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“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” — 2.5 stars What’s not to love about Oscar, the unreservedly romantic, unfailingly authentic character at the center of Goodman Theatre’s “The Brief Wondrous ...

“You’re strange, unfamiliar, great,” says the young woman to Oscar Wao, the nerdy, collegiate, Dominican American hero of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Junot Díaz. No sooner are those words ...

In the stage versions of two beloved books, the most impressive moments emerge when the productions stray from the source material. By Helen Shaw Reporting from Chicago Last weekend, in Chicago, I saw ...

Editor's note: This report is about suicide and suicidal ideation. The South Orange & Maplewood community in New Jersey has been through some very tough times. Schools superintendent Jason Bing says ...

This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...

The country’s top internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), requires that any company launching an AI tool with “public opinion properties or social mobilization capabilities" ...

It’s hard to ignore the seismic shifts brought about by algorithm-driven content. Every time you scroll through your social media feed or check your favorite news app, algorithms are diligently at ...

Learn how recommendation algorithms, streaming recommendations, and social media algorithms use content recommendation systems to deliver personalized recommendations. Pixabay, TungArt7 From movie ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

As the world races to build artificial superintelligence, one maverick bioengineer is testing how much unprogrammed intelligence may already be lurking in our simplest algorithms to determine whether ...