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Twice the glory of corruption. Credit: Nola Artistry/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… Yes, officer, I was in the French Quarter of New Orleans last month when those 10 young lawbreakers made their grand escape, but if…

The famous rock star has been diagnosed with a severe form of Trump syndrome. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… I love Bruce Springsteen. My first concert with him was in 1977. I never get tired of listening to…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story This month, beloved British pop band Pulp will release More, their first new album in twenty-four years. Founding frontman Jarvis Cocker has been busy with a host of exciting projects in…

In modern America, the ability to dress well has become a rare and increasingly difficult task. Credit: aastock/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… Growing up, I was often called a nerd or a bookworm, but perhaps the…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Sebastião Salgado, who died last week of leukemia at the age of 81, was one of the most celebrated documentary photographers of the 20th century. Over more than four decades of…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Northanger Abbey is the least popular of Jane Austen’s six novels. It is also often taught in university literature courses. These two facts are interrelated. Written mostly in 1798 and 1799,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The multifaceted, troubled, and sometimes perplexing artist Rashid Johnson, whose sprawling exhibition “Poem for Deep Thinkers” is currently on view at the Guggenheim and takes up most of the museum’s space,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing this week. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. Summer is a time of…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Last week, OpenAI announced it was acquiring io, a company that makes AI products. The firm was co-founded by Jony Ive, a highly respected designer best known for his collaboration with…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story He layered the paint and combed it with an Afro pick. Or he froze it and smashed it, reassembling the fragments into new wholes. Like an alchemist, he altered its texture…