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Robinhood Bets Again on a Public Venture Capital Fund
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · yesterday
The trading platform raised $200 million for a second publicly traded vehicle to let ordinary investors buy into privately held start-ups.
Inside the $12.5 Billion Deal for the Lakers
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · Aug 13
The transaction, hashed out last weekend, reflects the huge profit potential of major sports franchises.
What We Know About Taylor Farms’ Food Recalls
Kevin Draper · Aug 13
Just weeks after the company recalled lettuce and other produce suspected of being tainted by the cyclosporiasis parasite, it recalled jalapeños linked to a salmonella outbreak.
Will Paramount’s Brinkmanship Work?
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Sri Muppidi and Lauren Hirsch · Aug 13
The media company’s leader, David Ellison, is threatening to pull the company out of California in the face of a lawsuit by states seeking to block its big deal.

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Early-Onset El Niño
David Gelles · Aug 13
The global weather disrupter appears to be taking a toll, and its peak could still be months away.
An Electric Motorcycle Revolution
Chico Harlan · Aug 11
With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. We took a spin around Lahore, Pakistan, on a small-but-mighty one.
On These Motorcycles, the Thrill Is Truly Electric
Chico Harlan, Zia ur-Rehman and Asim Hafeez · Aug 11
With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. The Iran war has made Trump “salesman of the year,” one executive in Pakistan said.

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Stavros Halkias Never Wanted to Get Political
Joe Coscarelli, Jon Caramanica and Ryan Lowry · yesterday
The podcast host and emerging Hollywood presence spoke about his new stand-up special, giving advice to incels and comedy’s rightward creep.
Edinburgh Fringe: 8 Buzzy Shows to See
Jillian Rayfield, Alex Marshall and Houman Barekat · yesterday
Whether on a constant treadmill, turning trauma into laughs or venturing into children’s entertainment, these acts are winning over viewers and critics.
How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence
Tina Jordan, Edward Vega, Karen Hanley and James Surdam · yesterday
Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.
Wagner Moura Puts Us on Trial in Edinburgh
Helen Shaw, Léo Hamelin, Sutton Raphael and Fraser Rice · yesterday
Our chief theater critic, Helen Shaw, is in Scotland for the Edinburgh International Festival. For her, Christiane Jatahy’s modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s “Enemy of the People” was a difficult but valuable theater experience.
So You Want to Build an A.I. Star?
Reggie Ugwu · Aug 13
Designers at a new crop of creative studios create fake personas they hope real people will love. Are they distorting culture or mirroring it?

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How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence
Tina Jordan, Edward Vega, Karen Hanley and James Surdam · yesterday
Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.
Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path, Now Open to All
Paul Theroux and Jeremie Souteyrat · Aug 12
Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore.
Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir
Neil Vigdor · Aug 10
The British scholar resigned from Cambridge after the university, which made him its youngest Black professor in 2023, began investigating his academic qualifications.

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Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path, Now Open to All
Paul Theroux and Jeremie Souteyrat · Aug 12
Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore.