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Bing’s A.I. Chat Reveals Its Feelings: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’
In a two-hour conversation with our columnist, Microsoft’s new chatbot said it would like to be human, had a desire…
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What Language Does Your Heart Speak?
As editors of the Vows and Modern Love columns at The New York Times, we read love stories every day,…
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Your Strangest Pet Names, from ‘Soup’ to ‘Sweet Muffin Breath’
A dozen of our readers’ weirdest terms of endearment for and by their loved ones (and their origin stories).
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Jojo Moyes’s Grandmother Knew a Bookworm When She Saw One
What books are on your night stand? “Shrines of Gaiety,” by Kate Atkinson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All Be…
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Two Kisses We Never Talked About
Sometimes you really have to show up for your ex. This was one of those times.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Want to Come Over?’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Sam Smith Seeks Self-Acceptance and Catharsis, and a Sound to Match
On the British musician’s fourth album, “Gloria,” Smith puts aside ballads for more danceable tracks that show flashes of boldness,…
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Tell Us About Your Strangest Terms of Endearment
Do you have a surprising pet name for your loved ones? When you were young, were you called something bizarre?…
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Why Jesus Loved Friendship
The enduring significance of Christmas is that it represents perhaps the most distinctive feature of the Christian faith — the…
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This Royal Saga Has a Surprise Ending
Once upon a time, a boy met a girl, and they fell in love. This was no ordinary love, just…
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