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Are we in a new Cold War?

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15,…

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Cat Person, Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Play, and the anger of entitled men

Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun in Cat Person, which premiered at Sundance 2023. | Sundance Institute What Sundance movies reveal…

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America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained

Police patrol the scene in Monterey Park, California, on January 21, 2023, where a gunman opened fire, killing 11 people…

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“A made-up life”: Congress has never seen anyone like George Santos

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) leaves the US Capitol on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Why…

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How to reform effective altruism after Sam Bankman-Fried

Getty Images Holden Karnofsky, seen as a leader in EA, shares his thoughts on the movement’s future. When Sam Bankman-Fried’s…

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Peacock’s The Traitors should be your new reality TV obsession

Alan Cumming, the host of The Traitors. | NBC Universal Traitors feels like a game anyone could win, except for…

1 year ago

Are we in a new Cold War?

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15,…

1 year ago

Cat Person, Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Play, and the anger of entitled men

Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun in Cat Person, which premiered at Sundance 2023. | Sundance Institute What Sundance movies reveal…

1 year ago

Saving species, and other stories

What’s lost when focusing on the cute and charismatic. Plus: Why Teslas keep catching on fire, the progressive case for…

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Yes, you can have kids and fight climate change at the same time

Glenn Harvey for Vox The progressive case for population growth. Let’s get this out of the way first. I am…

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