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Tony X, 10 years later: How a viral tweet led to a hockey love story you won’t believe

Tony Holmes' late-coming hockey fandom made him a viral sensation through his Tony X Twitter account. Turns out, it did much more than that.

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New York Times culture
IS IT O.K. TO BE A LUDDITE? (Published 1984)
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New York Times cultureentertainment
Kentucky Derby 2026 fashion trends: Designers weigh in on hats, Zendaya and JFK Jr.

What fashion trends should you expect at the Kentucky Derby? Let's look to the Oscars, Golden Globes and the Met Gala.

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New York Times cultureentertainmentscience
Cramped trains, Ambrose magic and Clarke’s toe – 10 years since Palace survived (Gift Article)

A decade ago, Palace travelled to Hillsborough with their future on the line. Those involved in their great escape relive that day…

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New York Times entertainmentculturesports
I was at the snooker for the longest frame in Crucible history. This is why the referee was heckled (Gift Article)

The poor handling of Friday's 100-minute frame by Marcel Eckardt left everyone frustrated - including the fans

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What Does Tucker Carlson Really Believe? I Went to Maine to Find Out.
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New York Times sportsculture
Inside Red Sox manager Chad Tracy’s first Fenway Park win, aided by Jake Bennett’s dominant debut (Gift Article)

Friday marked just the fourth time Tracy had ever been to Fenway, and the first time he had ever been on the field.

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Nicole Hollander, Acerbic Feminist Cartoonist, Dies at 86
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New York Times businessculture
Trump’s Vision for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Keeps Getting Bigger and Higher in Cost
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New York Times entertainmentculturelegal
Swalwell Used Social Media to Build His Career. His Accusers Used It to Warn Others.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Hospitalized in Critical Condition
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New York Times opinionculturelegal
A Night of Civil Discourse Turns to Confrontation at Cornell
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The Times (UK) cultureentertainment
Don’t sanitise Sylvia Plath — her poetry was dark and dangerous

The collected poems of Sylvia Plath are full of ‘neurosis, insanity, disease, death, horror, terror’. They are blackly, bleakly brilliant

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The Atlantic culture
Some Other Fun Family Movies Like Animal Farm

There are many more animated children’s films to be made based on dystopian source material.

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Bloomberg culture
‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Faces Key Test as Thousands of Fans Gather

The longrunning online game has a lot of work to do to recover from the disappointing ‘Dawntrail’ expansion

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New York Times cultureentertainment
Stephanie Chernikowski, 84, Dies; Photographed the ‘Rough Magic’ of Punk
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The Atlantic culturesciencetechnology
Did a Human Write This?

The tool that knows if you used ChatGPT

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New York Times entertainmentculture
Gerry Conway, a Creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man Comics, Dies at 73
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New York Times sportsculture
Is Padres closer Mason Miller the most unhittable pitcher who ever lived? (Gift Article)

The stats show it. And two Hall of Fame closers concur: Miller just put together a dominant stretch unlike any other.

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NRC cultureopinionworld
Aan Wenninks advies ontbreekt iets cruciaals

Ook als het kabinet alle belemmeringen zoals een vol stroomnet wegneemt, heeft de economie een probleem.

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NRC cultureworldopinion
Column | Neem in India vooral ijsblokjes in je mojito

Het is lastig om voorpret te hebben voor een reis naar India. ‘Jij liever dan ik’ zeiden de mensen die ik enthousiast vertelde over mijn plannen. ‘Weet je wel niet hoe heet het is? Hoe druk? Hoe vies?...

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NRC cultureworldopinion
Veel zwembaden gaan gebukt onder hoge energiekosten. Dit zwembad in Drenthe pakte het anders aan: ‘Het verdient zichzelf terug’

Energiekosten: Veel zwembaden hebben last van de hoge energiekosten. In het Drentse Vries doen ze het anders. Zwembad de Leemdobben, dat vrijdag vijftig jaar bestaat, gebruikt geen gas meer om de bade...

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New York Times sportsculture
A brief history of the playoff penalty shot, suddenly the NHL’s hottest new trend (Gift Article)

Penalty shots are relatively rare in the playoffs, but this season has featured an unprecedented number of them already in the first round.

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The Audacity of Art at the Obama Presidential Center
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Medium culture
Your Hobby Is The Most Important Thing You Do

In a better world, you’d work much, much less. And do “unproductive” activities of choice much more. Let’s change the world.

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New York Times politicsculturetechnology
Something Liberals and Conservatives Agree On: Hatred of Data Centers
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Opinion | Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table
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New York Times culturesports
Glasner, Kamada and the European know-how inspiring Crystal Palace in the Conference League (Gift Article)

Palace's manager and Daichi Kamada have won a European trophy before. In Thursday's 3-1 win at Shakhtar Donetsk, their experience told

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New York Times opinionculture
What Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now
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New York Times culturelegalpolitics
Jeffrey Epstein’s Possible Suicide Note Hidden From Public View

An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.

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The Atlantic culturelegalpolitics
The Great Resegregation

The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.

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New York Times culturefoodopinion
Opinion | Liberties; Leech Women in Love! (Published 1999)
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NRC cultureopinionworld
Bijen kunnen spelen, denken, problemen oplossen – en ze worden wereldwijd bedreigd

Entomologie: Het gaat slecht met de bij, zegt onderzoeker Samuel Ramsey. Wetenschapscommunicatie is een belangrijk onderdeel van zijn werk. „Als een boodschap niet pakkend is, onthouden mensen hem nie...

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New York Times legalcultureentertainment
Protesters Tried to Block an Eviction. But Was It a Case of Deed Theft?
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The Atlantic cultureopinionpolitics
One Word Describes Trump

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

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New York Times culture
Lemony Miso Cabbage
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Medium entertainmentculture
How Superman’s Death Became a Stirring Celebration of Life

'All-Star Superman' colours the Man of Steel's final days with an earnest warmth

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New York Times culture
Parmesan White Bean Soup With Hearty Greens (Published 2019)
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New York Times culture
The Analog Charms of New York’s Intercoms (Gift Article)

New York apartment buzzers are loud, often broken and haven’t been upgraded since the ’70s. But would we have it any other way?

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San Francisco Chronicle cultureopinion
When the A’s, Raiders and Warriors left, Oakland lost a shared language

OPINION: For a long time, we had something rare in Oakland, and in its absence we see just how special it was, Adrienne Elenteny writes.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
Seymour Bernstein Dies at 99; Stage Fright Cut Short His Piano Career
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‘What Happened Was …’ Review: Alone in New York, Together at Dinner
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New York Times cultureopinionscience
A Moth Hole Hates to See Them Coming
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A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Published 2023)
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Medium technologyscienceculture
They Don’t Dislike You — They Don’t Understand You

Why autistic people aren’t socially “deficient” and what the Double Empathy Problem reveals about communication

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The Atlantic cultureentertainmentscience
I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America

Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.

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NRC culturepoliticsworld
Column | Tussen drama queen en zwart gat

Negativiteit loont. Had ik gewild dat deze column viraal gaat, had ik er een woedende kop boven moeten zetten: ‘ALARM: Politiek stuurt land regelrecht het ravijn in.’ Onderzoek toont namelijk aan dat ...

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Medium culture
Spanish Baroque Painter Zurbarán: Essential Meditative Moments at the National Gallery

There are exhibitions that impress; there are others that slow the body down. Zurbarán at the National Gallery belongs to the second…

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Medium entertainmentculture
This Music May Contain Hope. by Raye | Album Review

The British songstress’ sophomore LP swings for the fences, but may leave listeners polarized

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Medium culture
We Will All Be Beta-Testing FFXIV: Koozie

You ever move into a brand-new house, with a brand-new kitchen, and you try to cook your favorite meal with brand-new pots and utensils? It…

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