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‘You Can See Everything’ Review: The Slippery Mind of Elizabeth Holmes
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Medium businessculture
Dementia Cases Will More Than Double by 2050.

Why the numbers are rising, and here are a few things you can do to protect your brain.

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NRC worldculture
Ruim 3.000 Palestijnen uit huizen verwijderd in Hebron na een schietincident bij een checkpoint in de bezette stad

Het aantal door Israël ontheemde Palestijnen in Hebron is maandag opgelopen tot boven de 3.000. Dat melden lokale autoriteiten, onder andere aan nieuwszender Al Jazeera. Israëlische militairen hebben ...

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The Atlantic technologyculture
The Friend-Group Fallacy

Many people yearn for a crew, but having one is not actually the norm.

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NRC cultureopinionworld
Na het feest in Belgrado beseffen de winnaars van de verkiezingen dat er veel moet gebeuren. ‘We hebben geschiedenis geschreven’

Verkiezingen Servië: „We zijn na veertien jaar eindelijk vrij,” klinkt het in Belgrado na de overwinning van de nieuwe partij Studentska Lista op de zittende president. Een kopstuk van de partij waars...

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NRC cultureworldentertainment
Tv-recensie | ‘Ik ben minder dom dan Henk Krol!’ – een avond quizzen met BN’ers

Tv-recensie: Dit weekend begonnen er meerdere nieuwe quizprogramma’s op de televisie. RTL4 won de kijkcijferstrijd, maar tegen welke prijs? Hitster wilde maar niet gezellig worden. En in Nederlands Do...

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The Atlantic culturetechnology
A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out

The tyranny of school spirit days

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New York Times culturepolitics
How Americans Voted in the 2020 Election by Race, Gender, Age and Education (Gift Article)

Explore the results of the election by race, gender, age and education.

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New York Times cultureopinion
LaMelo Ball gives Timberwolves fans everything they have been waiting for (Gift Article)

"I feel like I’m always feeling myself," Ball said after Minnesota's 3-0 start. "As long as we winning, I’m feeling myself more."

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The Times (UK) culturesports
Racing ‘nerd’ with Barry Manilow lyrics on her helmet dreams of Formula 1

Alisha Palmowski, a ‘normal girl from Manchester’, won the F1 Academy title on Saturday. Now she wants to become the first female F1 driver for half a century

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Medium culture
Magnus Hirschfeld and the intersex mind

As a binary trans person who subscribes to the idea of bodily autonomy and womanhood being a sense of self, the psychology of gender both…

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The Atlantic cultureopiniontechnology
Now, Thanks to Sam Altman, You Never Have to Speak With Your Kids Again

AI can handle these kinds of pointless interactions.

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New York Times sportsculture
Winnie-the-Pooh Is Staying in New York (Gift Article)

The teddy bear lives in the New York Public Library. Though a trip to Britain has been discussed, he doesn’t seem to be moving back home.

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Do You Bait the Click — or Click the Bait?

My experience with sort-of baiting the click, clicking the bait, and hoping someone reads past the title.

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Washington Post cultureopinionpolitics
Opinion | Voters prefer Harris’s agenda to Trump’s — they just don’t realize it. Take our quiz.

Rate these eight policy proposals to find out which candidate best reflects your views.

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NRC culture
Na een ruzie over een kneep in een bil nabij het Leidseplein deelt student Tom ‘kalmerende klappen’ uit, waarop de rust niet wederkeert

De Zitting: Een vrouw wordt in haar billen geknepen, haar vriend komt verhaal halen en binnen een kwartier vliegen de vuisten door een Amsterdams feestcafé. Drieënhalf jaar later verantwoordt accounta...

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Washington Post culturemedia
Bob Woodward spills his ‘Secrets’

In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books.

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The Atlantic cultureopinion
Leave the Cheesecake Factory Out of This

We must treat the restaurant like the treasure that it is.

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The Times (UK) cultureentertainmentpolitics
Trump calls Norway a ‘shithouse country’ after not receiving Nobel prize

The president, who also said the Scandinavian country ‘sucks’, used an insult he has previously applied to Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen as he spoke at a rally

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Medium cultureentertainment
A Cat’s Love

A poem about pets

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New York Times culturepolitics
Norway Pushes Back After Trump Disparages It Over Nobel Prize Decision (Gift Article)

Norwegian officials emphasized that their country does not have any influence over who receives the Peace Prize, after President Trump used crude language to express his frustration.

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Opinion | ‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’ (Gift Article)

There is a contest Trump is winning.

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New York Times culture
Uriel Simon, Biblical Scholar and ‘Noted Religious Dove,’ Dies at 97 (Gift Article)

Dr. Simon studied Bible stories as literary texts and found guidance for Israel on questions that plague the nation today.

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New York Times sportsculture
Inside the ‘organized chaos’ behind baseball WAGs’ custom World Series fits (Gift Article)

In the postseason, players' wives, girlfriends and fiancées are sourcing, designing and bonding over custom clothing to show their support.

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Opinion | Penn Jillette: Bob Saget Was as Beautiful as His Comedy Was Filthy (Gift Article)

The magician and comedian reflects on what he wrote in The Times about Bob Saget’s death.

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The Atlantic politicsculture
A Map for Loving America

Fifty years ago, Stevie Wonder released “Songs in the Key of Life.” Its message still feels urgent.

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New York Times sportsculturebusiness
College football rivalry and life on the Iowa-Wisconsin 'beer highway' (Published 2025)
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New York Times culture
Neutrinos Are Everywhere. A Physicist Explains. (Gift Article)

Dr. Francis Halzen, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, sheds some light on the mysterious, subatomic particles that whiz through us everyday.

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The Atlantic culture
The Questions We Don’t Ask Our Families but Should

Many people don’t know very much about their older relatives. But if we don’t ask, we risk never knowing our own history.

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The Atlantic culture
Some Parents Are Rejecting Trump’s Free Money

The greatest obstacle to widespread acceptance of the Trump Accounts program may be embedded in its very name.

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New York Times politicsculture
The 11 Midterm Races That Could Shape the Progressive Movement’s Future (Gift Article)

The left says its populist message can attract moderates and conservatives in addition to liberals. That theory will be put to the test in a series of competitive races on Election Day.

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New York Times entertainmentsportsculture
‘Donnie Darko’ Oral History: A Mind-Twisting Cult Classic Turns 25 (Gift Article)

Jake Gyllenhaal, Seth Rogen and others explain how an audacious 2001 sci-fi indie flop overcame early disaster to become a phenomenon.

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The Atlantic cultureentertainmentopinion
A Halloween Myth That Can Finally Die

Sugar doesn’t make kids hyper.

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New York Times entertainmentculture
He Voices Porky Pig, and That’s Not All, Folks (Gift Article)

Listen to the performer Eric Bauza voice the characters Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and more. His work appears in the new animated feature, “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.”

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Medium cultureentertainment
‘Nosferatu’ is Masterful in Technique, but Lacking in Tone

Robert Eggers’ interpretation of the classic 1922 film is intriguing and pretty to behold, but lacks depth of characterisation or feeling

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New York Times entertainmentsportsculture
Austin’s Moon Towers, Beyond ‘Dazed and Confused’ (Gift Article)

Part of classic movie history thanks to Richard Linklater’s 1993 film, these soaring street-lamp-like structures in the Texas capital have their own story to tell.

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NRC cultureopinionworld
‘Je pakket buitenshuis ophalen wordt de norm.’ En dus zet PostNL vol in op automaten en afhaalpunten

Pim Berendsen | bestuursvoorzitter PostNL: Elders in Europa is het steeds gangbaarder om pakketten buiten de deur op te halen, en in Nederland zal dat ook gaan gebeuren, verwacht PostNL-topman Pim Ber...

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NRC cultureentertainment
Voor Isabèl Usher komt de popdoorbraak op het juiste moment: ‘Ik heb geleerd mijn mannetje te staan’

Interview met Isabèl Usher over haar doorbraak in de popmuziek.

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NRC politicsworldculture
Gaat de ECB Frankrijk te hulp schieten? En hoe?

NRC Voorkennis: Centrale bankiers in Frankfurt hebben er helemaal geen zin in, maar moeten zich er wel op voorbereiden: een staatsschuldencrisis in Frankrijk. Wat heeft de Europese Centrale Bank in de...

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New York Times culture
24 Easy Pumpkin Desserts to Make With the Canned Pumpkin You Impulse Bought

Bake pumpkin bread, cookies, blondies and more fall-flavored treats, many of which can be made in about an hour.

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Medium cultureopinion
Hey Meatbags! Stop Being So Mean To Claude!

We shouldn’t yell at machines, but here’s what we should do instead

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New York Times culture
What Happened to the Neanderthals? (Gift Article)

Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?

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New York Times culturepolitics
Eric Bauza, Modern Voice of ‘Looney Tunes’ Stars, Dies at 46 (Gift Article)

The voice actor brought Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other characters of the long-running cartoon franchise to life.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
New Fight at Gritty Manhattan Park Is Over ‘Punk Rock’ Pull-Up Bars (Gift Article)

The Parks Department has a $10 million plan to renovate the northeast corner of Tompkins Square Park, but fans of its workout bars want things to stay just as they are.

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NRC politicsworldculture
President Lula wint nipt de verkiezingen, maar moet regeren over een verdeeld land in een verdeelde regio

Brazilë: Het lukte de 80-jarige Lula da Silva om de tweede ronde te winnen, nadat hij in de eerste ronde de radicaal-rechtse Flávio Bolsonaro niet kon verslaan. Maar de opgaven voor zijn vierde presid...

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Medium culturelegaltechnology
Panegyrics, Petechiae And Persevelience

The Word Collector — Part 157

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Medium cultureopinion
What Schooling in India Looks Like in 2026, State by State

One policy, thirty-six school systems

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New York Times culture
Leadership and know-how proved priceless for Newcastle United at Selhurst Park

Newcastle have not suddenly cast all their deficiencies to one side, but victory over Crystal Palace was imperative and more must follow

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New York Times cultureopinion
Opinion | In India, I Saw Things That Should Scare Trump (Gift Article)

Young people have revived the country’s glorious tradition of nonviolent dissent.

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NRC culturehealthscience
De nieuwe geluidsgrenzen rond Schiphol bieden vooral ruimte voor méér geluid. ‘Met deze grens zeg je: alles wat Schiphol wil moet kunnen’

Luchtvaart: De nieuwe geluidsgrenzen rond Schiphol moeten omwonenden eindelijk beschermen tegen vliegtuiglawaai. Maar ze bieden vooral ruimte voor méér geluid, blijkt uit onderzoek van NRC. Boven dele...

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