Month: September 2021

Atticus Lish’s book opens a disturbing window into a teenager’s battle to save his mother, our broken healthcare system — and the power that humans have to inflict harm on one another.

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Could the camera crew fill the void left by Kim Cattrall’s exit?

There is a long list of ways America was transformed by the terrorist attacks. But the question of how TV itself was changed — particularly in ways still relevant today — is more complicated.

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The HBO remake of a landmark 1973 series brings together Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain for an extended series of beautiful acting exercises that don’t entirely come together.

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MEDDYBEMPS, ME—Wincing at the use of a phrase that did not even place it within the realm of edible objects, a can of Campbell’s soup was said to be deeply hurt Friday when local homeowner Mike Knutson proclaimed there was “not a goddamn thing to eat” in his house. “The guy’s talking as if I weren’t sitting right here…

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Sharing your opinions with people who don’t care. In 2021, this is called “Twitter,” but, in 1996, this was just called “marriage.”

A new study has found that polar bear populations have seen a 10% loss in genetic diversity over 20 years due to inbreeding, which scientists say is a result of fewer encounters with mates due to melting sea ice caused by climate change. What do you think?

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CENTERVILLE, OH—Hoping to overhear a kind word from the assembled mourners, local gravedigger Derek Finnegan was reportedly hanging out on the periphery of a funeral Friday to see if anybody complimented his hole. “I’ll just linger a little longer behind this tree to see if someone mentions the flawless right angles…

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Journalist Peter Bergen talks about bin Laden’s path to mass murder and reflects on the consequences of the recent U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Originally broadcast Aug. 4, 2021.

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