Pavel Durov’s anti-establishment streak helped him create one of the world’s biggest online platforms, which emphasizes free speech. It also put a target on his back.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Toni Braxton, Whoopi Goldberg Fan, Watches ‘The View’ in Her Pajamas
“I love a good debate,” said the R&B singer and actress, who can be seen alongside her sisters in the TV series “The Braxtons.” “It doesn’t always make you smile, but it always provokes thought.”
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Teen Wins Maine Lobster Boat Race
Jeremy Beal, a boat builder and lobsterman, had a simple strategy: “Point it and punch it!” His 14-year-old daughter took it from there.
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Cash Cobain Is Changing the Sound of Drill
The rapper and producer’s lusty rhymes and unorthodox samples have made hits for hip-hop’s most lascivious luminaries. With a new album, he aims to join them.
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She Survived the Maui Wildfires. She Couldn’t Survive the Year After
Edralina Diezon was working as a janitor and sending money to her family in the Philippines when wildfires destroyed everything she had. The road to rebuilding her life proved to be perilous.
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7 Days in the Cultural Life of an Artistic Director
Violaine Huisman, who leads programming for the Crossing the Line festival, takes in dance on Little Island, a world premiere at Asia Society and “invigorating” translation projects.
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Profile: Virginia Nicholson
In “All the Rage,” the social historian Virginia Nicholson discusses the changing standards that bedeviled and enthralled a century of women.
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Awkwafina Won’t Forget This Play’s Monologue Anytime Soon
“It gives me the chills right now thinking about it,” said the actress and comedian, who stars in the film “Jackpot!” with John Cena and Simu Liu.
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A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back to the Stage
For over three years, long Covid has presented Joshua Roman with health challenges — and has indelibly shaped the music he makes.
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Camille Henrot Is Tackling One of Our Last Taboos
Camille Henrot has filled a gap in the canon by investigating the labor of motherhood.
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Lainey Wilson’s Exhausting (but Rewarding) Country Music Hustle
The singer and songwriter struggled for years to break through. Now she’s staking a claim for herself — and other women in the genre — with a new album, “Whirlwind.”
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Gwen Walz, la esposa calmada y ultracompetente de Tim Walz
Al principio de la carrera política de su marido, intervino para ayudar. Algunos se preguntaron: ¿Por qué no es ella la candidata?