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Magazine

Like a Firing Squad, but for Romantic Rejection

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! A new dating-show format asks contestants to pop a balloon to signal that they’re not interested.…

News

Why I Don’t Vote

Abstinence is having what I believe is called a moment. Everywhere a vast literature of self-denial proclaims the benefits of…

News

‘Space Cadet’ Review: Emma Roberts Shoots for the Stars

In a lightweight comedy, the actress plays a bartender who dreams of becoming an astronaut. One problem: She has no…

News

Is America a City on a Hill or a Nation on the Precipice?

If America were a painting, it would almost certainly be a self-portrait. Ours is a nation obsessed with depicting and…

Magazine

The Diabolical PBS Show That’ll Restore Your Faith in Reality TV

Producers selected three families to mimic late-19th-century homesteaders over five months. The resulting quarrels make the “Real Housewives” seem tame.

News

I Am Cringe. The World Is Sus. But My Teenager’s Slang Is Based.

My son just completed high school and when he leaves for college in the fall my life will change in…

World

Methodology: How The Times Calculates 2024 Polling Averages

An average of surveys may sound straightforward, but even a simple approach faces a series of choices.

News

Conan O’Brien Doesn’t Matter*

After hosting talk shows for nearly three decades, Conan O’Brien has come to believe that longevity is overrated. The first…

Magazine

How Cornhole Went Pro

The best part about watching professional cornhole on TV may be listening to it. As aural A.S.M.R. goes, it ranks…

Science

How Flounder Wound Up With an Epic Side-Eye

Flatfish offer an evolutionary puzzle: How did one eye gradually migrate to the other side?

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