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  • Tech and Business Correspondent, Vanity Fair
  • Reporter in Residence, Omidyar Network
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Libby’s Is the Only Canned Pumpkin You Should Ever Buy Original

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By Julia Black Verified
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Thanksgiving is around the corner, and you’ve likely got pumpkin pie on your mind. Maybe you’re wondering if there really is such a thing as good canned pumpkin. Is the best canned pumpkin actually better than a lovingly crafted homemade pumpkin purée? Listen. You could track down a sugar pumpkin, cut it open, scoop it out, roast it, purée it, and strain it. But we recommend you open a can instead.
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Zohran's Tech Czar Is Undaunted

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By Julia Black Verified
| Vanity Fair Verified
New York City's new chief technology officer, Lisa Gelobter, on TikTok, “bureaucracy hacking,” and why her department can pull off what DOGE could—or would—not. This winter, a few months into my pregnancy, I began making a spreadsheet to collect information about my local childcare options.
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Can AI Save Luxury Retail?

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By Julia Black Verified
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Everyone from big-name designers to multibrand department stores are looking for ways to use AI. When Dr. Nasrin Mostafazadeh and her husband first moved to New York City from Iran, they picked out an apartment with a very specific view: the Fifth Avenue headquarters of Lord & Taylor. The scenery didn't last very long. “Seeing these big signs saying, ‘Going out of business' on something that was the epitome of luxury to us…. It was so jarring,” she said.
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