In November 2023, a bottle of Macallan Scotch whisky fetched the highest price of all time for a bottle of wine or spirits.
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The history of whiskey is one of perception, not necessarily quality.
Producer Norman Lear on the set of his hit TV series ‘All In The Family,’ standing between its stars, Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor.
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The TV producer showed how storytelling can bridge divides and serve as a beacon of truth in a complex world.
According to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented ‘a kind of crisis of authenticity.’
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Innovations in AI seem to be spurring interest in what is or isn’t real, accurate and human.
X CEO Elon Musk has argued that his social media platform allows users to ‘be their true selves.’
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With identity the most lucrative commodity social media platforms trade in, their fetishization of authenticity remains ironclad.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau – Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1753).
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The ideas of Rousseau reflect many of our own deepest commitments and patterns of thought.
An artist’s impression of the Titan submersible.
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If we want fewer accidents, we may want to consider how we as a society value risk-taking and safety regulations rather than blaming it on individuals.
The Titan submersible imploded on a dive to visit the wreck of the Titanic in June 2023.
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Advances in technology have allowed tourists to go to places and do things they couldn’t in the past. But in extreme environments, the consequences of failure are high.
What makes improvised stage patter more appealing than a canned script?
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Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic self.
Henry Darger worked as a hospital custodian. After his death in 1973, hundreds of his illustrations were discovered.
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The genre – also known as ‘folk art’ or ‘outsider art’ – serves as a reminder that art is a universal human pursuit.
Generative AI thrives on exploiting people’s reflexive assumptions of authenticity by producing material that looks like ‘the real thing.’
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If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, people now need to pause and wonder whether it actually hatched from an egg.
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson speaks during the 2022 Fox Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 17, 2022, in Hollywood, Fla.
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Tucker Carlson and his employer, Fox News, had an incredible understanding of what their audience wants: a kind of authenticity that is not genuine but instead manipulative.
A growing number of businesses across a wide range of industries are successfully selling voyeurism to their audiences.
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Voyeurism provides a glimpse into the private life of another person to give audiences a revealing and entertaining experience.
Studies show that feelings of ease and comfort in a given situation – what psychologists call ‘fluency’ – are tied to feelings of authenticity.
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What if cultivating your authentic self doesn’t involve self-reflection, but instead means focusing on what feels good and natural?
Social media has allowed fake news about the Ukraine invasion to proliferate.
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Increased media literacy education and government regulations are necessary to combat fake information on social media platforms.