

Steven Kurutz
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An A.I.-Powered App Helps Readers Make Sense of Classic Texts
Margaret Atwood and John Banville are among the authors who have sold their voices and commentary to an app that aims to bring canonical texts...

TikTok Rediscovers Bag Balm, a Rural Beauty Secret
Social media fans of Bag Balm, a moisturizer originally made for cows’ udders, say it’s just the thing for “slugging.”

Meet the Men Who Eat Meat
With the help of Joe Rogan, a social media trend with staying power emerged from a 2018 book, “The Carnivore Diet.”

How Scam Calls and Messages Took Over Our Everyday Lives
To own a computer or smartphone — indeed, to engage with the digital world to any degree — is to be a mark. You can...

Rusty Foster Tracks Media Gossip From an Island in Maine
Rusty Foster could never live in New York. But his hit newsletter, Today in Tabs, is an enduring obsession of the city’s media class.

Roberto Cavalli, Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83
From the mid-1990s onward he was one of the biggest names in fashion, with stores around the world and celebrity admirers like Lenny Kravitz and...

Sticks. And the People Who Love Them.
Those who appreciate “something as basic as a stick” are sharing their enthusiasm through a newly popular Instagram account.

Love Sticks? There’s an Instagram for That.
Those who appreciate “something as basic as a stick” are sharing their enthusiasm through a newly popular Instagram account.

Andre Dubus III Built His Dream Home With a Boiler Room Office
When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an...

Rumors Swirl About Kate, Princess of Wales Amid Health Concerns
When Prince William bowed out of a planned appearance at a memorial service this week, citing an undisclosed personal matter, speculation around his wife’s health...