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The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
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Martin Short Deserved Better
The host of the SNL Christmas episode brought his irrepressible dynamism to the set, but other...
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Day 22 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Edge of a Spiral
Day 22 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
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The Hysterical Crypto Bubble Somehow Became Respectable
As a result, bitcoin loses its outsider vibe to gain institutional blessing.
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The California Job-Killer That Wasn’t
The state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers—and employment kept rising. So why has the...
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Twelve Stories You Won’t Want to Miss
Spend some time with our list of popular reads from 2024.
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Day 21 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Inside a Chaotic Nebula
Day 21 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
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The Strange Challenge of Small Talk
Unlike some other life skills, it doesn’t seem to get easier the more you practice.
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Every Woman on This Show Is Loathsome. That’s By Design.
Dune: Prophecy allows its female leads to play both hero and villain.
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The Price of Humiliating Nicolás Maduro
A new kind of repression is gripping Venezuela, and its logic is menacingly opaque.
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The Limits of the GOP Trifecta
A conversation with Russell Berman about Congress’s chaotic week
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The Potential Backlash to Trump Unbound
A returning president who expects to govern without constraints leaves his opponents hoping to benefit from...
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ChatGPT Won’t Say His Name
Why do certain words immediately short-circuit the program?
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The Art Monster Under the Bed
Ella Baxter’s new novel reminds us that mediocrity is far more common than genius.
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Day 20 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Galactic Chain
Day 20 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
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South Korea’s Crisis Is Nowhere Near Over
Ongoing political chaos will entrench the country’s economic and social problems—and leave Seoul woefully unprepared for...
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Even Barry Jenkins Can Only Do So Much
Mufasa: The Lion King, from the Moonlight director, doesn’t transcend its cynical origins as a Disney...
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The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He’s in Charge
This week, the world’s richest person solidified his influence over American politics.
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America’s Bird-Flu Luck Has Officially Run Out
Bird flu has spread so widely that it was always going to make someone seriously sick.
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A Nonreligious Holiday Ritual
The winter solstice is a pristine time for the simple act of noticing.
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