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TikTok Introduces Ads With A.I.-Generated Avatars

Look closely. Is that a real person?

Have We Reached Peak Baby Name?

Tank? Afternoon? Flick? Orca?

Do You Have Information About Miss USA or the Wider Pageant World?

The Times has been covering the turmoil inside Miss USA, but our reporters want to learn about the pageant world more broadly, too. We’re interested...

‘The Spark’: How Irish Kids Created the Song of Summer

Think you can stop what they do? I doubt it.

After the Trump Verdict, the TikTok Trial Began

Late into Thursday night, social media users debated the outcome of Donald J. Trump’s hush-money trial. Even Michael Cohen got in on the action.

Is Everything an A.S.M.R. Video Now?

Videos that tickle what is known as the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response used to belong to a specific corner of the internet. Now they’re virtually...

Inside Miss USA Turmoil: A Leaked Letter and String of Resignations

Noelia Voigt’s announcement this week that she was stepping down as Miss USA set off a string of departures and prompted larger questions about the...

A Broadway Star Gets Married With Help From Daniel Radcliffe

Lindsay Mendez, nominated for a Tony in “Merrily We Roll Along,” married actor J. Alex Brinson in a Monday ceremony officiated by castmate Jonathan Groff....

Don’t Be Fooled by A.I., Katy Perry Didn’t Attend the Met Gala

Images of the pop star were convincing enough to trick plenty of people. on social media, including Ms. Perry’s own mother.

Substack Throws a Party to Celebrate Hate Reads Newsletter

The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.