Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Why So Many People Can’t Get That Galliano Show Out of Their Heads

In celebrating John Galliano’s “return to his roots,” have we somehow missed the point?

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Monday, January 29, 2024

6 Cocktail Bars to Visit for Drinks in Singapore

Bartenders around the city are mixing up creative cocktails with unexpected, and often ecologically conscious, ingredients. Here are six spots to visit.

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Sunday, January 28, 2024

Street Style Inspires the Runway at Couture Fashion Week

Zendaya debuted drama, Jennifer Lopez made an entrance, but style on the street was just as bold.

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31 American Things That Confuse The Absolute Heck Out Of British People



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Haley Hits Trump on Border and His ‘Rants,’ Saying ‘He Feels Threatened’

Nikki Haley, coming off losses in Iowa and New Hampshire, also said she needed to “show momentum” in South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary, but stopped short of saying she needed to win her home state.

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

Institutions Are (Quietly) Taking Sackler Money

Financial accounts show that the Sackler Trust, a British nonprofit that the family set up, pledged over $6 million in 2022. But few organizations will admit to taking it.

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Prosecutor uses texts to try to show mom of school shooter cared more about horses than son



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The Choreographer Wore Pointe Shoes

Tiler Peck, a New York City Ballet star, is making her first work for the company. “It’s my opportunity to pass on to the next generation anything that’s been given to me.”

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Friday, January 26, 2024

Art But Make It Sports Brings History to a New Audience

With his Art But Make It Sports social media accounts, LJ Rader connects the drama and pathos of classic artwork to viral moments in sports. And no, he’s not using A.I.

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Ex-Im Bank Faces Push Back on Funding of LNG Terminal in Papua New Guinea

After the recent decision to pause the approval process on a giant new export terminal in Louisiana, activists are hoping to stop American money from supporting a project in Papua New Guinea.

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Mediapocalypse Now, a16z’s Chris Dixon Defends Crypto, and HatGPT

Strangely a lot of pro wrestling in this episode.

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Wayne LaPierre, Longtime NRA Chief, Testifies at Manhattan Trial

Mr. LaPierre, who is testifying in a civil corruption case, claimed to have no knowledge of the prodigious amounts the National Rifle Association was spending on chartered private jets.

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Proposal to Reduce Royal Mail Deliveries in U.K. Draws Ire

Letter volumes have halved since 2011. Without significant changes, the beleaguered Royal Mail services will become “out of date,” according to a report.

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

What to Wear on the Red Carpet? Stars Shop the Paris Couture

What to wear on the red carpet? Schiaparelli, Dior and Chanel have some ideas. Armani, too.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Tourists to Colombia Warned Against Using Dating Apps After Sedatives Fuel Crime

Powerful sedatives are behind a spate of violent crimes, U.S. officials say. Many victims are Americans in Medellín who use dating apps.

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In Australia, a Revamped Victorian With a Moody Modernist Vibe

It’s not as scary as it sounds: ‘It’s just joyful and really easy to live in.’

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Monday, January 22, 2024

How Worcester Polytechnic Institute Weathered a Spate of Suicides

Over six terrible months, professors and administrators at Worcester Polytechnic Institute took on the unofficial role of counselors during a spate of campus suicides.

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Cal State Faculty Begin Largest U.S. Strike of University Professors

Thousands of professors, lecturers and other academic staff members walked off the job in a protest that was expected to cancel most classes early in the academic period. They plan to strike for five days.

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

Friday, January 19, 2024

What Drives Kaveh Akbar? The Responsibility of Survival

Akbar had a raging addiction and little reason to believe his life would turn out well. Now he has a debut novel, “Martyr!,” which makes you want to “get up and yell.”

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Deal Ends Dispute Over Records of Onetime King of Donkey Kong

Billy Mitchell’s records will be listed in a “historical database” but not the leaderboard, ending a dispute familiar from the 2007 documentary, “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.”

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

A Bank Robbery 74 Years Ago Baffled Investigators for Years - Until One of the Thieves Turned on the Others



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Johnson Digs In Against Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, Defying Biden

Hours before a scheduled meeting at the White House about how to break the stalemate in Congress over aid to Ukraine, the Republican speaker signaled a compromise was not possible.

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New York Reminds Itself How to Dress for Snow

Locals and visitors layered up for the city’s first major snowfall in nearly two years.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Gucci’s Reboot Brings Back Old-School Cool

Delving into the archives, the label’s new creative director ditches his predecessor’s pussy bows and tweaks the classics.

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Fani Willis Defends Hiring of Outside Lawyer in Trump Georgia Case

At a historic Black church, Fani T. Willis pushed back against an accusation that Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she brought on, was unqualified for the job.

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Picture Books About the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

How John Lewis and Coretta Scott King embodied the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while each creating their own.

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Sunday, January 14, 2024

Trump legal team rejects calls for testimony limits in defamation case



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Democrats Fret That Biden’s Power Players Are Not at His Campaign Base

President Biden has a re-election campaign with two distinct centers of gravity — the White House and his Delaware headquarters — and advisers who are juggling two jobs at once.

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2 US Navy SEALs are missing off the coast of Somalia after rescue bid ends tragically, reports say



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Joyce Randolph, Last of the ‘Honeymooners,’ Is Dead at 99

Ms. Randolph, who played Trixie Norton in the classic sitcom, was the last survivor of a cast of four that dominated Saturday night TV.

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Chevron and Others Build an Underground Hydrogen Battery in Utah

The project is part of an audacious plan to create hydrogen, which produces no carbon dioxide when burned, and store it in caverns until electricity is needed.

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Biden: US delivered private message to Iran about Houthi attacks



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For Some Young People, College Is Not Worth the Debt

Because of high costs, some high school graduates have opted to delay, drop out of or forgo attending college altogether to avoid student debt that could hang over them for decades.

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Friday, January 12, 2024

‘The Curse’ Ending: What Just Happened?

The season finale of Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s horror-comedy arrived on Friday. Three New York Times critics discuss the show’s curses, blessings and confounding conclusion.

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas cars



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Clive Owen Takes on ‘Monsieur Spade,’ Inspired by Bogart

In “Monsieur Spade,” a new AMC show, Clive Owen plays the inscrutable Sam Spade, attempting to put his past behind him in the South of France.

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Al Shabab Terrorist Group Captures U.N. Helicopter in Somalia

Somali officials said the helicopter was carrying nine passengers, one of whom was killed.

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Monday, January 8, 2024

Two Capitol Riots. Two Very Different Results.

Why has Brazil united in rejecting last year’s insurrection, while the United States remains deeply divided over Jan. 6?

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The Grim Heartbeat Propelling ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

In a short but fast-moving sequence built around a children’s primer, Martin Scorsese lays out all the themes of this terrible true-crime tale.

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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Switching to a Flip Phone Helped Me Cut Down on My Smartphone Addiction

Was it inconvenient? Yes. Did T9 texting drive me crazy? Definitely. Was it worth doing? Absolutely.

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Friday, January 5, 2024

Thursday, January 4, 2024

How Darwin Found Inspiration on the Cape Verde Islands

Most travelers following in Darwin’s footsteps go to the Galápagos. But it was here, on a rocky island off the coast of West Africa, that the young naturalist was said to have found his calling.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

As Literacy Lags, Hochul Proposes Changing How Schools Teach Reading

New York State ranks 32nd in reading proficiency. The governor is proposing changes to literacy education to address that.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

I tried Dry January and didn't drink for 30 days straight for the first time in years thanks to these 6 strategies



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Spanish Soccer Star Testifies About Unwanted Kiss

Jennifer Hermoso, who was kissed on the mouth by Spain’s former soccer boss, Luis Rubiales, gave evidence at a hearing to determine whether Mr. Rubiales will be charged.

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Dave Chappelle Releases a New Netflix Special, ‘The Dreamer’

“The Dreamer” predictably includes trans and disabled jokes but punches down in other ways, too. Chappelle is part of a comedy elite that Gary Gulman pokes at.

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Monday, January 1, 2024

What’s Better Than a Tiny Island Cabin? Two, Side by Side.

For years, the antique cottage off the coast of Washington had served her well. But with grandchildren on the way, she needed a little extra space.

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Court documents naming Jeffrey Epstein's associates to be unsealed: What to know



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How Do You Respond to Kids Dealing With Racism and Bullying at School?

When you talk to students about social media radicalization, racism and bullying, you learn how desperate they are for some guidance.

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