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Magic Mike Is Just Trying to Pay the Bills
Forget getting ahead in America. The stripper at the heart of the film trilogy is working frantically not to lose…
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Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now
Our inaugural list of picks include films about a shell dealing with loneliness, an adventure from the archives of Jim…
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Linkin Park’s ‘Meteora’ Surprise: Unheard Chester Bennington Songs
A 20th anniversary edition of the band’s blockbuster second album will include a handful of previously unreleased demos and the…
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War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Democrats Are Radicals
Political speeches, very much including State of the Union addresses, rarely make much difference. They can, however, be useful guides…
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What Was the Chinese Spy Balloon Trying to Collect?
Here is what we know about the balloon.
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A Republican Makes Jokes About an Unlikely Subject: Her Own Party
In frequently bawdy terms at a press club dinner, Representative Nancy Mace brought down the house with her barbs at…
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Biden Finds a Political Foil as He Warns of Social Security and Medicare Cuts
President Biden used his visit to the University of Tampa to talk about what he says are Republican proposals to…
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Biden’s Vision About How to Heal America
Just a few days ago, the United States was in a national tizzy about a balloon. Never mind that China…
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A ‘$10 Quintillion’ Asteroid
Lindy Elkins-Tanton is leading a NASA mission to explore an asteroid rich with metalssupposedly worth $10 quintillion that’s orbiting the…
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Would You Have Four Kids if It Meant Never Paying Taxes Again?
Eagle-eyed readers may notice we’re dropping “On Parenting” from this newsletter’s title. Don’t worry: I’ll still be analyzing the health,…