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The Enduring Allure of Pilgrimage

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In Israel, an opposition lawmaker compared members of the governing coalition to Minions from the Despicable Me films. Read More
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The End of Bernie

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“Since arriving at the White House, Joe Biden has done nothing but marginalize his main rival in the Democratic Party.” Read More
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The volume of uncollected trash in Paris reached 10,000 tons. Read More
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Changing Views on Climate Change

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Fairweather friends of the planet: climate journalism’s abrupt swing from apocalypse to dreamland Read More
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A Note About Our New Log In System

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How to use our easier and more secure log in system Read More
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An analysis of paintings conducted by Indian urologists was reported to have shown that the average depicted penis size has increased over the past seven centuries. Read More
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The Trouble with Israel’s Supreme Court

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On the ongoing culture war that’s reshaping the country, and the proposed changes to its judiciary Read More
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The Ethics of Pet Ownership

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What is it to be happy? Dissecting the long life of a pet frog Read More
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The Danish government proposed abolishing the “Great Prayer Day” in an attempt to boost funds for defense spending. Read More
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The superintendent of a Pennsylvania middle school suspended classes and shut down the After School Satan Club after receiving a threatening voicemail. Read More
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Books! The Podcast

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On the state of publishing and the failed merger of Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House Read More
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Vanderbilt University apologized for sending an email in response to a mass shooting at Michigan State University that was written using ChatGPT. Read More
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Hell

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“A computer screen can act as a window on the world, but it can also lock you in a sort of monotonous and nonsensical prison.” Read More
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Missouri’s state house voted against prohibiting children from open-carrying firearms unless under adult supervision.  Read More
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The Future of the War on Terror

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Over the horizon: on U.S. military strategy in Niger Read More
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The Italian Supreme Court ruled that children don’t have to see their grandparents if they don’t want to. Read More
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Homelessness, Empty Houses, and Eric Adams

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Moving past criminalization in Philadelphia and elsewhere Read More
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A Pennsylvania man was charged for threatening to eat a sheriff. Read More
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The Antitrust Case Against Google

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AdSense and Sensibility: on the Biden Administration’s efforts to break up Google’s monopoly Read More
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A school cafeteria worker in Louisiana was arrested for selling baked goods laced with marijuana. Read More
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A Tennessee representative claimed there are UFOs in the Bible. Read More
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A study found that people who perceive themselves as attractive are less likely to wear a mask. Read More
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Local authorities in Scarborough, England, canceled their planned end-of-year fireworks display so as not to distress a walrus that had taken up residence in town. Read More
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The DEA announced that it had seized enough fentanyl to kill every American. Read More
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Austerity

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America’s political and cultural divide is widening along with the gap between the ultrarich and everyone else. Read More
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Weekly Review

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Argentina beat France to win the World Cup, marking the third win by the South American team and the first time in history that no British fans were arrested during the tournament. Read More
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Apocalypse Nowish

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Why every generation thinks it’ll be the last Read More
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The Search for Perfect Sound

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Now hear this: the ephemeral and unquantifiable essence of music Read More
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An Energy Department official was accused of stealing luggage from an airport for the second time. Read More
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