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The End of Alcohol
SHE WAS DRESSED in a cartoon-spangled onesie, while he wore a tiny denim jacket and wide-legged pants. It was a bluebird day in Williamsburg, Brooklyn…
Virginia Heffernan
Apr 19
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Zelenskyy's extraordinary statement
I hope this doesn't sound grandiose but Zelenskyy seems to be reinventing the world in front of our eyes—reimagining culture, borders, digital…
Virginia Heffernan
Mar 5
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My week in convulsions
Here’s how my week has been. Like Tucker Carlson, he is determined to teach me to appreciate the kindness of Trumpites. When a focused harassment…
Virginia Heffernan
Feb 19, 2021
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Is the end nigh? Maybe, but we’ve survived so far
Nothing keeps sleep at bay these days like huffing up a few articles about democracy’s doomsday. Barton Gellman, America’s ranking Cassandra…
Virginia Heffernan
Jan 3
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Democrats need more John Fettermans
It’s an old saw that Democrats are chronically in “disarray.” Always that word. It’s like “hearty” with “soup.” If you think disarray, you’re supposed…
Virginia Heffernan
Jul 26
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Russia's commitment to inhumanity
It’s not often that a sphinxlike world leader commits unilateral war crimes and a philosopher shows up to explain exactly why he’s doing it—in English…
Virginia Heffernan
Mar 20
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There's nothing ironic about Payton Gendron
Payton Gendron, the only suspect in the Buffalo mass murder, identifies explicitly as a white supremacist fascist. He adds that he has neo-Nazi beliefs…
Virginia Heffernan
May 18
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What to do about Jordan Peterson NOW?
The first surprise of the “The Jordan B. Peterson Show,” a podcast I binged this spring, is how small Jordan Peterson’s voice sounds now. True, the…
Virginia Heffernan
Apr 29, 2021
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Tragedy and racism at the NYT
The NYT cancelation that was a disgraceful banishment and ritual humiliation and still haunts the place: Jayson Blair. Then, for good measure, Gerald…
Virginia Heffernan
Apr 9
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The Lolita Con
'You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style'
Virginia Heffernan
Mar 17, 2021
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Some tips for getting the vaccine
And embracing hope
Virginia Heffernan
Mar 14, 2021
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Why Is It So Hard to Believe In Other People’s Pain?
HOSTILE SUSPICION OF others, encompassing everything from the position of their mask to their stance on mandates, has marked this wretched pandemic from…
Virginia Heffernan
Nov 29, 2021
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