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Will Zohran Mamdani Bring Change to New York’s Gifted-and-Talented Program?

Will Zohran Mamdani Bring Change to New York’s Gifted-and-Talented Program?3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1499+ words) The City's gifted-and-talented programs can seem like a "golden ticket." Jessica Winter reports on the history of the program and how it might change under Mayor Mamdani. Despite the Post's tone of sweeping condemnation, each of these editorials was tunnelling…...

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Whodunnit: The Upstate Murder-Mystery Weekend

Whodunnit: The Upstate Murder-Mystery Weekend9+ hour, 30+ min ago   (267+ words) Rachel Syme investigates the latest in hotel murder-mystery weekends. Cupid gets his main-character moment this weekend. We asked New Yorker staffers to help build a playlist befitting his romantic mission. For a classic piece of nineties Brit pop, Oasis's "Slide…...

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The Myth of the Perfect Writer’s Room

The Myth of the Perfect Writer’s Room9+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1329+ words) We think we need space to be creative'but that might have it exactly backwards. Joshua Rothman writes about Katie da Cunha Lewin's book "The Writer's Room" and the mythos around creating the perfect desk and work space in order to…...

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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, February 12th

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, February 12th23+ hour, 45+ min ago   (51+ words) How to make the perfect partner in eighteen easy A.I. prompts. When to go to to the hospital for childbirth. Starter packs for things you will start but never finish. Reality shows for your thirties. Updated rules for children at our…...

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What Is Love?

What Is Love?1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (51+ words) How to make the perfect partner in eighteen easy A.I. prompts. When to go to to the hospital for childbirth. Starter packs for things you will start but never finish. Reality shows for your thirties. Updated rules for children at our…...

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Why You’re Considered Attractive

Why You’re Considered Attractive2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (556+ words) Conversely, if you are considered attractive in middle school, it simply means that you look old. If you are an attractive high-school student, have fun out there. But understand that, when you become an adult, nobody is going to like…...

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Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, February 10th

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, February 10th3+ day, 8+ min ago   (51+ words) How to make the perfect partner in eighteen easy A.I. prompts. When to go to to the hospital for childbirth. Starter packs for things you will start but never finish. Reality shows for your thirties. Updated rules for children at our…...

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What to Do When Your Spouse Doesn’t Notice You’re Down

What to Do When Your Spouse Doesn’t Notice You’re Down3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (51+ words) How to make the perfect partner in eighteen easy A.I. prompts. When to go to to the hospital for childbirth. Starter packs for things you will start but never finish. Reality shows for your thirties. Updated rules for children at our…...

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“The President’s Cake” Is a Neorealist Treasure from Iraq

“The President’s Cake” Is a Neorealist Treasure from Iraq3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1139+ words) The first feature by Hasan Hadi, set in 1990, depicts the agonies of war and dictatorship as experienced by a schoolgirl in the course of a high-stakes day, Richard Brody writes. Like many of the essential neorealist films (such as "Paisan…...

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newyorker.com > books > page-turner > the-death-of-book-world

The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post

The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (576+ words) Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, writes about the death of the paper's books section. In the three years that I worked at the Post, I fielded mail from all manner of people'doctors, teachers, prison inmates, and,…...