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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2026/04/17/reale…

Bringing the Flatiron Building’s Showpiece Door Back to Life (Gift Article)

The revolving door’s inventor built this one over 100 years ago. It was reinstalled this week.

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“Everything there is fried,” said Plex’s CEO of the food at the company’s retreat in Honduras. “Basically people are telling me, ‘Don’t eat the vegetables.’ I was like, ‘I’ve got to have a salad.’ So I got E. coli.” wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/… via @WSJ
Inside a Corporate Retreat That Went Very Badly Wrong

Inside a Corporate Retreat That Went Very Badly Wrong

Technology company Plex took its 120 employees to Honduras for a weeklong bonding experience. It was a disaster from the moment they arrived.

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Broadway Meets Wall Street As One Show Finances Another via @forbes forbes.com/sites/marchershbe…
Broadway Meets Wall Street As One Show Finances Another

Broadway Meets Wall Street As One Show Finances Another

Similar to how Ford Motor Company invested in Rivian Automotive, the upcoming musical 'Chimney Town' has invested in the Broadway musical 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball.'

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It’s the Music You Hear All Day, Without Ever Noticing nytimes.com/2026/03/10/magaz…
It’s the Music You Hear All Day, Without Ever Noticing

It’s the Music You Hear All Day, Without Ever Noticing

“Sync music” has become the soundtrack to our lives — whether we realize it or not.

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Now I can't stop hearing this music
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The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe nytimes.com/2025/12/27/arts/…
The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe

The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe

As church bells chime and peal the New Year, historians say the looting of more than 150,000 bells during World War II left “a sonic gap” in the landscape.

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He Went to Jail for Stealing Someone’s Identity. But It Was His All Along. (Published 2025)

A decades-long theft of a man’s identity raised questions about who gets believed in the justice system, and what happens when your name is taken.

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Opinion | The Singular Tragedy of Anne Frank (Published 2025)

Opinion | The Singular Tragedy of Anne Frank (Published 2025)

The more Anne Frank becomes a generic symbol of all historical tragedy, the less we remember who she was and what happened to her.

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The Year of McDonald’s

The Year of McDonald’s

In 2024, we watched American life unfold beneath the golden arches—from Trump’s drive-through stunt to Luigi Mangione’s final hash brown.

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A Four-Hour-Long Hotel Review That Is Actually About So Much More nytimes.com/2024/06/07/movie…
A Four-Hour-Long Hotel Review That Is Actually About So Much More (Published 2024)

A Four-Hour-Long Hotel Review That Is Actually About So Much More (Published 2024)

Jenny Nicholson’s granular critique of Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser experience reflects the fraught relationship between studios and fans right now.

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2024/06/06/opini…
Opinion | Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s (Gift Article)

Opinion | Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s (Gift Article)

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we are forgetting the lessons of World War II.

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The Landline’s Not Dead (at Least at the Masters) (Published 2024)

Augusta National Golf Club has long forbidden cellphones for almost anyone at its hallowed tournament, but patrons delight in making free calls the old-school way.

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‘My Heart Sank’: In Maine, a Challenge to a Book, and to a Town’s Self-Image (Published 2024)

‘My Heart Sank’: In Maine, a Challenge to a Book, and to a Town’s Self-Image (Published 2024)

Wealthy, liberal-leaning Blue Hill prided itself on staying above the fray — until the library stocked a book that drew anger from the left.

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Salt in tea? U.S. chemist’s recipe brews controversy in U.K. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Salt in tea? U.S. chemist’s recipe brews controversy in U.K.

Salt in tea? U.S. chemist’s recipe brews controversy in U.K.

The U.S. Embassy in London and the British government both weighed in.

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Burger lovers wait 8 hours to try Idaho's first In-N-Out nypost.com/2023/12/14/news/b…

Burger lovers wait 8 hours to try Idaho's first In-N-Out

The wait time for a drive-thru meal at In-N-Out Burger’s new Idaho location was already up to eight hours by just noon on Tuesday.

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This menorah, which is on display at the White House Hanukkah party, was recovered from the rubble of the home in Kfar Azza.
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Antisemitism Is Just a Symptom - The Dispatch thedispatch.com/newsletter/g…
Antisemitism Is Just a Symptom

Antisemitism Is Just a Symptom

The root cause of hatred toward Jews is a more pervasive malady.

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The New Antisemitism Is the Oldest Kind by Lance Morrow wsj.com/articles/the-new-ant…

Opinion | The New Antisemitism Is the Oldest Kind

This isn’t the midcentury ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ variety. It’s the return of pure hatred of the Jews.

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A teen died. Now his friends visit his grandma for breakfast each week. wapo.st/3sItMRo
A teen died. Now his friends visit his grandma for breakfast each week.

A teen died. Now his friends visit his grandma for breakfast each week.

About 30 friends show up for a homemade breakfast every Wednesday in memory of Sam Crowe, who was killed last year at age 15.

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Regulating crypto might end it. And that’s just fine. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | Regulating crypto might end it. And that’s just fine.

Opinion | Regulating crypto might end it. And that’s just fine.

The industry is little more than a vast digital casino.

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