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De regisseur, de steracteur, de stand-in en de film die nooit kwam

Laatste film Peter Greenaway: Een film van levende legende Peter Greenaway, waar het Nederlands Filmfonds aan meebetaalde, is grotendeels opgenomen maar nog altijd niet verschenen. De regisseur heeft ...

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The Times (UK) cultureentertainment
Sir Patrick Stewart obituary: classical actor famed for Star Trek

Mellifluous stage and screen actor who came to global prominence in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, dies aged 86

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New York Times culture
Escarole Soup With Rice Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)
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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe • 5★ • 30 min (Gift Recipe)

If you are the proud owner of a few overripe bananas, these chocolate-studded muffins are one of the best bang-for-your-buck treats you’ll find. They come together in one bowl in about half an hour, a...

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Defector culture
The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey” | Defector

In 1971, the great rock critic Lester Bangs tried to imagine a time when the music of the recent past would seem alien. Projecting himself into the old age he would never reach, he pictured his future...

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Lewd, Leering and Reveling in Opera’s Queerness (Gift Article)

Heartbeat’s Drag Opera Extravaganza, a yearly event around Halloween, is an off-color pastiche of opera and pop culture. This year: “Queeney Todd.”

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Medium culturepolitics
The Unlikely Source of Two of the Year’s Most Blistering Protest Songs

Now that’s what I call cutting like a knife

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19 New Books to Read in November: Bob Woodward, LeVar Burton, Annie Proulx and More (Gift Article)

Fiction by Annie Proulx and Solvej Balle; memoirs by Joe Biden, Dustin Hoffman and LeVar Burton; a long-buried Don DeLillo hockey romance; and more.

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The Atlantic culturepolitics
Why Americans Stopped Throwing Dinner Parties

The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined dramatically since 1975.

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Medium technologyculturescience
The Dystopian Horror of AI Data Centers

Where have all the natural resources gone?

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New York Times culture
The Secret Muse of the Downtown Scene? Turtles (Gift Article)

The experimental musicians Meredith Monk and La Monte Young are turtle enthusiasts and are inspired by them. So are many of their collaborators.

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Patrick Stewart: A Life in Pictures (Gift Article)

The motley mix of roles that won the British actor acclaim includes a Shakespearean hero, a “Star Trek” captain and an “X-Men” mutant.

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New York Times entertainmentculture
The Most Novelistic Part That Patrick Stewart Ever Played (Gift Article)

“I acted Macbeth for exactly 365 days,” says the actor, whose new memoir is “Making It So.” “The role got into me so deeply it dominated my life at the time and caused me to drink too much alcohol aft...

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The Great Reversal: Western Industrial Atrophy, the Imperial Rollback, and the Ascendancy of Indian…

How Indian capital intervened to save and steer important Western brands and industries while Boeing’s financialisation caused its…

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Medium culturescience
Was John the Baptist More Influential Than Jesus?

What Acts and Josephus Reveal

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The Atlantic sportsculture
The Hazards of Duke

A now infamous PowerPoint presentation exposes a lot about men, women, sex, and alcohol—and about how universities are letting their female students down.

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New York Times culture
2 College Students Are Found Dead on a Colorado Mountain (Gift Article)

They had set off last week for Ice Mountain, in the central part of the state. Search teams located their bodies on Wednesday after spotting a boot jutting out of the snow.

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New York Times culture
Quick Turkey Chili Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)

Can this be considered chili if it’s ready in half an hour? For a completely fresh take, yes — yes, it can.

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After a midseason position switch, Twins’ Brooks Lee is a Gold Glove finalist at third (Gift Article)

Lee wasn't always known for his range in the infield. A move to the hot corner led to significant progress.

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New York Times culture
How Did Life Arise? (Gift Article)

Where did it start? How did it grow complex? Why did it get big? Three moments in Earth’s early history when evolution suddenly, inexplicably turned up the dial.

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Medium technologybusinessculture
Will AI Make Us Stupid?

Or maybe we are Stupid just now because of it, and AI will not kill all of us because we are too stupid right now

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New York Times culture
NYC Marathon: Hear What It’s Like to Run the Best and Worst Mile of the Race (Gift Article)

After a brutal trek over the spectator-free Queensboro Bridge, runners are hit with the deafening roar of the Manhattan crowds.

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Medium technologyculture
Craft and Code: Why Traditional Writing and AI Can Coexist

I’ve been writing for fifty years, and I’ve seen a lot of changes in the tools writers use.

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For long-suffering Brewers fans, a World Series of life and death, grief and joy (Gift Article)

Brandon Woodruff held the World Series trophy and told fans, "I know it means the world to you.” For some, the memories are bittersweet.

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LeVar Burton on His Favorite Books and New Memoir (Gift Article)

That genre “has always been a place where we can imagine a better future,” says the actor and longtime “Reading Rainbow” host, who has a new memoir.

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‘Sfinxachtige’ Ralph Sonnenberg voorzag de wereld van Luxaflex

Ralph Sonnenberg (1934-2026), ondernemer: Ralph Sonnenberg maakte Hunter Douglas via Luxaflex marktleider in raamdecoratie. Hij verdiende er miljarden aan. Zelf bleef hij het liefst buiten beeld.

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R.L. Stine Haunted My Childhood (Gift Article)

An anxious middle-schooler moved next door to the man who wrote horror for kids. Were those ghosts floating from his chimney?

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New York Times culturesports
A New Georgia O’Keeffe Exhibit Shows a World Beyond Flowers (Gift Article)

A rare display of the artist’s architectural paintings from three distinct locations are on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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New York Times culturelegal
A Manhattan Landing Spot for a College Student and Family
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San Francisco Chronicle politicsculture
Exclusive: Vanderbilt selects S.F. arts executive to help lead its new Potrero Hill campus

Vanderbilt has said it plans to serve about 1,000 graduate and undergraduate students at the campus.

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New York Times culture
How IShowSpeed Became the Most Influential Streamer in the World (Gift Article)

Livestreaming is unstoppably ascendant — and often boring. IShowSpeed became the king of the form by bringing his act into the real world.

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New York Times culture
The New York City Marathon Route Is Changing. Here’s What’s Different. (Gift Article)

The course change, the race’s first in the last 15 years, is supposed to reduce the impact of the race in the Bronx by restoring access to a supermarket.

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The Atlantic businesscultureopinion
The Variety Bag Has Ruined Halloween

Corporate consolidation and changing tastes have made kids’ holiday hauls boring.

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Kip in het voer van zalm: hoe erg is dat?

„Zalm wordt gepresenteerd als een clean stukje proteïne, maar nu blijk je als pescotariër gewoon plofkip te eten.” Foodrise slaat alarm. Deze Europese voedsel- en milieuorganisatie zocht naar supermar...

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30 Classic Horror Movies to Stream (Gift Article)

From silent monsters to digital-age demons, these scary-movie cornerstones are available to scream — sorry, stream.

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Opinion | What 370,000 College Essays Tell Us About A.I.’s Effects on Creativity (Gift Article)

A.I. can be a crutch that hurts our ability to think creatively.

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The Atlantic cultureentertainmentlegal
The Myth of the Kindly General Lee

The legend of the Confederate leader’s heroism and decency is based in the fiction of a person who never existed.

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Medium culturescienceopinion
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in the Philosophy and History of Biology

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New York Times sportsculture
Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr out until after November international break – Pierre Sage (Gift Article)

The Senegal international has been limited to just one start in all competitions this season with a groin problem.

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New York Times culture
Chewy Brown Butter Cookies Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)

Chewy, yes, but these big cookies still have that essential crisp ring around the edge and also include crunchy bits of pecans throughout. Cooked in browned butter, the nuts take on a toasty depth and...

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New York Times culture
Growing up, Danish Hussain Yar watched clips of the NYC Marathon: ‘Running saved my life’ (Gift Article)

Hussain Yar, who fled from Afghanistan with her sister at 18, first ran outdoors when she arrived in the U.S. as a student.

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New York Times culture
The Good List: 6 Things to Add Delight to Your Day (Gift Article)

Make your life bigger, color stories and back-seat rock.

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Medium culturesportshealth
Thoughts on the new Touchscreen MacBook Pro from a Creative Professional

The touchscreen is the least exciting part of these new MacBook Pros.

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New York Times culturesports
Becoming Lu Dort: How a family work ethic inspired an unexpected NBA success story (Gift Article)

After surprising success in OKC, Lu Dort is starting over in Atlanta with a new role. But lessons from his parents still echo.

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New York Times culture
Letter of Recommendation: Bog Bodies (Gift Article)

Mummified bodies from the bogs of Northern Europe reveal what the past can and cannot teach us.

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New York Times culturescienceentertainment
Our Favorite L.A. Movies: Artists, Directors and Other Locals Share the Films That Capture the City (Gift Article)

Artists, directors and other locals on their favorite films set in the city, both in and beyond Hollywood.

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Defector cultureentertainment
Pat McAfee Declares Himself A "Girl Dad" In Apology To Harassed College Student | Defector

Pat McAfee ended his daily ESPN show on Wednesday by finally addressing the role he played in ruining a college student’s reputation. To nobody’s surprise, he was extremely annoying about it. Back in ...

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New York Times opinionculture
Opinion | NEW YORK; DOER AND SLUMLORD BOTH (Gift Article)
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NRC cultureopinion
Hella Jongerius: ‘Ik wil me blijven verwonderen. En me een beginner voelen. Dan ben ik op mijn best’

Hella Jongerius | industrieel ontwerper: ‘Design icoon’ Hella Jongerius (63) werkt al meer dan dertig jaar met textiel. Ze ontwierp onder andere de Knitted Lamp voor Droog Design, de Polder Sofa voor ...

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Opinion | Can Porn Ever Be Ethical? (Gift Article)

Erika Lust wants to excite you.

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