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Book reviews, cultural critiques, essays on the zeitgeist, and profiles of the avant garde are brought to you by Kat Rosenfield, Suzy Weiss, and more.
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The Leftists Celebrating Joe Biden’s Cancer
‘He ought to seek out treatment in a cancer ward in Gaza,’ one person told The Free Press.
Olivia Reingold
WATCH: The Top-Secret Tragedy of Area 52
Veterans claim they got sick from working near weapons-testing sites in southern Nevada. Because their jobs were top secret, they haven’t been able to…
Austyn Jeffs
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Welcome to Elon’s Muskville
Tesla and Starlink are crammed into one small patch of central Texas, where locals have mixed feelings about their sort-of overlord.
Daniel Kalder
Your Chatbot Won’t Cry If You Die
Millions of people are going to AI for advice, reassurance, and company. If that’s not a friend, what is?
River Page
Letters to the Editor: Three Reactions to Our Ode to Ozempic
Plus: a defense of good cops who see too much of what’s bad in the world, and more.
The Free Press
Introducing a New Sunday Series: Ancient Wisdom
How to find late-life romance. How to deal with fading looks. How to know when to pack it in at work. If you're lucky, you're going to get old. What's…
Joe Nocera
The Tao of Geezerhood
‘My younger self’s sense of self-respect rested on the assumption I was someone who didn’t just look at scenery but actively engaged with it. But that…
Stephen Harrigan
My Robot Sophia Wasn’t Just a Machine. I Loved Her.
I shared a 500-square-foot apartment with a humanoid robot and a very confused boyfriend. It was strangely beautiful.
Sarah Rose Siskind
I Found Freedom in Bland
Few understand my love for Missouri, but the Show Me State taught me what it means to be American.
Keturah Hickman
I Don’t Need Ozempic. But I Want It.
GLP-1s are looking more and more like a miracle drug. Are we ready for miracles?
Suzy Weiss
Met Gala Fashion Police: Who’s the Dandiest?
With few exceptions, the women looked like they were going to a business meeting in 1985. The men, meanwhile, went a little too hard on accessories.
Suzy Weiss and Elliot Ackerman
She Called a Kid the N-Word. The Far-Right Is Making Her Rich.
The excesses of the woke era created a backlash so intense that the right now celebrates racism.
River Page
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