Is My Husband a Doormat?

Is My Husband a Doormat?

Nearly four years ago, at our home in Zadar, Croatia, during what had been no more than ordinary bickering, my husband yelled unimaginable words: “You’ve been abusing me for 20 years!” The fight had started the previous night. He had snapped at our daughters for being their usual rambunctious selves …

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Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders

Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders

The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others. In a presentation to a Federal Trade Commission panel, Arthur C. Evans Jr., …

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Howard Buten, Autism Therapist, Novelist and Clown, Is Dead at 74

Howard Buten, Autism Therapist, Novelist and Clown, Is Dead at 74

Howard Buten, a college dropout from Detroit, juggled three extraordinary lives. In one, he was a tender, clumsy and wordless red-nosed clown named Buffo. He sold out theaters around the world. Critics compared him to Charlie Chaplin and Harpo Marx. In another, he volunteered as an aide with autistic children, …

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The President-Elect Comments Often on the Men Around Him

The President-Elect Comments Often on the Men Around Him

With all due respect, the look that Prince William sported at the starry reopening of Notre-Dame in Paris this month was nothing special: a well-tailored overcoat, a dark blue tie, a pressed white shirt. And, naturally, his new beard. But that simple outfit did not fail to wow one luminary. …

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