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New York Times cultureentertainment
Bob Mackie, Designer Who Bedazzled Carol Burnett and Cher, Dies at 87 (Gift Article)

His sequined gowns and outrageous costumes threw clouds of glitter at American fashion for over half a century.

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New York Times legalentertainment
Lucy Letby Murder Inquiry to Issue Report, Though Experts Say She May Not Be Guilty (Gift Article)

Significant questions remain about the evidence used to convict a British nurse of murdering seven babies, but a report predicated on her guilt is to be released Tuesday.

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The Atlantic politicsentertainment
Jean Smart’s Reminder to the Women in the Room

The actor’s history-making Emmys win was a recognition of female performers who refuse to placate.

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New York Times culturesportsentertainment
Reba McEntire Honors Dolly Parton With Rendition of ‘Appalachian Memories’ (Gift Article)

The beloved country music superstars shared a decades-long friendship.

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New York Times entertainmentsports
Academy Honors Rob Reiner, Catherine O’Hara and Others in Emmys ‘In Memoriam’ Segment (Gift Article)

Dozens were honored in a tribute accompanied by the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” as performed by Noah Kahan.

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New York Times cultureentertainmentsports
Opinion | Gen Z-ers Dress Like They’ve Never Worn Clothes Before (Gift Article)

It used to be that you could tell goths from preps by the look of them.

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The Times (UK) cultureentertainment
Carmen review — fiery singing but a whiff of school gym

A new update of Bizet’s opera by Northern Ireland Opera has a compelling heroine — even if the staging isn’t wholly successful

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New York Times entertainmentculture
2026 Emmys Live: ‘Widow’s Bay’ Wins Best Comedy, ‘The Pitt’ Best Drama (Gift Article)

Apple TV won the most Emmys for the first time, including 14 for the horror-comedy. “The Pitt” won best drama for the second year in a row, while Matthew Rhys, Jean Smart and Allison Janney entered th...

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Medium cultureentertainment
Haiku: Spaceflight

In space, no one can hear you rhyme

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New York Times entertainmentculture
Fashion Executive Placed on Leave After Physical Confrontation at Runway Show (Gift Article)

The Council of Fashion Designers of America said its chief executive, Steve Kolb, would be placed on leave “pending a full review” of an incident at the Cos fashion show.

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New York Times cultureentertainmentopinion
When A.I. Goes Rogue (Gift Article)

It was the stuff of science fiction — until recently.

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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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New York Times cultureentertainmentsports
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 entertainment
Alexei Ratmansky Stages a Ballet in Kyiv, Between Trips to the Bomb Shelter (Gift Article)

The choreographer Alexei Ratmansky and his wife, Tatiana, returned to the national ballet company at a bleak moment, bringing the gift of a difficult, sparkling work.

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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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Medium entertainment
My Review Of A Hot Mess Of A Movie

Hot Spot (2026). One star.

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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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New York Times entertainmentsportslegal
Sydney Sweeney advert sparks backlash from female athletes: ‘This is what women in sport look like’

U.S. actor's naked commercial for a sports gambling firm has prompted women athletes to launch their own campaign.

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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 scienceentertainment
Kent Monkman, an Indigenous Painter, Sees a Vermeer and the Sparks Fly (Gift Article)

For a new show at the Frick Collection, Kent Monkman imagines what Indigenous people see when they see fur trappers, General Custer and even Jeff Bezos.

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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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Medium cultureentertainmentfood
Unpacking the Horror of ‘Bugonia’ (2025)

CEOs are beyond comprehension

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Medium entertainment
Is This Movie Trying To Discourage Us From Living Off The Grid?

I finally watched the horror flick ‘The Passenger’ and the movie is a 90+minute foray into the complexities of capitalism and freedom

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New York Times entertainmentsports
An Architect of Japanese Pop Pushes West (Gift Article)

After recent endorsements from Vampire Weekend and Harry Styles, Haruomi Hosono, 79, returns to the U.S. with a new album and tour.

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New York Times entertainmentculture
Calvin Klein Strips Down (Gift Article)

In her third collection, Veronica Leoni tries to reclaim the minimalist crown.

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New York Times cultureentertainmentsports
Steve Kolb, C.F.D.A. President, Involved in Physical Altercation with Fashion Show Protesters (Gift Article)

Steve Kolb, head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, was captured on video physically restraining PETA protesters at a runway presentation on Sunday.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
Opinion | What’s Happening to TV Comedies Is Not Funny (Gift Article)

The demands of streaming, which is now how most viewers watch TV, are not suited to just plain old comedy.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
How DNF Became A-OK (Gift Article)

Is it shameful, or sensible, to put down a book you don’t enjoy? Three little letters, and social media, have turbocharged a longstanding debate.

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The Atlantic cultureentertainmentlegal
Facing the Music

A poem by Boris Dralyuk

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New York Times cultureentertainmentsports
The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
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New York Times cultureentertainment
Opinion | Opera Is in Trouble. Let’s Channel the Maestro. (Gift Article)

An imagined look at what Arturo Toscanini, one of opera’s greatest interpreters, would say about the troubled art form of today.

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Medium entertainmentculturesports
What’s Next for James the T-Rex

A Speculative Fable Short Story

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NRC cultureentertainment
Gouden Leeuw voor Deens oorlogsdrama ‘Woman Unknown’ op Filmfestival Venetië

Filmfestival Venetië: Op het 83ste Filmfestival van Venetië won de Deense film Woman Unknown zaterdagavond de Gouden Leeuw voor beste film. Mathilde Arcel werd beste actrice, John Malkovich beste acte...

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New York Times entertainmentsports
For the Commanders, fight song change renews complicated link to the past

Four years after replacing the line “Braves on the warpath!” with “fight for Our Commanders,” the team quietly brought the original back.

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New York Times cultureentertainmentworld
Should We Outlaw the Communist Party?; No, says a historian; to do so might lead to suppression of free speech and thought. Outlaw the Communist Party? Should We Outlaw the Communist Party? (Gift Arti...

Prof H S Commager on indictments and inquiries

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New York Times cultureentertainmentfood
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe • 5★

With plenty of cocoa powder and big wells of dark chocolate, these double chocolate cookies are so fudgy that a tall glass of cold milk is not only delicious, but essential — especially when they are served hot from the oven. Just like David Leite’s impeccable chocolate chip cookies, they bake up even better after the dough has had time to rest in the fridge.

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Medium entertainmentworld
The Distraction Is The Point

Identity laundering has a face right now, and it’s Kanye West, selling out arenas on schedule.

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Medium cultureentertainment
Poetry: Tickseed Time

Don’t judge a flower by its name

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New York Times cultureentertainment
‘The Odyssey’ Was Shot on Real Film. This Is the Only Place Left Making It. (Gift Article)

Christopher Nolan’s epic “The Odyssey” was shot on physical film, a resurgent medium that is manufactured entirely in one factory in western New York.

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Medium culturetechnologyentertainment
The Last Ringbearer: The Tech Bro Fanfic of The Lord of the Rings

How does Peter Thiel reckon his techno-fascist empire with the morals of Tolkien?

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Medium legalentertainmentculture
His Entire Personality Is Stolen Valor

It’s been happening in front of us all along… It was never a secret

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New York Times cultureentertainment
This Masterpiece Is the Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century (Gift Article)

Marlon James’s story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalist’s banquet — and the Booker Prize winner’s finest book yet.

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NRC politicsworldentertainment
Twijfel groeit: is een deal met Tata Steel over vergroening wel mogelijk?

Staalindustrie: Deze maand moet het kabinet eindelijk met Tata Steel tot een deal komen over de vergroening van de staalfabriek in IJmuiden. De deal moet ook leiden tot gezondheidswinst voor omwonende...

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Bloomberg entertainmentsports
‘Resident Evil’ Fans Will Regret Driving Away Zach Cregger

As the latest big-screen adaptation of the zombie video game series Resident Evil gears up for release next week, the film’s writer-director is dealing with a rabid horde of his own. While promoting t...

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New York Times entertainment
‘Call My Agent! The Movie’ Review: A Billet-Doux to Cinema (Gift Article)

The gang gets back together in this genial comedy that picks up five years after the events of the show’s final season.

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The Atlantic entertainmentculture
Cormac McCarthy’s Midlife Crisis

Heading west at 40 transformed his writing—and American literature.

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The Times (UK) politicsentertainment
Reform UK receives second donation of £36m

Cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne matches donation Nigel Farage’s party received on Friday

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New York Times cultureentertainment
Beck to Basics: A Guy, a Guitar and a Broken Heart (Gift Article)

On his pristine new album, “Ride Lonesome,” rock’s chameleon revisits his most pensive, stately sound.

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Medium sportsentertainment
Blooming Where I Truly Belong

When the Soul Discovers Its Place…

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New York Times entertainmentculturemedia
Book Review: ‘Dressing the Queen,’ by Kate Strasdin (Gift Article)

In a new book, the fashion historian Kate Strasdin looks at the makers who designed the monarch’s sartorial persona.

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