The whiskey bottle was there, out of his reach, two empty glasses beside it, his own, empty now also, in his hand.

NEWYORKER: The Woman of the House

Inside the arena, Springsteen is walking around the empty seats, a microphone in his hand, giving stage directions.

NEWYORKER: We Are Alive

Soon gesture-recognition systems, which will read the occupants' hand gestures in the empty air, will supersede touch screens and capacitive switches, avoiding, among other things, greasy fingerprints on the controls.

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