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There May Not Be A Lizzo In The Bunch, But There’s Plenty Of Good Music To Check Out In The New Year
The year to come has plenty in store for those of us still amenable to pop’s humble charms.
7 min read
U.S.
Consumer Electronics Show Highlights Include Cool New Tech Toys
A lot of useful and creative technology products were showcased at CES 2018.
5 min read
U.S.
Booze Guide: Ring In The New Year With These Spirits
The best booze for your upcoming party.
4 min read
Science
Shopping Super-Smart: Brilliant Holiday Gifts for Tech-Fetishists
All the best tech items for home, work and play.
6 min read
Analysis
From Harvey Weinstein to Roy Moore: The Ugly Truth About Predatory Behavior by Unseemly Men
From Roger Ailes to Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K. to Roy Moore and, yes, even Senator Al Franken, what we are looking at is a type of stunted boy/man whose outward bluster and surface machismo belie their root insecurity and impotence.
5 min read
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World’s Most Expensive Theater Ticket Is All About You, Not Springsteen
Welcome to ‘You,’ a maximally minimalist exercise in immersive theater, where the traditional line between performer and audience is blurred, if it exists at all.
8 min read
Opinion
‘Donald Trump, the Movie’ Would Be Worse Than ‘Dr. Strangelove’ Meets ‘Ernest Scared Stupid’
A few years ago, you couldn’t have sold the premise of a movie about Trump’s unlikely rise without pointing a Luger at a film executive’s forehead.
5 min read
U.S.
Gadget Lust: The Best and Must Have Loot for Summer
From campground to man-cave, the proper tools of the trade are mandatory.
7 min read
Entertainment
Father’s Day Gift Ideas: Gadgets, Books, Bourbon and More for Dad
From a wireless music system to a new laser golf rangefinder, here are nine ideas for a Father’s Day gift for your dad.
5 min read
Sports
Gadget Lust: Shiny New Golf Toys for the New Season
Like auto-makers, the golf industry serves its addicted minions a new must-have variation every quarter.
5 min read
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Film Spotlights the Brilliant Life, Ugly Death of Jazzman Lee Morgan
‘I Called Him Morgan’ details the short career of the hard bop trumpeter who was gunned down at only 33 in 1972.
3 min read
Science
Your Holiday Shopping Gift Guide: Pocket Drones and Headphones for Christmanzukkah
We’ve got gadgets and gizmos aplenty for holiday gift shopping inspiration.
5 min read
Entertainment
Leonard Cohen Smiles Down on Us From the ‘Tower of Song’
Was (Not Was) member David Weiss remembers Leonard Cohen, the ‘hippest Jewish uncle’ he never had.
7 min read
Entertainment
A Detroit Native’s Guide to the City
If you don’t mind flannel-clad hordes sipping double-digit, free-range lattes, Detroit might just be the new Berlin.
5 min read
Entertainment
Gadget Lust: What Dad Doesn’t Know He Wants for Father’s Day
TaylorMade golf clubs, jerky and the Barbarian: Dad approved.
6 min read
Entertainment
Gadget Lust: Last-Minute, Super-Smart Mother’s Day Gifts
If your mom’s in need of a digital doodad upgrade, these gift ideas are for you.
5 min read
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Disgraced Preacher Jim Bakker’s New Doomsday Pitch
The disgraced televangelist is again warning his flock that end times are nigh, so they’d better send him a check, pronto.
9 min read
Entertainment
How Frank Sinatra Jr. Got Hip
A shaggy tale of Letterman, all-you-can-eat buffets and walking with dinosaurs.
7 min read
Science
CES High Note: A Nerd’s Nerd Who Tickles the Ears
Audiophiles deafened by the din of CES-mania found a safe haven at Emotiva.
4 min read
Science
Digital Voyeurism at CES: A Dose of Tech Porn and Purse-Snatching
The endless search for one honest booth…and a video game for dogs.
4 min read
Entertainment
Gadget Lust: Last-Minute Gift Guide for the Tasteful but Harried
Joy to the world: fab Galaxy tab, booming speakers and really ugly Xmas sweaters.
6 min read
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