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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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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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Russians were banned from a re-creation of the Battle of Austerlitz. Read More
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Kate DiCamillo

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All ages show: the celebrated children’s book author discusses the art of writing for younger and older audiences Read More
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Casanova

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The thoughtful prick: the man, the myth, and the mythmaking Read More
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It was reported that a woman is suing Kraft Heinz for $5 million because her Velveeta Shells and Cheese took longer than three and a half minutes to make. Read More
Publisher’s Note

Semi-fascism

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“Trump is morally and constitutionally illiterate—a vile plutocrat—but he is no evil genius.” Read More
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The vice president of Brazil explained that Jair Bolsonaro has been absent from the public eye because a skin infection prevented him from wearing pants. Read More
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Pennsylvania’s longest-serving state representative, Anthony DeLuca, was posthumously reelected. Read More
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It was revealed that scientists increasingly don’t understand how artificial intelligence works. Read More
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Nabokov’s Berlin

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A happy eternal recurrence: on the author’s relationship to fatherhood and time Read More
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Iranian state media announced that “the world’s dirtiest man” had died at age 94, several months after taking his first bath in decades. Read More
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Sarah Smarsh on the Midterms

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A view from outside the Beltway of what’s at stake this election Read More
Publisher’s Note

Paris Memories

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“That’s a loss for Americans, who, in any case, hardly know how to make a subtle or nuanced film anymore.” Read More
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Guido Crosetto, who was hospitalized during a 2013 election campaign after smoking 150 cigarettes in a single day, became Italy’s defense minister. Read More
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A German man was detained after biting a police dog. Read More
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A British court ruled that giant marshmallows are an ingredient rather than a snack and are thus not subject to value-added tax. Read More
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A Swiss court ordered Lidl to immediately destroy its stock of foil-wrapped chocolate rabbits. Read More
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Animal Rights

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The heart of the heartland: on the methods and laws factory farms would rather we didn’t know about Read More
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The British pound reached an all-time low valuation against the U.S. dollar following the burial of Queen Elizabeth II, who was laid to rest at an estimated cost of $2.6 billion to the country’s economy. Read More
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The Right to Not Be Pregnant

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Reframing and strengthening fundamental pro-choice arguments Read More
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An armed man wearing a rainbow clown wig who was arrested in a Pennsylvania Dairy Queen was reported to have told police that he was “working to restore Trump to president-king of the United States.” Read More
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