A World-Class Omakase in America’s Most Landlocked State

A World-Class Omakase in America’s Most Landlocked State

Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung blocks of row houses punctuated by dive bars and cafés, thrift stores and record shops. If the city is known for anything, food-wise, it’s beef; from the mid-nineteenth century to…

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John Early Is Ready to Go There

John Early Is Ready to Go There

I saw who you were sitting with. She was talking with Wallace Shawn, who was sitting behind me, and an usher told her, “Your seat is over there.” I had an extra seat, but my friend couldn’t come, so I was, like, “If you guys want to sit near each other, I can scoot over.”…

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Katie Holmes Gives Chloé’s Gold-studded T-Strap Heels a Romantic Turn at Tribeca

Katie Holmes Gives Chloé’s Gold-studded T-Strap Heels a Romantic Turn at Tribeca

Katie Holmes brought Chloé’s retro-feel Cleia sandals into a softer red carpet setting Saturday, attending the “Happy Hours” premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival in the black patent silhouette. Katie Holmes wears Chloé Cleia Heeled Sandals in black patent calfskin as attends the “Happy Hours” Premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on…

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Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It

Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It

In search of a better understanding of our current moment, I recently went looking for A.I. adopters outside the tech industry. I asked the C.E.O. of a journalism nonprofit how he’s using A.I., and he showed me a web-based tool that he vibe-coded using Claude Code, Anthropic’s programming agent. Each morning, the tool automatically summarizes…

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Bad Buzz and Disappointing Product Launches Hit Lululemon in Q1

Bad Buzz and Disappointing Product Launches Hit Lululemon in Q1

Lululemon Athletica Inc. fizzled some in the first quarter — with the company blaming some bad online buzz and disappointing product launches as it lowered its outlook for the year.  Net income fell 38 percent to $195 million from $314.6 million a year earlier. Still, earnings per share came in slightly better than expected at…

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The Rise of the Meta-Gay Show

The Rise of the Meta-Gay Show

At times, this approach can wear thin, the air quotes so enormous that they dwarf what’s inside them. But, when the method clicks, it captures something profound: the deep craving to understand, cross-generationally, queer art that refused to play it small. At one juncture, Bassichis recounts a routine that Maya did about coming out as…

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