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Style
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.…
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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…
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Style
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.
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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…
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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.
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Arts
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…
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Style
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…
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News
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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News
What Donald Trump Talks About When He Talks About ‘Donald Trump’
The first debate of the 2024 presidential campaign, scheduled to take place next week, offers voters a chance to scrutinize…
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Style
My Renter, My Friend
Looking out for a woman in trouble, from eight states away.