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Ranked: Gene Wilder Films — a decade on from pure imagination

From neurotic accountants to eccentric confectioners, five performances from cinema’s master of offbeat comedy.

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Probeer een kat maar eens te lezen – ‘het is alsof ze mysterieus wil blijven’

Dierpsychologie: Naar het gedrag van katten is veel minder onderzoek gedaan dan naar honden. Ze zijn veel moeilijker te begrijpen. „Mijn hond verrast mij echt nooit.”

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Never Forget

23 Years Later

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George Clooney Joins ‘Call My Agent!’ Movie Coming to Netflix (Gift Article)

Even George Clooney became a fan of the TV series during lockdown. So when the show was being turned into a Netflix movie, he signed up for a guest role.

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The Science Fiction Writer John Scalzi Readily Quits Reading (Gift Article)

“Life is short and there are many other books.”

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The Mic Is On. So Is Live Auto-Tune. (Gift Article)

As audiences demand perfection from live performances, pitch correction technology has become an increasingly common way for singers to deliver.

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New York Times politicsentertainmentmedia
Ken Paxton and the Curious Case of the Missing $1,000 Pen (Gift Article)

The pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.

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‘The Uprising’ Review: Sackcloth and Clashes (Gift Article)

Andrew Garfield plays a traumatized serf in this action drama based on the first populist rebellion in English history.

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New York Times cultureentertainmentfood
Honey-Apple Bread Pudding Recipe • 4★

Soft and cakelike challah makes for a deluxe bread pudding. This one is shot through with cubes of apples caramelized in honey, then topped with sliced almonds for crunch.

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How to End a Relationship Thoughtfully (Gift Article)

If you’re tempted to ghost someone, try a “connected goodbye” instead.

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Analyzing the Couch (Gift Article)

A high-end sofa can look remarkably similar to a low-end one, so why is it more than 10 times as expensive?

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The Atlantic culturemediaentertainment
Photos: 9/11 Memorials

Remembrance and reflection, 25 years later

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Review Says Gates Foundation Did Not Participate in Epstein Crimes (Gift Article)

A review by an outside law firm hired by the Gates Foundation investigated only the philanthropy and not Mr. Gates or his private office.

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Maple Shortbread Bars Recipe • 4★

Shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Regina Schrambling wrote of the healing power of cooking.

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The Atlantic cultureentertainment
Photos of the Week: Night Harvest, Heavy Surf, Pumpkin Kong

A dog fashion show in the Philippines, the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, an ice cave in the French Alps, a traditional rodeo in Mexico City, and much more

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What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This. (Gift Article)

Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.

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John Klingberg announces retirement, talks playing through pain and next chapter in TV

Klingberg wants to be remembered as someone teammates enjoyed playing with and “a guy that people looked up to.”

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I Got Slopped (Gift Article)

Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?

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Bloomberg entertainment
PlayStation Ditched Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ on Budget Concerns, Missed Deadlines

The legendary Japanese creator of ‘Death Stranding’ will take his new game to Xbox

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New York Times culturesportsentertainment
The Perfect Books for Classic Rom-Com Fans (Gift Article)

The author Julie Olivia recommends novels that capture classic rom-com vibes.

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The Atlantic entertainment
How to Kill a Franchise Before It Even Starts

The new monster movie ‘Hope’ can’t live up to its own epic aspirations.

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49ers enjoy family reunion in rout of Rams: ‘It felt like I never left’ (Gift Article)

All the returning 49ers — including Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel, Dre Greenlaw and Nick Bosa — delivered in their season-opener in Melbourne.

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New York Times entertainment
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: Together Again (Gift Article)

The ’90s rock band was known for the tetchy relationship between the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. This documentary finds them in an unexpected place.

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Jay Maisel, Photographer of Miles Davis and Much More, Dies at 95 (Gift Article)

His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million.

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Bloomberg entertainment
In Times of Political Upheaval, British Cinema Turns to Class War

The new Andrew Garfield movie The Uprising is the latest sign of popular discontent.

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NRC entertainmentworldculture
Deze roman over Natalie Portman gaat dus niet echt / echt niet over Natalie Portman

Amerikaanse literatuur: Rachel Cusk schreef een roman over een filmster die enige trekken heeft van Natalie Portman. Mag dat zomaar? Daarover ontstond ophef. Je zou bijna vergeten dat Cusk een heel go...

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Medium entertainment
Photos: Ravens Are Fascinating Genius Birds

What it’s like having the world’s biggest corvid live in my back yard.

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New York Times cultureentertainmentmedia
Stephen Jay Gould, 60, Is Dead; Enlivened Evolutionary Theory (Published 2002)
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San Francisco Chronicle entertainmentpoliticslegal
Jeanie Poling, performer at the heart of S.F.’s bluegrass scene, dies at 67

A beloved presence at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and on local stages, Jeanie Poling helped nurture San Francisco’s bluegrass scene through jams, showcases, festivals and decades of performing.

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New York Times entertainment
Ancient Tombs, Untouched by Looters, Are Found Under Peru’s Sands (Gift Article)

One archaeologist called the tombs “the discovery of the decade” as the first burials from the Chimu kingdom to have escaped centuries of plunder.

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The Atlantic cultureentertainment
The Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.

If you share my attitude toward adventure, you’ll love these recipes!

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New York Times entertainment
I Profile Celebrities for a Living. Nothing Prepared Me for Tilly Norwood. (Gift Article)

The A.I. actress on her craft, the future of film and how she definitely does not intend to murder us.

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Medium businesscultureentertainment
Masculine Overdose: Healing the Modern Bro via Queered Gender Affirming Care

How five shows from 2025 and ‘26 dismantled the lone-wolf myth to write a better manhood script.

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New York Times entertainmentculture
An Artist Inspired by Men Behaving Badly (Gift Article)

In a new show at David Kordanky Gallery, the Iranian American painter Tala Madani plumbs the lives of her characters with absurd humor and a strange tenderness.

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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now (Gift Article)

Verdi’s Requiem out of Cleveland, Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves” out of Houston and a fresh approach to art song are among our selections.

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Opinion | Fashion’s Most Disgusting Product (Gift Article)

A modicum of self-restraint is the new black.

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Medium cultureentertainment
A Knight’s Tale — Brian Helgeland’s postmodern medieval classic still rocks

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fuelled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

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The Times (UK) entertainment
VIPs invited to see Bayeux Tapestry turned away as others took too long

The British Museum held an early session for staff, special guests and friends, but the 40-minute slots were not enough for some who caused delays

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Bloomberg businesstechnologyentertainment
Apple’s Priciest iPhone Duo Hits $3,199, Setting Industry Record

Apple Inc.’s breakthrough new iPhone Duo costs $3,199 for the highest-end configuration, setting a record for the price of a mass-market smartphone.

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Justin Vivian Bond, Cabaret Chanteuse, Left New York for Paris. New York Called Her Back. (Gift Article)

Justin Vivian Bond, a cabaret performer and MacArthur “genius,” left New York to move to Paris. Now she’s back at Joe’s Pub to tell us all about it.

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New York Times entertainment
Book Review: ‘Call It Evil,’ by Susan Neiman (Gift Article)

In a new book, Susan Neiman argues that by defining evil in terms of individual monstrousness we fail to perceive its widespread hold on our culture.

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New York Times entertainment
Why the U.S. Open’s nights leave fans in the dark as tennis goes later in the earlier rounds

Increased parity, thrilling early matches and tennis itself are conspiring to push New York's famous late nights to extremes.

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New York Times culturesportsentertainment
A Cartoonist, Interrupted, Stumbles on Surprises at the Frick (Gift Article)

What connects a favorite Aimee Mann song, a classic memoir and a Vermeer painting in the Frick Collection? The answer was there all along.

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Defector entertainment
AI Animal Videos Are Ruining One Of The Internet's Last Good Things | Defector

Recently, while picking up a banh mi in my neighborhood, I found myself transfixed by a TV in the restaurant showing what I assumed was a nature documentary. At first the footage soothed: Gentle humpback whales sailing through hazy blue waters and killer whales gliding in packs under glacial ice. But the longer I waited…

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Medium entertainmenttechnologyculture
Improv at the Courthouse

Jury Duty Hysterics

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New York Times entertainmentbusiness
Dolly Parton’s Musical, ‘Inter Alia’ and More on Broadway, and Off, This Fall (Gift Article)

On New York stages this season come the new musicals “Galileo” and “Wanted,” a “Shuffle Along” reunion with Audra McDonald, and Tom Hiddleston in “Much Ado About Nothing.”

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New York Times entertainmentculture
Film and TV Portrayals of A.I. Go Beyond Science Fiction (Gift Article)

Plots involving some kind of artificial intelligence are even part of soap operas. Here’s how they’ve evolved over the decades.

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Medium sportsentertainmentculture
Take a Bow: The Power of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Reviewing the kawaii career of an artist who continues to deliver the most eclectic and positive expressions of Pop Art

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Medium cultureentertainment
9/11 and the Great Dash

I Didn’t Know I Was Grieving September 11th — Until I stood before a piece of steel from the World Trade Center.

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New York Times businessentertainment
Treasury Plans $6 Billion in Debt Repurchases to Battle Rising Yields (Gift Article)

Bond yields rose after the announcement, suggesting investors were underwhelmed by the size of the purchases.

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