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Thoughts on Oligarchy

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132 hamsters broke free of their cages in the cargo hull of a Portuguese commercial airplane and stormed the cabin, grounding the craft for four days. Read More
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In Tromsø, Norway, fishermen trawling for halibut caught the USS Virginia, a nuclear-powered submarine armed with cruise missiles. Read More
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Residents in Colorado Springs voted on one ballot initiative banning the sale of recreational marijuana and another allowing the sale of recreational marijuana. “Both,” said the city in a statement following the election, “have been approved.” Read More
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In Michigan, it was reported that a man living in the woods of the Upper Peninsula captured video of himself being “knocked out cold” by what he claimed was a bigfoot. Read More
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In Iowa, a North Liberty man was arrested for strangling a woman with the American flag. Read More
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A 10-month-old fire station in Stadtallendorf burned to the ground after flames in the building went undetected because no one had installed a fire alarm. Read More
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“It can wait,” Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson said of reconvening Congress to approve additional disaster funding. Read More
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It was reported that Israel’s prime minister rejected a ceasefire deal with Hamas because he worried he’d lose his job, and that Hamas’s leader rejected terms for a ceasefire with Israel because he was hoping for the conflict to draw more countries into war. Read More
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During a televised debate for the mayoralty of São Paulo, a candidate who worked as a crime-show host walked across the stage and struck a rival with a steel chair. Read More

Harper’s Magazine, The Atlantic, and Big Tech

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Vladimir Putin implored his citizenry to have sex on their lunch breaks to boost Russia’s birthrate. Read More
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An infantile pygmy hippopotamus took Thailand by storm; the English transliteration of her name, Moo Deng, would be “bouncy pig” or “pork patty.” Read More
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The Emasculation of Donald Trump

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It was reported that Vladimir Putin’s secret sons enjoy pretending to be Disney characters. Read More
Letter from Chicago

The Offstage Convention

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Finding Gaza at Kamala Harris’s DNC Read More
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In Australia, workers gained the right to ignore their bosses outside of work hours. Read More
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At an aquarium in Sydney, a gay gentoo penguin mourned his partner’s passing through song, rousing the colony to join in his dirge. Read More
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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, whose 49-day premiership was outlived by a head of iceberg lettuce, alleged that a group of “far-left activists” had “suppress[ed] free speech” after they unveiled a poster of the victorious vegetable behind her during a stop on her pro-Trump speaking tour. Read More
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In England, an “exceptionally wet summer” affected the Cerne Abbas Giant, an ancient chalk figure carved into a hill in Dorset, temporarily reducing the visibility of its famously prominent penis; one tourist complained that there was “no attraction there.” Read More
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Slogans and Lies

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A police officer in Arizona who recently received an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving was arrested for drunk driving. Read More

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The International Olympic Committee apologized for introducing South Korea’s athletes as being from North Korea. Read More
Memento Mori

Lewis H. Lapham
(1935–2024)

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Mourning our editor emeritus Read More
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After weeks of pressure, President Joe Biden stepped down as the Democratic nominee and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. Read More
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Former president Donald Trump was injured in what appeared to be a botched assassination attempt. Read More
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Rachel Cusk and Ben Lerner: Live in Conversation

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On the Fourth of July, 26-year-old Patrick Bertoletti from Chicago was crowned America’s first new Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion in eight years, after reigning champion Joey Chestnut was banned from competition for endorsing vegan hot dogs. Read More
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The Supreme Court decreed that former presidents are entitled to a degree of immunity from prosecution. Read More
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Vladimir Putin took Kim Jong Un for a joyride, courting him with a limousine, a tea set, and an admiral’s dirk; Putin received a pair of North Korean hunting dogs in return. Read More
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