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Arts
In the Early Days of Lockdown, a Writer Considers a Perplexing Age
Set during the pandemic, Sigrid Nunez’s new novel, “The Vulnerables,” is a story of unlikely companionship and personal reflection.
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Health
Doctors Wrestle With A.I. in Patient Care, Citing Lax Oversight
The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve…
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World
From Smugglers and TikTok, Migrants Get a Message: Go to New York
Many migrants entering the U.S. southern border have been steered to New York City by relatives, politicians and smugglers, in…
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World
‘I Decided I Needed a Slice of Junior’s Strawberry Cheesecake’
A long trip to satisfy a craving, a Greenwich Village walk and more reader tales of New York City in…
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Arts
When the Thrill of Victory Felt Truly Thrilling
Michael MacCambridge’s “The Big Time” rewinds to the ’70s, when showy personalities and compelling rivalries turned sports into mass entertainment.
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World
Among New York’s Sidewalk Sideshows, 2 Goats and a Story of Despair
In a city thick with spectacles and showmen, Beverly Shaw arrived from Indiana with a desperate plea.
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World
Public Schools Struggle to Say the Right Thing About the Israel-Hamas War
Across the country, public schools, like colleges and universities, are facing backlash as they try to respond to the Hamas…
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News
If You Plant Milkweed, They Will Come. (And Not Just the Butterflies.)
These underappreciated plants attract a “hungry throng” of beneficial insects. They’re not bad to look at, either.
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Arts
When the Skyscraper You Hate Blocks the Skyscraper You Love
Sometimes New York’s a downer. I had an appointment the other day near Madison Square Park. For years, one of…
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Arts
How Philip Roth’s Raunchiest Novel Made It to the Stage
For their adaptation of “Sabbath’s Theater,” John Turturro and Ariel Levy sought to preserve “the nasty side of existence” evoked…