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Ancient Wisdom: I’m 83. Is My Writing Better Than When I Was 30?
There’s no reason an older creative artist can’t replace lost energy with expertise or, to put it more grandly, ambition with wisdom; we ought to be…
Nicholas Delbanco
Did AI Write This Prize-Winning Story?
Jamir Nazir’s short story was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Prize. Days later, he was accused of using AI to write it.
Novi Zhukovsky
The Great Writers Who Were Terrible People
And why we should read their work despite their odious prejudices.
Shilo Brooks
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This Week in American History: Trump’s Overarching Problem
The president’s plan for a triumphal arch in Washington calls for something that would really be a tribute to America’s past: compromise.
Jonathan Horn
Roald Dahl’s Kanye West Moment
A new Broadway play asks how much we can forgive a genius for his ugliest beliefs. It’s a question that feels uncomfortably current.
Suzy Weiss
The Weekend Press: Oscars Weekend!
Plus: Louis Theroux embarrassed himself in his latest documentary. America’s founding mother. Remember when Andrew Yang tried to warn us about mass AI…
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‘One Battle After Another’ Is Irredeemable
The movie is just another sign that Hollywood has once again driven itself to total moral, artistic, and creative ruin.
Liel Leibovitz
Joe Gebbia Is Making the Government Beautiful Again
The Airbnb co-founder came to D.C. to serve the second Trump administration. Unlike Elon Musk, he remains—as the Chief Design Officer of the United…
Suzy Weiss
David Mamet vs. the Snobs
And why the legendary playwright hates Salinger, Steinbeck—and school.
Shilo Brooks
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The Met Turned a Masterpiece Into an Anti-ICE Screed
When done well, taking extreme liberties with a familiar piece of art can breathe new life into it. When done poorly, the result is. . . well, the…
Liel Leibovitz
Harems Are Back
Plus: Everything that’s wrong with the new Avatar movie.
Suzy Weiss
Kristen Stewart Needs You to Know She Thinks Method Acting Is Cringe
The ‘Twilight’ star takes aim at serious men, the internet melts down over the color of the year, and pop stars want to get married again.
Suzy Weiss
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