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Is the Dictionary Done For?
He also introduces us to terms likely to be new to many readers: “sportocrat,” “on fleek,” “vajazzle,” and the German word…
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A British celebrity chef insulted Mexican bread. Mexico took it personally
MEXICO CITY — Don’t mess with my bolillos! That was the universal message here after disparaging remarks about Mexican bread surfaced from…
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It Takes Only Five Paintings to See Helen Frankenthaler’s Genius
In a small show at MOMA, Frankenthaler seems to make paint its own living force, untouched by an artist. Source link
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Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Goodbye to All That”
For the cover of the December 29, 2025 & January 5, 2026, issue, the artist Lorenzo Mattotti depicted a time-honored way to shake off the…
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The Psychology of Fashion
Virginia Woolf had portrayed a similar tension between unity and fragmentation a decade earlier, with Mrs. Dalloway gazing at herself in…
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The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films
A hundred and three years on, F. W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” still haunts the moviegoing unconscious. Newcomers feel…
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Briefly Noted
“Daring to Be Free,” “The Second Estate,” “Best Offer Wins,” and “A Love Story from the End of the World.” Source link
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Biden Moved These Men off Death Row. Trump Wants Them Back On.
That Biden commuted those federal sentences at all was somewhat surprising. He had campaigned on ending the death penalty, but once in…
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The Year the Movies Went Big on Isolation
Retreating to sparsely populated and remote settings, these films did not attempt to build dense webs of social relations or to show their…
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A tale of two Ralphs — Lauren and the supermarket — shows the reality of a K-shaped economy
John and Theresa Anderson meandered through the sprawling Ralph Lauren clothing store on Rodeo Drive, shopping for holiday gifts. They…
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Eurovision 2026 crisis: Italian union calls for boycott of singing contest
A petition has been launched calling for Italy to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and to "join the other countries that…
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Video: Who Is Trying to Replace Planned Parenthood?
new video loaded: Who Is Trying to Replace Planned Parenthood? As efforts to defund Planned Parenthood lead to the closure of some of its…
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Video: Uber Clears Violent Felons to Drive
new video loaded: Uber Clears Violent Felons to Drive Our reporter, Emily Steel, found that in many states, Uber’s guidelines allow people…
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Most Israelis say social division bigger threat to country than Iranian nuclear threa
While 59% of Jewish respondents viewed polarization as the greatest threat, only 39% of Arab participants said the same, possibly due to…
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Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say
A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, officials have said. Russia's Investigative Committee said Lt Gen Fanil…
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Iranian-backed militias may be weighing disarmament amid Iraq political shift
US Envoy to Iraq, Mark Savaya, posted on X overnight between December 21 and 22 that the steps being taken by “armed groups” in Iraq are…
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German police: Over 1,000 suspicious drone flights recorded in 2025
The head of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch, said more than 1,000 suspicious drone flights had been recorded…
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Shein’s global ambitions survive French store uproar
The e-commerce giant, whose model of high-volume, ultra-cheap fashion has upended traditional retailing, looks like it’s in France to stay…
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Trump appoints Louisiana governor to serve as special envoy to Greenland
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland,…
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The Extremely Online Bona Fides of “I Love L.A.”
In Sunday’s season finale of “I Love L.A.,” Los Angeles is blamed for getting between the show’s protagonist, Maia (Rachel Sennott), and…
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Attorney urges Shin Bet action after alleged Jaffa attack by Hilltop Youth
An attorney claimed the Shin Bet policy of relocating violent settlers into Israel proper has led to rising threats in mixed cities like…
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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson leaves Patriots game with concerning injury
The Baltimore Ravens have had to play a majority of their season without superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson, and now they’re hoping they…
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Edited pictures of British influencer falsely linked to Bondi attack
As Australia reeled from its worst mass shooting in decades, baseless rumours surfaced online that one of the attackers was named Khaled…
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Another 130 abducted schoolchildren released in Nigeria
Nigerian authorities say they have secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in…