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Mitchell Robinson offers no explanation to Knicks’ load management plan: ‘Ain’t telling you nothing’
CHICAGO — Mitchell Robinson offered neither clarity nor explanation for his four-game absence to start the season, instead backhanding questions about the confusing load management plan.  “I ain’t telling...
As A.I. Chatbots Trigger Mental Crisis Crises, Tech Giants Scramble for Safeguards
As chatbots like ChatGPT and Character.AI face scrutiny, companies and lawmakers push for stronger mental health protections and age rules. Thuyen Ngo/Unsplash Psychosis, mania and depression are hardly new...
When Food Aid Gets Cut, America Pays the Price
A government stalemate over SNAP threatens to unravel not only food access but also the nation’s public health and workforce stability. Unsplash+ The federal government shutdown has upended the...
Don’t Miss: Alejandro García Contreras in Dialogue with Bolesław Biegas and Gustave Moreau in Paris
“The World as a Labyrinth” probes how Contreras’s work is attuned to a universal consciousness shared across eras and geographies. Courtesy the artist and Bibliothèque Polonaise de Paris Different...
Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia’s Plan to Reboot the Neighborhood App: Interview
Nirav Tolia, who co-founded Nextdoor in 2010, has returned as its CEO. Courtesy Nextdoor The heyday of Nextdoor saw the neighborhood-focused social app thrive as a hub for connections,...
Reddit’s Human-Centered A.I. Strategy Is Fueling Its Success
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says Reddit’s next chapter is about making the platform “a true search destination” built on authentic human conversation. Getty Images Reddit is thriving in the...
Porsche’s 99% Profit Tumble Signals Trouble for Luxury Brands Worldwide
Porsche’s steep losses reflect a broader trend across high-end industries, as consumer demand for luxury goods begins to wane. VCG via Getty Images Porsche’s billion-dollar loss last week isn’t...
At MOCA Geffen and The Brick, “Monuments” Probes the Line Between History and Propaganda
Laura Gardin Fraser’s Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson monument (1948) with Hank Willis Thomas’s A Suspension of Hostilities (2019). Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for The Museum of...
One Fine Show: “Robert Rauschenberg, Fabric Works of the 1970s” at the Menil Collection
Robert Rauschenberg, Sant’Agnese (Venetian), 1973. Mosquito net, wood chairs, shoelaces, and corked glass jugs, 32 1/4 × 105 3/4 × 22 1/8 in. (81.9 × 268.6 × 56.2 cm)....
The Best West Village Coffee Shops Right Now
The West Village runs on coffee, but not the grab-and-go fuel that powers Midtown and FiDi. This is deliberate caffeine culture, the kind that makes you late on purpose....
Maurizio Cattelan’s Gold Toilet Returns to the Market at Sotheby’s This November
Maurizio Cattelan, America, 2016. Courtesy Sotheby's Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet America first captured public attention when it was installed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, where...
The Hidden Cost of Gold: Miners, Mercury and a Path to Sustainability
New technologies, international partnerships and luxury buyers are driving a global shift toward sustainable, mercury-free gold. Marco Roque Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, symbolizing wealth, love and power....