A film adaptation of science fiction author Terry Bisson’s 1991 short story, They’re Made out of Meat, opens with two aliens in dismay. Sitting in a roadside diner booth disguised as humans, cigarettes hanging limp from their mouths, they’re grappling with an observation about the creatures who surround them: Humans, it seems, are made entirely […] Read more ›
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The six Republican justices handed down a decision on Friday that effectively legalizes civilian ownership of automatic weapons. All three of the Court’s Democrats dissented. The Court’s decision in Garland v. Cargill involves bump stocks, devices that allow ordinary semiautomatic weapons that can legally be owned by civilians to automatically fire, much like a machine […] Read more ›
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When Netflix first set about upending the way we consume media over a decade ago, it was hard to envision what our TV future might look like. While there’s still hope for groundbreaking innovation, the analysts who predicted that the streaming industry would peak in a bloated era of mundane streaming offerings before eventually consolidating […] Read more ›
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If I build a car that is far more dangerous than other cars, don’t do any safety testing, release it, and it ultimately leads to people getting killed, I will probably be held liable and have to pay damages, if not criminal penalties. If I build a search engine that (unlike Google) has as the […] Read more ›
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For more than a decade, American parents have been trying to be more like the French. Journalist Pamela Druckerman kicked off the trend with the 2012 bestseller Bringing Up Bébé, in which she painted a picture of well-behaved French children who greeted their elders politely, ate their vegetables, and went to bed on time, leaving […] Read more ›
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In the last few months, Jerry Seinfeld — the comic whose eponymous sitcom perfected consciously apolitical nattering about the mundanity of modern life — has repeatedly popped up in the media because of his weightier opinions. During and after the promotional cycle for his recent Netflix movie Unfrosted, a comedy about Pop Tarts that divided […] Read more ›
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Of all the themes of the 2024 campaign, perhaps none is as recurrent, delicate, and sticky as the topic of President Joe Biden’s age. He’s 81. It’s top of mind for many American voters. It’s a go-to topic of discussion whenever Biden makes a public appearance or address. And it’s received its fair share of […] Read more ›
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South Africa still doesn’t have a government two weeks after elections, but may piece together a ruling coalition — and elect its next president — during a parliamentary session Friday. The political turmoil comes as the country moves into uncharted territory. For the past 30 years, the African National Congress (ANC) — the party of freedom […] Read more ›
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The Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine should be humiliating for the plaintiffs in this case, their lawyers, and for the lower court judges who signed on to this attempt to ban a commonly prescribed abortion medication. The decision is unanimous — even Justice Samuel Alito joined the majority opinion! — […] Read more ›
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Have you heard? The movies are dead. Or they are dying. Depends on who you ask. And it is true: It’s been a rough summer at the box office so far. But when every new bit of news seems to portend doom for this most beloved pastime, there’s still reason not to be a complete […] Read more ›
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DETROIT — The federal government is laying the groundwork for a potentially major change to the nation’s largest rental assistance program, aiming to test an idea that would allow low-income tenants to pay rent directly with cash, rather than use traditional housing vouchers. On Wednesday afternoon in Detroit, at a national guaranteed income conference, HUD […] Read more ›
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It’s weird and often a bit scary to work in journalism right now. Misinformation and disinformation can be indistinguishable from reality online, as the growing tissues of networked nonsense have ossified into “bespoke realities” that compete with factual information for your attention and trust. AI-generated content mills are successfully masquerading as real news sites. And […] Read more ›
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In 2015, when Inside Out hit theaters, Lisa Damour watched the Pixar movie with her 11-year-old daughter. The film felt personal: Inside Out depicts the emotions of an 11-year-old named Riley. Riley is now 13 in the sequel, Inside Out 2, out June 14, and Damour will be watching alongside another 13-year-old: her younger daughter. […] Read more ›
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Before the 1960s, it was really hard to get divorced in America. Typically, the only way to do it was to convince a judge that your spouse had committed some form of wrongdoing, like adultery, abandonment, or “cruelty” (that is, abuse). This could be difficult: “Even if you could prove you had been hit, that […] Read more ›
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The North Star of macroeconomic policy — the ideal point that fiscal and monetary measures are meant to lead us toward — is an America where jobs are abundant and prices rise by 2 percent a year. And we might have just arrived in that place.  In May, the US economy added 272,000 jobs, far […] Read more ›
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After weeks of often confusing discussions, quantum mechanics might be a better guide to the ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations than international relations. That’s because it’s a state of affairs that becomes more uncertain the more closely you look at it. The simplest version of the state of play is that Hamas leaders have, in general […] Read more ›
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House Republicans, keen to keep up a steady stream of criticism about the Biden administration as the 2024 campaign kicks into high gear, are now going after Attorney General Merrick Garland. On Wednesday, the House is expected to vote to hold Garland in contempt of Congress, a move that follows recent attacks the GOP has […] Read more ›
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Earlier this year, Charlotte the stingray became a minor internet celebrity. The staff at her North Carolina aquarium claimed that she was pregnant, and that she hadn’t come into contact with a male of her species for eight years. People puzzled over the potential father, until scientists weighed in, suggesting that this stingray might have […] Read more ›
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After being acquitted in courts of a handful of the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him, disgraced actor Kevin Spacey now wants to revive his career. Prior to the ongoing litany of allegations made against him for sexual assault and misconduct, Spacey was primarily known as a decorated Hollywood and stage veteran, a two-time […] Read more ›
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The 2024 election has been a bit weird for President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats. According to most polls, the president’s support among traditionally Democratic constituencies has slipped severely. Significant numbers of Black voters, Latino voters and young voters — who turned out strongly for Biden during his 2020 victory — seem to be prepared […] Read more ›
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