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Want to Better Understand America? Consider All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp.
The great economist George Stigler wrote a paper called “The Cost of Subsistence” that calculated the minimum cost of food…
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Fred Roos, Casting Director and Coppola Collaborator, Dies at 89
Widely considered to have the best eye for talent in Hollywood, he shared the best-picture Oscar with Francis Ford Coppola…
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Harrison Butker’s Very American Traditionalism
Across almost two weeks of controversy over the commencement speech that Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave at Benedictine…
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’: What Do Critics Say? What Do You Say?
The reviews all agree that the follow-up to “Fury Road” feels sadder and heavier. But is that a good thing?…
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Google’s A.I. Search Errors Cause a Furor Online
The company’s latest A.I. search feature has erroneously told users to eat glue and rocks, provoking a backlash among users.
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The Rolling Stones Really Might Never Stop
During a 19-song set at MetLife Stadium that spanned 60 years, the band tapped into what seems like a bottomless…
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Where New Yorkers Start Being Polite and Stop Getting Real
The Portal, a video art installation connecting the city with Dublin, is open again, now with safeguards. But does changing…
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Brooke Shields Elected President of Actors’ Labor Union
She takes office immediately. The previous leader of Actors’ Equity, Kate Shindle, had been president since 2015, and did not…
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Review: A Delightful ‘Orfeo’ Returns to the Met Opera
The countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo stars in a revival of Mark Morris’s witty, sensitively choreographed production.
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The Best Books of the Year (So Far)
Fiction | Nonfiction We’re almost halfway through 2024 and we at The Book Review have already written about hundreds of…