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Trump is the Emperor of Artificial Intelligence

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On February 19, Donald Trump visited Truth Social to celebrate his victory over congestion pricing in his home state. “CONGESTION IS DEAD,” he wrote. “Manhattan and all of New York City…

Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Universities may have different expectations: great basketball, cultural centers, qualified teaching of philosophy or physics, even finding a cure for cancer. It is not surprising that these institutions try to satisfy…

Requiem for “Drunken Dad”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Jeff Bark’s new images are clearly crying out for psychoanalysis. The 61-year-old photographer has spent decades alternating between commercial imagery and more artistic work, honing a style of relaxed, sophisticated staged…

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Forget trade conflicts – Madonna and Elton John are on friendly terms again! Credit: Adam McCullough/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… I hope our society gets its priorities right this time. The looming “trade war,” as all…

A Long, Hard Look at America

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story One of the most unusual works of art in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is a painting by Jan Jansz Mostaert, who was born in Haarlem. It dates from 1535 and is…

Rema and the evolution of the Afrobeat sound

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. Over the years, the term…

Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story What is the true function of a social network? Is it a platform that connects people online, a virtual meeting space where we can consume content posted by our acquaintances? That…

The Torment of Neighbor Noise in “Beeps”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Check out the Peeps. New Yorker Documentary Watch the latest movie or share your own. When Robert Vilalta and Samuel Smith start canvassing the neighbors in their Los Angeles neighborhood, things…