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The Global Carbon Surveillance State Is Coming
For decades, those of us wondering why so little action had been taken to reduce carbon emissions, and why the…
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The Economist Who Foresaw Our Global Economic Order
There are well over 100 currencies, from the Angolan kwanza and the Bhutan ngultrum to the Uzbekistan sum and the…
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Can the Republican Party Move Past Trump?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. The newsletter…
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Budd Friedman, Who Built an Empire of Comedy Clubs, Dies at 90
Budd Friedman, who revolutionized the world of stand-up comedy with his empire of Improv clubs, offering a launching pad for…
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Hemp-Fed Cows Get Buzzed, Study Finds, but Will Humans Who Drink Their Milk?
Do cows that consume cannabis act goofy, get the munchies and spend more time lolling about with their stoned buddies?…
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The Return of Holiday Season Agita
Family drama around the holidays is such a cliché that I can probably name a dozen movies off the top…
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‘She Said’ Review: A Quiet Thriller That Speaks Volumes
In February 2020, a New York jury found Harvey Weinstein, the producer whose films had won dozens of Oscars, guilty…
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Tenoch Huerta Mejía and the Beauty of Representation in ‘Wakanda Forever’
It was during an idle summer when he was 17 that Tenoch Huerta Mejía attended his first acting workshop. His…
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Fred Hickman, Longtime CNN Sports Anchor, Is Dead at 66
Fred Hickman, a skilled and affable journalist with CNN’s “Sports Tonight” who was one of the first Black people to…
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How ‘The Crown’ Casts Its Royals
Few shows have made casting decisions more central to their appeal than “The Crown.” The plot twists are public record.…