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Is Washington Up to the Challenge of A. I. ?
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (123+ words) Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House? ," by Jason Zengerle Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost," by Gideon Lewis-Kraus Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate? ," by Amy Davdison Sorkin…...
A FEMA Insider Says Morale Has Never Been Lower at the Embattled Agency
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (92+ words) The subject of this interview is currently working for FEMA, a federal agency, and he asked to remain anonymous. His voice has been digitally regenerated for the audio of this interview. Further reading and listening: The New Yorker Radio Hour…...
Dana White Thinks Everyone Is a Fighter'Especially Donald Trump
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (2067+ words) How did you get into this? I was a big fan of boxing and grew up loving boxing. It was my favorite sport. And I went to high school with these guys, the Fertitta brothers. They owned Station Casinos in…...
Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 22nd
15+ hour, 44+ min ago (75+ words) I'll start this new project just as soon as all conditions in my life are perfect. More precise names for the "Personal Life" section on Wikipedia. Tough-guy things I can do because I don't wear a face mask. It's becoming…...
I Love Boosters," Reviewed: A Socialist-Surrealist Shoplifting Fantasy
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (1634+ words) The New Yorker One of the most famous scenes in "The Devil Wears Prada" has always rung false to me'the one in which the editor Miranda Priestly lectures Andy, her unfashionable new assistant, on how trends trickle down from big-name…...
How Good Is the U. S. Men's World Cup Team, Really?
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (291+ words) The recent performances have caused a lot of people a lot of anxiety," Landon Donovan, the U. S. M. N. T. s co-all-time leading scorer, told me. Its not the way you want to be heading into a World Cup. When its on home soil,…...
Why Is It So Hard to Be Ordinary?
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (132+ words) My son's Little League season started not long ago. A few games in, a sign appeared, mounted to a chain-link fence at the ballpark. Under the heading "Please Remember," it offered a five-point list: The sign concluded, "Thank you'without, I…...
Summer Culture Preview
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (127+ words) Jump to: Television | Art | Movies | The Theatre | Dance | Contemporary Music | Classical Music Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks programs, playing through the end of June, offer yet more anxiety-inducing choices, including a show about ordinary Americans who are burdened with magical powers (Jesse…...
Singing the Knicks" Praises, with a Dash of Metal
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1330+ words) Doug Berns, a. k. a. Dug Lust, is a Knicks nut and a modern-day Weird Al, who counts Ben Stiller among his devotees. With the team in the playoffs, he's busy. Shortly before Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals, in which the…...
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 21st
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (75+ words) I'll start this new project just as soon as all conditions in my life are perfect. More precise names for the "Personal Life" section on Wikipedia. Tough-guy things I can do because I don't wear a face mask. It's becoming…...