Magic + Loss
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The NFL is cracking down on it. Donald Trump can’t stop doing it. And it’s the whole reason for the first rule of social media: “Never read the comment…
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A few years ago, on a podcast called “This Is Actually Happening,” a penitent white supremacist recalled a formative childhood experience. One night hi…
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On influencers, symbolic analysts, and buying and selling in the age of turbo-capitalism.
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FOR 18 YEARS, I’ve believed that only immediate mourners—and those who came close to losing their own lives—should be allowed to talk about 9/11. This …
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At last, a preview! Lordy I love this show. We have the cleverest most eccentric guests on the airwaves and I hope you’ll tune in Sept. 23! Click below…
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Alexei Navalny is considered the man Vladimir Putin fears and despises more than anyone on Earth. Quite an honor. What’s really unusual about Navalny, …
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To those who stake an argument about liberal media bias on the premise that reporters were too woke and afraid to cover the compelling "lab leak hypoth…
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