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Why Are So Many People Upset About Flock Cameras?
Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense crit…
Grief, Addiction and a Dizzying Carousel: An Opera Tackles the Opioid Crisis
The composer Missy Mazzoli, driven by personal loss, has turned America’s overdose epidemic into a dark, fantastical allegory.
Amanda Knox Takes the Stage, Reclaiming Her Story Through Comedy
In a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Knox is trying to turn her tabloid infamy into stand-up humor, despite an intense backlash.
How Shania Twain Won Over Gen Z
The pop-country megastar is still thrilling young audiences and influencing a new generation of musicians.
Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
The Surprising Truth About Some of the Most Nostalgic Videos on Instagram
VHS Dates advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. The account’s followers have been genuinely touc…
Books and Bread: Free Grocery Stores in Libraries Tackle Food Insecurity
Customers are able to choose their own groceries, often in private, instead of visiting a food pantry for whatever is available on a given d…
A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
America Is Atomizing
A nation of us versus them and them and them.
An Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?
Sam Schwartz, a former New York City traffic commissioner, thinks autonomous vehicles are the future. But his book, “Autokill,” imagines…