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Politics
Let’s Go Ice Skating. In the Backyard.
Josh Allen had always wanted to try ice skating. “It looked like something fun to do that was good exercise,”…
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World
As Fears Rise, Some Australians Seek U.S.-China Détente
Many countries are trying to figure out what to do about a more insecure, more nuclear-driven world. Australia has an…
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Politics
Why MAGA Loves Russia and Hates Ukraine
As I type this newsletter, continued American aid for Ukraine is in grave doubt. Tucker Carlson is in Moscow to…
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Politics
Mojo Nixon, Who Mixed Roots and Punk Rock, Dies at 66
A self-styled voice of “the doomed, the damned, the weird,” he was known for satirical songs including “Elvis Is Everywhere”…
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Arts
‘The Taste of Things’ Review: Love, Loss and Loins of Veal
Juliette Binoche stars in an instant culinary classic that exquisitely captures the kitchen’s bittersweet blessing.
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Politics
Why Nayib Bukele’s Anti-Crime Model for El Salvador Won’t Work in Other Countries
Voters in El Salvador this week gave their tough-on-crime president a sweeping mandate: Keep going. While votes are still being…
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Business
2024 Begins With More Record Heat Worldwide
On the heels of Earth’s warmest year, January was the eighth month in a row in which global temperatures blew…
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Politics
The Political Perils of a Black-Jewish Rift Over the War in Gaza
“There’s no alliance more historic, nor more important, than the alliance between Black Americans and Jewish Americans.” That’s what Marc…
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Politics
American Cities Aren’t Doomed After All
For a year or two, as first-wave pandemic panic gave way to a more generalized perception of ragged social disorder,…
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Science
A Two-Ton Lifeguard That Saved a Young Pup
In an unlikely act of altruism observed two years ago, a male elephant seal prevented a younger animal from drowning.