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Catherine Lacey’s Infinite Regress
A Möbius strip, a looped surface with a single continuous side, is often formed by cutting a long, thin piece of paper and joining its…
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A Forgotten Surrealist’s Paintings Return to New York
When Ford returned to his gallery, he entered Orlik’s name into Artnet, the art-price database. His search yielded barely any results.…
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What’s Happening to Reading?
What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged…
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Trump’s Going to Weaken Outdoor Workers’ Heat Protections
The “one size” in this instance is temperature. Under the rule, when the mercury rises above 80 degrees, employers are required to offer…
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The Supreme Court Takes Up a Major Case on Anti-Abortion Clinics
Crisis pregnancy centers are back at the Supreme Court. The justices on Monday agreed to consider whether New Jersey can investigate…
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We Better Pray That No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is President
If you live in the United States, you are in greater jeopardy today than you were six months ago. So is your family. So are your friends…
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The Worst Part of Trump’s Big Bill Is Getting Almost No Attention
But a lot of the fiscal responsibility stuff that the Dems are most comfortable harping on seems frankly pedestrian in comparison to a…
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“Sick”: Trump’s Violent Outbursts Worsen as Parade Fiasco Sinks In
After the horrific assassination of a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota, President Trump at first correctly stressed that such…
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10 Accessories That Instantly Upgrade Every Outfit - Julia Berolzheimer
Simon Miller Dress, Margaux Sandals, Valentino Hat (sold-out, similar here), Carolina Bucci Necklace, Saint Laurent Bag, Lowercase…
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Apocalypse No: “The Life of Chuck” Stumbles at the Finish Line
It’s impossible to discuss “The Life of Chuck” without revealing the ending, because that’s where the movie starts. It’s built backward,…
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Joni Ernst’s Sick Response to Medicaid Cuts Has Tanked Her Career
Will Iowa Senator Joni Enst call it quits after her humiliating defense of Donald Trump’s budget bill? Several Republican aides,…
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MAGA Desperately Scrambles to Claim Minnesota Assassin Is a Democrat
Vance Boelter allegedly shot and killed Democratic Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Saturday. Hours later,…
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Customs Officials Deport Man for Reporting on Pro-Palestine Protests
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials reportedly told an Australian writer who was detained and deported upon his arrival in Los…
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We have CHICKENS!
Hello and good morning from the farm. Can I say that now that we have chickens?! Ahhhh… yes! The chicks are finally here and we are…
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Why Donald Trump Is Obsessed with a President from the Gilded Age
Late in his life, McKinley reconsidered protectionism. He was reëlected in 1900, and by his second Administration he felt that the United…
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The Atomic Bombs’ Forgotten Korean Victims
Tanaka Terumi was thirteen years old when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, in August, 1945. The blast knocked him…
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The Portland Bar That Screens Only Women’s Sports
When Jenny Nguyen was in her twenties, working as a chef in her home town of Portland, Oregon, she became a regular at pickup basketball…
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So You Want to Be a Genius
Let’s say there’s another pandemic. This time, a lethal disease spreads through contact with other people’s fecal matter. Precision toilet…
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Forget a White T-Shirt—This Pretty Top Is the Hero of My Summer Wardrobe
I don’t know about you, but this summer I’m looking for outfit inspo more than ever. And this week, as I was scrolling through Instagram…
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Thai Airways exits debt restructuring plan with court approval
Thai Airways International won court approval to exit a debt restructuring programme, paving the way for resumption of trading in its…
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Julius Baer’s new CEO takes on old guard to revamp Swiss bank
On his first day as chief executive officer, Stefan Bollinger told staff at Julius Baer Group that they should not be afraid to speak up…
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Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert
UN peacekeepers should be routinely deployed to protect aid convoys from attack in places such as Gaza and Sudan, a senior United Nations…
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Abu Dhabi state oil firm makes US$18.7 billion bid for Australia’s Santos
Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company is leading a takeover bid for Australian energy group Santos, valuing it at US$18.7 billion, the two…
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Israeli military says Iran launched more missiles at Israel
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that Iran again fired missiles at Israel in a conflict that started with an Israeli attack…