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October 20, 2022
The Days Before Liz Truss Resigned Were Absolutely Wild. What’s Coming Next Will Be Worse.
U.K. politics has been cursed for many years, but it has rarely felt so crashingly stupid.
The Oscar Season’s Best #MeToo Movie Isn’t the One About Harvey Weinstein
She Said, Women Talking, and Tár all find power in what they don’t show—to very different ends.
Be Careful Cheering the (Admittedly Hilarious) Fall of Liz Truss
The forces that wilted her tenure could chop up the left, too.
What, Exactly, Does Taylor Swift Mean by “Midnight”?
The word midnight can be surprisingly confusing!
October 19, 2022
The First Supreme Court Challenge to Biden’s Student Debt Relief Is a Joke
Under any reading of precedent, the Republican activists who brought this lawsuit have no right to challenge a single dollar of debt forgiveness.
Why Don’t More Satellites Crash Into One Another?
A Q&A with a space environmentalist on protecting Earth's orbit.
You Shouldn’t Hug a Bird That’s Ill With the Flu!
A TikTok star has drawn criticism for interacting with a sick emu.
“Fractured Bones, Mangled Limbs, Blast Wounds”: An American Surgeon’s Experience in Ukraine
First in Syria, now in Ukraine, Dr. Samer Attar goes wherever Russian bombs fall.
My Wife Finally Gave Me What I’d Been Asking For in Bed. Yikes.
I greatly appreciate her efforts but...
House of the Dragon Isn’t Just a Game of Thrones Spinoff Anymore
A thrilling episode marks the moment when the show’s change of perspective actually starts making a difference.
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