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Netflix’s Harry and Meghan docuseries brings nothing new to the table

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Netflix’s Harry and Meghan. | Courtesy of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke…

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The pickleball craze, explained

And how cities are dealing with the boom. Pickleball, a recreational racquet sport that combines tennis, ping-pong, and badminton, became…

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I went to effective altruism’s first post-Sam Bankman-Fried conference. Here’s what I saw.

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX, in Hong Kong, on May 11, 2021. | Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images EA faces…

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How Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to leave the Democratic Party will change the Senate

Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) arrives for a vote at the US Capitol in August. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Arizona freshman…

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The bizarre far-right coup attempt in Germany, explained by an expert

Police officers lead Prince Heinrich VIII to a police vehicle in Frankfurt, Germany, on December 7, as he and 24…

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The Whale’s screenwriter on going deeper with his vulnerable, personal play

Brendan Fraser as Charlie in The Whale, adapted for the screen by playwright Samuel D. Hunter and directed by Darren…

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Megan Thee Stallion, Me Too, and hip-hop’s cycle of misogynoir

Megan Thee Stallion performs during the Amazon Music Live Concert Series on November 3 in Los Angeles, California. | Jerritt…

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A guide to 2022, in charts

Christina Animashaun/Vox From concerts to crypto and from unions to Ukraine: 14 charts that explain this wild year. It has…

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The US government wants to stop the biggest deal in video game history

FTC Chair Lina Khan testifying at a congressional hearing in May 2022. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images…

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What the Respect for Marriage Act actually does

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a chief sponsor of a bill protecting marriage equality, walks through the Capitol. | Bill Clark/CQ-Roll…

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