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The Age of “Intentional” Drinking
One evening not long ago, I met Amanda Crawford, a professional wine adviser, at Vandell, a new but nostalgic cocktail bar on the east…
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Don’t Buy into Hantapanic | National Review
It’s extremely unlikely that the next pandemic is at hand. Source link
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Harvard and Yale Discover (Gasp!) the Importance of Viewpoint Diversity | National Review
But endowed chairs for conservative scholars won’t fix the problem. Source link
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“The Audacity” Is a Brutal Silicon Valley Satire with an Agenda
Midway through my watch of the new tech-satire series “The Audacity,” I received an e-mail from Google that I had received many times…
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How Garry Trudeau and William F. Buckley Bridged Partisan Divides | National Review
The two Yalies found common ground despite their generational and political differences. Source link
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The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke
Like almost every smoker, I started when I was a child. Children aren’t supposed to smoke; it’s allegedly a part of the adult world,…
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Our Screen Culture Increasingly Can’t Read | National Review
Over the past ten years, reading scores have declined in 83 percent of school districts. Source link
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Rostam Batmanglij Wanders to the Edges of American Sound
Other songs on “American Stories” are more personal. “Like a Spark” opens with a blues riff played on a nylon-string guitar, offset by the…
Business
Gamers, developers protest Saudi Arabia's bid to acquire Electronic Arts
As Electronic Arts moves closer to closing a sale of the gaming company to Saudi Arabian investors, it’s facing backlash from a group of…
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Time for the Times to Retract the Israeli-Rape Column | National Review
The newspaper’s defense of Nicholas Kristof’s column is indefensible. Source link
Business
LinkedIn, Cisco and Amazon are the latest tech companies laying off more workers
Job cuts are hammering the tech industry as companies ramp up investments in artificial intelligence. This week, San Jose-based tech…
Business
Local Media Is Thriving in E-mail Newsletters
When I first moved to Brooklyn, in 2010, a small, stapled, glossy print product became my guide to my new neighborhood of Bushwick and…
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Anti-Populist Censorship Reigns in Europe | National Review
If Europe doesn’t ease up, it will have to learn the hard way that repression has its limits. Source link
Culture
Demi Moore says Hollywood has to ‘find ways’ to work with AI, not fight it
Demi Moore is weighing in about how Hollywood should respond to the growing influence of AI — and it starts with embracing the technology.…
Culture
Why 'House of David' director thinks AI can save Hollywood jobs
In 1926, director Cecil B. DeMille hired hundreds of workers to build a set of Jerusalem inside the DeMille Studios in Culver City for the…
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Buddy Bradley’s Legacy of Dance
The case that Ashton and Bradley heavily influenced each other is stronger, if also strained. They collaborated on the stereotype-sodden…
Business
EBay rejects GameStop's $56-billion takeover offer
California online marketplace EBay said Tuesday its board rejected GameStop’s unsolicited $56-billion takeover offer. The proposal was…
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Why Does AOC Think Billionaires Can’t Exist? | National Review
The idea that any of the most famous U.S. entrepreneurs got where they are through, say, wage theft is laughable. Source link
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The Vietnam Problem | National Review
An enemy with a fanatical will can outlast a militarily superior foe. Source link
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Oversight chair seeks information from OpenAI's Sam Altman about potential financial conflicts
WASHINGTON — The chair of the House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman requesting information…
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The Left Suddenly Cares Very Little About Misinformation | National Review
Particularly when it’s being spread by their own side. Source link
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The Twenty-Six-Year-Old Behind “Obsession,” a Terrifying Tale of a Crush Gone Awry
“It starts from a very innocent place with Bear. I wanted it to be relatable. We’ve all had a crush on someone who didn’t like us…
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End the National Flood Insurance Program | National Review
Wealthy homeowners should be insured by the market. Source link