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I Am the Person Who Controls Your Appliances

I Am the Person Who Controls Your Appliances4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (324+ words) You might be surprised to learn that someone is determining whether or not your appliances work on a day-to-day basis. That your fridge isn't just malfunctioning because of some electrical failure. It's because of a person, and I am that…...

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newyorker.com > magazine > 10/06/2025 > the-new-york-historical-looks-down-east-for-its-facelift

The New York Historical Looks Down East for Its Facelift

The New York Historical Looks Down East for Its Facelift3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (177+ words) Early the next morning, out on Crotch Island, Ramos led Eglin and a few visitors down an old track littered with rusted machinery and piles of grout (the vulgate for waste rock) to an arena-size section of the quarry where…...