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Catch Me If You Can! Bolsonaro Flees to Miami and the Memes Fly in Brazil

Is that Flávio Bolsonaro instead of Leonardo DiCaprio on the poster for Catch Me If You Can? In the wild world of Brazilian political memes, yes.

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Medium cultureentertainmenttravel
Father Mother Sister Brother: An Homage to Parenthood

Nonparallel Parenting in Jim Jarmusch’s 2025 Film

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New York Times culture
Sexism has plagued surfing for generations. A rape allegation has led to a reckoning

Surfers have long kept their experiences of sexual violence and harassment mostly private. Recently, they spilled into the public discourse.

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New York Times sportspoliticsculture
The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It (Gift Article)

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.

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New York Times culturescience
Life Magazine, Chronicler of 20th-Century America, Rises Again (Gift Article)

The iconic publication, acclaimed for its visual storytelling, will return as a print quarterly next month in a challenging business environment.

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NRC cultureworld
Twintig studenten zouden in Nederland gaan studeren, maar zitten vast in Gaza. ‘Door de studie zag ik licht aan het einde van de tunnel’

Evacuaties: Twintig studenten uit Gaza zouden in september beginnen aan een studie in Nederland. Maar om weg te komen uit Gaza, is hulp nodig van de Nederlandse staat. En die wil hun evacuatie niet fa...

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National Observer culturetechnology
AI gets people into trouble in the backcountry

In British Columbia, a helicopter crew rescued a 16-year-old hiker from a ledge in the Widowmaker Arete on the back of Crown Mountain. The teen had used Anthropic’s chatbot Claude to help him plan his...

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New York Times culturesportsentertainment
4 Novels Filled With Slow-Burn Dread (Gift Article)

Our columnist on new horror fiction, including the latest from Stephen Graham Jones and Tananarive Due.

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NRC cultureopinionworld
In de laatste dagen voor de Congresverkiezingen spelen de Democraten een nieuwe troef uit: Trumps corruptie

Congresverkiezingen VS: Opeens is de zelfverrijking van de familie-Trump een topprioriteit bij kiezers. Voor Democraten is het een cadeautje in de laatste weken van de campagne voor de midterms, ze pr...

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New York Times culture
Black Unemployment Hints at a Job Market in Worse Shape Than It Seems (Gift Article)

The Black unemployment rate climbed a percentage point to 7 percent in September, almost double the rate for white workers.

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Opinion | There’s Another Reason Gen Z Can’t Find Work (Gift Article)

It’s not just because of A.I. This started 40 years ago.

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New York Times politicsculture
Inside the Outrageous Collapse of a ‘Montessori Ponzi’ (Gift Article)

A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco.

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Medium cultureentertainmentsports
Ode to Linnea Quigley — Queen of the Scream Queens

A tour of the B horror badass’s oeuvre for fans and newcomers alike

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Washington Post culturetechnology
Analysis | The phone security feature everyone should enable — and not worry about

It's understandable to be worried about these security features on your phone. But don't fret over turning over your fingerprint or face ID.

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New York Times culturetechnologybusiness
Opinion | I Teach at a Business School. It’s Time to Shut Them Down. (Gift Article)

Students come in with noble intentions and leave with flawed expertise.

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The Photographers Who Helped Turn Marilyn Monroe Into a Global Star (Gift Article)

The New York Historical exhibition explores the images that propelled the rise of Marilyn Monroe.

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The Atlantic cultureentertainment
The Best Kind of Book Adaptation

A new opera based on George Saunders’s novel “Lincoln in the Bardo” makes some fantastically shocking choices.

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New York Times politicsculture
They Were the Military’s ‘Quiet Professionals.’ Now They’re Talking. (Gift Article)

Veterans’ complaints about the rules of engagement have reached Pete Hegseth and a generation of new recruits.

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The Atlantic culturetechnologyopinion
Why I Suddenly Started Seeing the Same Pair of Pants Everywhere

One article of clothing defines the Cool Millennial Mom.

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New York Times sportsculture
How can Tottenham make sure they sign up another future Ballon d’Or winner? (Gift Article)

In recent season Spurs have appeared to lack superstar quality - could that be about to change?

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New York Times businessculture
How a Walmart Heir Is Transforming Rural Arkansas Into a Design Powerhouse (Gift Article)

Alice Walton is helping the Ozark region shed its “flyover” status by creating civic projects with top architects. The Waltons say they are “giving back.” What is the region giving up?

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New York Times culture
Peter May Has Died. The Scottish Noir Author Turned Rejections Into Best-Sellers. (Gift Article)

He made his name with “The Blackhouse,” a mystery set in the Outer Hebrides that was turned down by publishers before fueling a bidding war. He was 74.

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New York Times sportsculture
Did the Rays, with their 12th-inning escape, just summon the ghosts of the 2004 Red Sox? (Gift Article)

Maybe these Rays have another miracle in them. Maybe they don’t. Either way, they have already done something special.

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New York Times culture
Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About El Niño (Gift Article)

It’s the hot weather word of the year, but what does it actually mean? We’ve got answers to all the most pressing El Niño questions.

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Medium culturescience
International Chocolate Day: From Ancient Cacao to Dairy Milk and Kunafa Chocolate

Discover chocolate’s ancient cacao origins, its role in Maya and Aztec cultures, and the innovations that transformed a bitter drink into a…

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New York Times cultureentertainment
To Get an Orchestra Job, Study ‘Jaws’ as Much as Mahler (Gift Article)

As orchestras increasingly program film soundtracks and music by contemporary composers, the excerpts used in auditions are changing, too.

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New York Times culture
Bo Nix’s family took in high school teammate Tez Johnson. Then came an ‘absolute miracle’ (Gift Article)

When Johnson was in high school, his mother had had enough. The Nix family entered the picture and a bond quickly formed that changed lives.

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New York Times culturesports
Can You Match These Quotations to the Correct Work?
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How James Talarico’s Years Teaching Middle School Prepared Him for Politics (Gift Article)

Former students and teachers at the San Antonio school where he spent two years with Teach for America recalled a conscientious educator, though there are questions about how big his classes were.

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New York Times culture
One Race in Texas Has Become a Referendum on Bigotry in the G.O.P. (Gift Article)

Bo French said the presence of Indian American students at a football game was a “problem.” His campaign for Railroad Commission tests whether these biased views are now mainstream.

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NRC politicsworldculture
Actrice Romana Vrede: ‘Het probleem is dat we onszelf los zijn gaan zien van dat wat we ‘natuur’ noemen’

Romana Vrede | actrice: In de veelomvattende theatersolo Een groter verhaal tast actrice Romana Vrede, met de hulp van theatermakers Rebekka de Wit en Anoek Nuyens, naar verbanden tussen kolonialisme,...

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Medium culturetechnology
The 80:20 Principle And Why Reading Matters

Reciprocal reading and why your reading may not count

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Medium technologyculture
Sweating the small stuff in Java

The story of small FixedSizeCollection types in Eclipse Collections

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New York Times culture
Venezuela’s Moment of Truth (Gift Article)

The country’s most popular politician, María Corina Machado, has returned home from exile. What happens next?

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NRC cultureworld
In het eerste azc dat Willem-Alexander als koning bezoekt, krijgt hij een brief van Lavania van elf. Ze schrijft dat ze haar ouders al drie jaar niet heeft gezien

Koningshuis: Asielopvang is een druk bediscussieerd en polariserend onderwerp. Maar niet eerder bracht de koning een bezoek aan een asielzoekerscentrum. In Leersum klinkt applaus, gejuich en de zaghro...

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NRC worldculture
Er groeit nog geen voedsel in het voedselbos – ‘dat is de perfecte samenvatting van deze fase’

Landbouw: Het was „best wel even billenknijpen” deze droge zomer, maar de Jonge Voedselbosboeren zijn, twee jaar na aanplant, tevreden over hoe hun voedselbos erbij staat. Nu is het volhouden: de kome...

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NRC opinionpoliticsculture
De verkiezingen in Arizona zijn een referendum over het rechts-christelijke Turning Point USA

Nieuwsbrief Amerika: Iets meer dan een jaar geleden werd de christelijk-rechtse activist Charlie Kirk vermoord op een universiteitscampus in Utah. Voor zijn organisatie Turning Point USA zijn de midte...

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NRC politicsworldculture
Israëlische exitpolls wijzen op moeizame weg naar coalitievorming: zonder Arabische partijen geen meerderheid

Israëlische verkiezingen: De eerste exitpolls van de Israëlische verkiezingen laten een nek-aan-nekrace zien tussen het oppositieblok en het Netanyahu-blok, maar Likud-partij lijkt de grootste te word...

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Medium entertainmentculturetransportation
‘The Substance’ and the “How Much Is Too Much” Dilemma

A movie with no room for subtlety

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New York Times culture
A Home for Lapsed Ballet Dancers. Pro Dreams Beside the Point. (Gift Article)

For many ballet dancers and former students, love of the art form endures even after they stop dancing. Ballet Salon was founded as a place for them to practice and perform at a high level.

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Medium cultureopinion
The Badge Was Real. The Oath Was Decorative.

In Charlotte, an alleged competition to stop Black drivers raises an ugly question: how much conscience are you willing to surrender to…

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Medium cultureentertainment
Sir, This Was an Indictment, Not a Personality Quiz

Those questions were rhetorical. But since you filled out the questionnaire anyway, I suppose we should discuss your score.

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New York Times culturesports
Why Nora Ephron Considered Langer’s Pastrami Sandwich the Best in the World (Gift Article)

Langer’s, in Los Angeles’s MacArthur Park, has wowed locals of every stripe for 79 years.

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New York Times culture
Many Falls Are Preventable. These Tips Can Help. (Gift Article)

Small changes and good habits make a difference.

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New York Times culture
Salmon With Braised Lentils Recipe • 5★ • 1 hr (Gift Recipe)

This salmon dish is fancy enough to serve for guests and simple enough for a quick protein-packed weeknight dinner. First, you’ll gently simmer lentils to tenderness with a beautiful, aromatic base of...

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Medium businessculturehealth
The Silent Tap on the Shoulder: Microsoft, Capital Realignment, and the Involuntary Entrepreneur

When five decades of corporate paternalism yield to algorithmic capital, a gilded workforce must rediscover autonomy.

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Medium cultureentertainment
‘Sinners’: Why Vampires Need to be Invited Inside

Where did this classic vampire myth originate? Why is it so central to the story?

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New York Times culture
Let’s Talk About the Egg Scene in ‘You Can See Everything’ (Gift Article)

A moment at home between Elizabeth Holmes and her fiancé Billy Evans set off a broader debate.

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New York Times sportsculture
Remember the greatest overtime ever played? The guys who played it don't. (Gift Article)

Turns out that when you win three Stanley Cups in six seasons, the individual games and playoff series are a bit of a blur.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
A New Dwarf Planet (Probably) Spotted Beyond Pluto (Gift Article)

The object, known for now as 2026 ED138, is one of the first discoveries by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

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