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Gaza Goes Dark as Israel Attacks Intensify

It was increasingly difficult to reach people in the Gaza Strip or know what was happening in the enclave late…

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Dave Chappelle Laments ‘Nightmare’ Facing Israelis and Palestinians

The comedian, whose remarks about the Israel-Hamas war last week made headlines, returned to the subject at a show in…

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The Reactionary Futurism of Marc Andreessen

In July, Marc Andreessen — the godfather of the web browser, one of the founders of the venture capital firm…

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Growing Old, for Better or Worse

Readers, including a 101-year-old woman, react to a guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt about the challenges of aging.

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Uncanny Art for the Post-Truth Era

As deepfakes and A.I. images proliferate, hyperrealist sculpture has taken on an eerie new relevance.

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After Nearly Five Decades, Waltraud Meier Takes Her Final Opera Bow

The famed singer, known for her captivating presence, intellectual approach and distinctive sound, is retiring from the stage with “Elektra.”

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War in a Time of Informational Chaos

As a few bleak anecdotes illustrate, it is often impossible, in real time, for outsiders to know what is happening…

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The Essential Skills for Being Human

If you ever saw the old movie “Fiddler on the Roof,” you know how warm and emotional Jewish families can…

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Can Twitter, uh, X, Survive Elon Musk?

What does it take to destroy a nexus — a place, real or virtual, where people go because they expect…

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Helen Garner Keeps ‘Paradise Lost’ and a Bible Close at Hand

What books are on your night stand? “Urn Burial,” by Sir Thomas Browne, “Paradise Lost,” by John Milton, the King…

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