, X, Survive Elon Musk?
What does it take to destroy a nexus — a place, real or virtual, where people go because they expect…
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Arts
Helen Garner Keeps ‘Paradise Lost’ and a Bible Close at Hand
What books are on your night stand? “Urn Burial,” by Sir Thomas Browne, “Paradise Lost,” by John Milton, the King…