Hoping for Better, 3 Years Since Oct. 7

Hoping for Better, 3 Years Since Oct. 7

His majestic body, that I carried in my body many moons ago, was returned to me in a bag, skeletal, bearing signs of torture, filthy, missing his left forearm that had been blown off during his abduction, and with six bullet wounds. I awake every day to the confusion of this truth. I am glued…

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Inside the Vanity Museum That Star Wars Built

Inside the Vanity Museum That Star Wars Built

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is a striking addition to Los Angeles’s cultural landscape but falls flat conceptually. Photo by I RYU/VCG via Getty Images It’s hard to miss the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which opened late last month in Los Angeles. For one, the building, designed by Ma Yansong of MAD…

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Don’t Cancel Your Plans. Shrink Them

Don’t Cancel Your Plans. Shrink Them

For example: “I really want to see you, but I’m running on fumes. Would you be up for takeout at my place instead?” Or: “I’m excited to catch up. Could we make it a quick walk? I need an early night.” Your friend might even be relieved, Rundle says: They may be struggling to muster…

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The Toronto Biennial Sets Ancient Wisdom Against Modern Collapse

The Toronto Biennial Sets Ancient Wisdom Against Modern Collapse

Julien Creuzet, Nos diables rouges, nos dérives commotions (…) danse papillon. Presented nightly across multiple screens at Sankofa Square. Photo: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias This year’s Toronto Biennial of Art is dispersed without sprawling, articulating itself through a limited number of interventions conceived specifically for the sites where they are shown and forming a narrative constellation woven…

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Meta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On You

Meta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On You

Since its release last month, Muse has rocketed to No. 1 in the U.S. App Store, with more than 5 million downloads. Meta positions the service as the first AI personal assistant that can access the pieces of your digital life, from your email inbox to your Instagram, in order to take care of humdrum…

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Budapest’s Most Noteworthy New Bakeries Take Tradition in New Directions

Budapest’s Most Noteworthy New Bakeries Take Tradition in New Directions

Egy Csipet Torta. Egy Csipet Torta Mornings in Budapest often unfold over biscuit-like pogácsa or crescent-shaped kifli savored from a neighborhood bakery, known as a pékség. By afternoon, attention turns to slabs of bright apricot-cottage cheese Rákóczi túrós veiled in a meringue lattice and slices of nutty, buttercream-layered Esterházy torta, beloved mainstays of the pastry…

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