Dances with robots, and other tales from the outer limits
The working assumption for most of history has been that dance is a thing done by and for humans. Yet it does not seem beyond the pale that robots will...
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What in the world Is a $590 scratch-and-sniff T-shirt doing in 2020?
The universe tends toward ever-increasing disorder; earlier this year, luxury fashion house Lanvin released several varieties of scratch-and-sniff T-shirts priced at $590.
Alison Saar on transforming outrage into art
Artist Alison Saar, 64, has a new public sculpture on the Pomona College campus, commissioned by the Benton Museum of Art there: "Imbue," a 12-foot-tall bronze evoking the Yoruba goddess...
Ancient remains in Peru reveal young, female big-game hunter
The discovery of a 9,000-year-old female skeleton buried with what archaeologists call a "big-game hunting kit" in the Andes highlands of Peru has challenged one of the most widely held...
‘Magic in the dirt’: Small farms cultivate food, companionship despite pandemic
It's the first harvest season of an unparalleled year. We visited three small farms, where we found people cultivating far more than food. Despite quarantines and lockdowns and disruptions, they...
The many lives of lentils
What follows are three lentil dinners I highly recommend. They are all vegetarian, and all have the advantage of tasting good, perhaps better, when prepared in advance. Lastly, each of...
2020 obituaries by The New York Times
Remembering artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in 2020. nytimes.com
How to staycation in 6 American cities
If you live near one of the following six cities and have decided against traveling farther afield, here are some tips on how to be a local tourist. You'll save...
House hunting in England: A refurbished fortress in the English Channel
Britain's real estate market had seen a "general slowdown" in price growth for a few years heading in to 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics, owing in part...
Win or lose, Trump will remain a powerful and disruptive force
If President Donald Trump loses his bid for reelection, as looked increasingly likely Wednesday, it would be the first defeat of an incumbent president in 28 years. But one thing...