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Flock Cameras Are Dividing U.S. Cities. Here’s What to Know About Them. (Gift Article)

Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.

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New York Times culturepolitics
Taylor Swift Is Now One of His Showgirls (Gift Article)

Bob Mackie, whose bejeweled designs have appeared on a list of performers that now includes the singer, reflects on a role he has dressed many for.

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New York Times culture
Be the First to Find Out the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (Gift Article)

Starting Sept. 21, we’ll unveil a list of 100, as voted on by more than 500 television professionals in Hollywood and around the world. Make sure you’re getting updates.

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Opinion | It Was Inevitable That Trump Would Come to This (Gift Article)

Lèse-majesté, American-style.

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When A.I. Goes Rogue (Gift Article)

It was the stuff of science fiction — until recently.

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Opinion | If You Weren’t Worried About A.I., You Should Be After the Past Few Weeks (Gift Article)

If there was ever a time to consider halting development of A.I., it’s now.

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New York Times foodculture
Pepperoni Baked Pasta Recipe • 4★

This cozy dish takes all of the flavors of your favorite pepperoni pizza and spins them into a family-friendly baked pasta that is quick and easy to make. Make sure to cook the pasta just shy of al dente to ensure that the finished pasta doesn’t get mushy.

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New York Times entertainmentculture
Even the Strokes Couldn’t Save Rock ’n’ Roll (Whatever That Means) (Gift Article)

Steven Hyden considers the cultural shifts of the past 25 years in a new book about the band.

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Medium culturesports
Tim And Celine’s Last Night

Tim woke up with the sun that morning. He found a vacancy on the portion of the bed where Celine’s warm body should have been fast asleep…

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Medium worldmediaculture
Angel Studios Is A Christian Nationalist Propaganda Machine. Here’s Every Receipt.

Angel Studios is bankrolling a nationalist propaganda machine and calling it faith. Here’s every receipt — the actors, the history, the…

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Medium culturetechnologysports
Diary of a Cycling Instructor

What we remember, what we forget

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Bob Mackie: A Life in Pictures (Gift Article)

The designer was known for his flashy, sparkly designs for Cher, Diana Ross, Tina Turner and countless others.

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New York Times culture
Keeping the Cookout Going (Gift Article)

Black barbecues have long offered a joyful, safe space for attendees. A new generation is determined to keep the fires burning.

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New York Times technologyculture
Opinion | The Challenge of Regulating A.I., and Ourselves (Gift Article)

Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay about the existential threat posed to humans by the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

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Medium culturescienceopinion
Keep Dancing the Towel Step

When I first wrote this reflection, I was unaware of the dance contest phenomena such as “Dancing with the Stars” that held so many in such…

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Medium culture
Hidden Warnings: A Writing Challenge

Two Pink Lines

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NRC cultureentertainment
Concurrerende AI-bedrijven opvallend eensgezind: AI-ontwikkeling moet langzamer en onder toezicht

Kunstmatige intelligentie: De medeoprichter van AI-ontwikkelaar Anthropic waarschuwt dat ongecontroleerde kunstmatige intelligentie binnen maanden het internet kan domineren. In een essay pleit hij vo...

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Lamar Jackson, illusionist in pads, is healthy again. Prepare to be amazed (Gift Article)

Jackson might say his standard is just “playing football,” but he's a marvel for the rest of us. His sleight of hand will confuse defenses.

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Opinie | Als we ruimte geven aan de menselijke rafelranden, komen we los van het AI-infuus

Kunstmatige intelligentie: Het is volgens Roxane van Iperen de grote paradox van sociale media en AI: we worden eindeloos persoonlijk bediend, maar collectief verdwijnen we in dezelfde monocultuur. Da...

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New York Times culture
An Armadillo Arrives in… Ohio? (Gift Article)

Traditionally found in warm climates, like the American Southwest, armadillos have been migrating farther and farther north, researchers say.

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New York Times culture
Can Design Heal Battles on the Mall and the American College Campus? (Gift Article)

Among this fall’s highlights: Memorials and a sculpture garden in Washington, a focus on pioneering Black architects, and design worth traveling for in Brussels and Mexico City.

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Column | Is Rob Jetten de mens van de toekomst?

Het is toch nog best even oefenen, voor je het zielloze proza beheerst dat AI in een seconde voor je uitrolt. Tot de vereisten horen, behalve een gelikte Teflon-stijl, de ‘opsomming in drievoud’ („elk...

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New York Times entertainmentculturefood
Jalapeño Cheddar Zucchini Bread Recipe • 5★ • 1 hr 10 min

Thanks to its high water content, zucchini reliably delivers super-moist easy-mix breads. This zucchini loaf swings savory, confidently cheesy from sharp Cheddar with a gentle acidity and peppery heat from store-bought pickled jalapeños.

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Russell Wilson’s first year with Broncos: ‘Too much influence,’ too few wins in disorganized disaster

What doomed Denver? An over-accommodating head coach and a quarterback who failed to live up to expectations after getting what he wanted.

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NRC cultureworldscience
Onderzoek naar de oceanen heeft te lijden onder Trump: ‘Ze zijn zo dom’

Klimaatwetenschap: Terwijl het zeewater in hoog tempo opwarmt, blijkt financiering van oceaanwetenschap onzeker. Vertrekkend NIOZ-directeur Han Dolman: „Ik denk dat we van de oceaan eigenlijk nog veel...

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The Atlantic businessculturepolitics
Americans Don’t Understand Who’s Rich

The small-business owners with curiously large fortunes

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New York Times culture
How Healthy Are Sardines? (Gift Article)

The little fish are swimming in nutrients.

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Bloomberg culturepolitics
Is Champagne’s Bubble About to Burst?

France’s historic region says it can preserve the legendary sparkling wine, but its hedonistic subtleties can be reproduced in other parts of the world.

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Medium technologyculturescience
The Dystopian Horror of AI Data Centers

Where have all the natural resources gone?

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NY Daily News culturelegal
Young man and woman sit down together on Manhattan subway tracks, killed by train

The incident is not being investigated as a crime, police said, though it is not yet clear if the duo intended to kill themselves.

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Medium culture
The DiGenovas Just Quit.

No fraud. No proof. No indictment. Just another RepubliCON couple running from the lie they built their whole career on.

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The Atlantic politicsworldculture
The Rise of Techno-authoritarianism

Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is.

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The Atlantic culture
George Lucas’s Next Great Epic Is an Art Museum

Inside the “Star Wars” creator’s temple to storytelling

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Medium culturesportsentertainment
Pellizza da Volpedo: The Device of Distance

How the Italian Divisionist painter turned optical distance into presence — and made the viewer part of the picture.

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New York Times culture
‘Garry Starr’ Review: Half-Man, Half-Penguin, Full-Frontal (Gift Article)

Damien Warren-Smith takes (nearly) everything off to play a flightless bird whose natural habitat might be in your very own lap.

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Medium culturebusiness
The Cost of Healthcare and the Value of Human Lives

What matters more? A human life, or money?

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New York Times culturemediaopinion
Sam Sifton

Sam Sifton, the host of The Morning, was previously an assistant managing editor responsible for culture and lifestyle coverage and is the founding editor of New York Times Cooking.

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In de vrouwenwagon van de metro in Dubai zijn mannen niet welkom. ‘Het geeft me een veiliger gevoel’

De leefbare stad | Dubai, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten: Met stranden, metrowagons en clubs die verboden zijn voor mannen biedt Dubai een veilige omgeving, zeggen vrouwen. Het emiraat strijdt tegen het...

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Medium culturelegal
The Problem With "Women" Is Usually the Fine Print

Womanism did not emerge because Black women needed another label. It emerged because supposedly universal womanhood kept arriving with…

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New York Times sportsculture
From ‘useless’ to perfect: How Enric Mas and Movistar won the 2026 Vuelta a Espana (Gift Article)

Spain's WorldTour squad finally won their home race again – this is how they did it

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The Atlantic culture
Blind Into Baghdad

The U.S. occupation of Iraq is a debacle not because the government did no planning but because a vast amount of expert planning was willfully ignored by the people in charge. The inside story of a hi...

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The Atlantic opinionculturehealth
The Biggest Obstacle to Universal Child Care: Babies

Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.

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New York Times culture
Taryn Simon’s Giant Exhibition at the Guggenheim Tells the Story of America (Gift Article)

Her new show at the Guggenheim Museum is an audacious attempt to document the story of modern America through the life of one F.B.I. agent.

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Opinion | Can You Tell How Smart a Dog Is by Giving It a Test? (Gift Article)

With pets and people, we’re stupid when assessing smarts.

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New York Times culture
She Ran Out of a Tunnel on 9/11. Hours Later, She Gave Birth. (Gift Article)

Janet Kask and her son, born on Sept. 11, look back on a day of earth-shattering personal and world events.

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In Mahlerland: een orkest dat zoekt naar de muzikale voetsporen van de componist

Gustav Mahler: De Mahler Academy speelt in Amsterdam de ‘Negende Symfonie’, de heilige graal uit Gustav Mahlers werk – zoals je het stuk nog nooit hebt gehoord. In het Italiaanse Toblach vond Mahler d...

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The Times (UK) cultureentertainmentpolitics
Christina Gascoigne obituary: wife of Bamber who built an opera house

Artist who transformed Tudor mansion into an opera house with her husband, Bamber, with whom she shared a life of ‘blissful adventure’

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New York Times culturesportstechnology
Romania soccer introduces black card to ‘combat abusive behaviour’ from parents at youth games (Gift Article)

The card can be used to permanently cancel the match if they “observe inappropriate behaviour from spectators or parents".

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NRC cultureopinion
Column | Als ik AI om een stukje vraag, krijg ik vast een dikke middelvinger

Ik hoorde op NPO Radio 1 dat columns tegenwoordig vooral door AI worden geschreven. Ik schrok: dan kon ik wel inpakken. Gelukkig corrigeerde de spreker zichzelf: de opiniestukken, niet de columns. Pfi...

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