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Family history, bound up in the NYT crossword.

on looking for his great-grandmother, the first New York Times crossword puzzle editor, in the current edition.

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A Q&A with the editors of Cake Zine. 

 interviews Aliza Abarbanel and Tanya Bush, the editors of Cake Zine.

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Let them eat cake

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The personal recommendation industrial complex.

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Smartphone face for brands.

on DTC companies’ made-for-online branding. Plus, some community Discord inquiries and good links.

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Beating Drew Barrymore’s record-breaking hairpiece.

interviews artist Dani Reynolds, who holds the Guinness World Record for world's widest wig.  

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Finding beauty in bland times.

in conversation with Dirt contributor and essayist Katy Kelleher. 

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On the video artist Nam June Paik.

reviews Amanda Kim's documentary of an anti-documentarian. 

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DALL-E art at Gagosian.

on Bennet Miller's AI-generated exhibition, Harry Potter by Balenciaga, and *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*

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