04-06-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com

Book Review: ‘Checkmate,’ by Ben Mezrich

“Checkmate,” Ben Mezrich’s tale of chess scandal, may be ready for its close-up — but not for a close read.

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“To see like a dog in a work of art is to have moral perceptions about human beings”

“To see like a dog in a work of art is to have moral perceptions about human beings”

There are two types of anti-woke intellectuals. The first type criticizes ideas; the second is consumed by them

There are two types of anti-woke intellectuals. The first type criticizes ideas; the second is consumed by them

"AIs like talking about sweetness, loudness, quiet, age and beauty. There is a lot of insisting," says Malin Hay, " as well as a lot of promising"

"AIs like talking about sweetness, loudness, quiet, age and beauty. There is a lot of insisting," says Malin Hay, " as well as a lot of promising"

John Bolton, Ex-Trump Adviser, Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty Over Classified Information

Marjane Satrapi, the Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56

Alan Gribben, Twain Scholar Who Excised Slur From ‘Huck Finn,’ Dies at 84

Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56

11 Books That Capture the Swoon-Worthy Drama of Wedding Season

Psilocybin is doing what decades of philosophy couldn't: turning committed materialists into reluctant mystics

Harold Bloom, flatterer. John Ashbery was “THE POET ABSOLUTE,” yet A.R. Ammons’s work was “larger and better” — and then there was Henri Cole

Harold Bloom, flatterer. John Ashbery was “THE POET ABSOLUTE,” yet A.R. Ammons’s work was “larger and better” — and then there was Henri Cole

Denis Johnson's life was a mess. His prose, somehow, was immaculate. How to explain the distance between life and art?

Denis Johnson's life was a mess. His prose, somehow, was immaculate. How to explain the distance between life and art?

Songwriter David Baerwald Shares an Unspeakable Family Secret in ‘The Fire Agent’

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