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What Happens When You Pay Ex–Gang Members to Stop Crime? Ask Chicago. Plus. . .
A TSA officer on working without pay. Eli Lake on Robert Mueller’s tarnished legacy. Tyler Cowen says good riddance to the ‘Giving Pledge.’ Sam Harris…
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The Weekend Press: Bad Therapy, Coming to a Screen Near You
Plus: Afroman is an American hero. Meet the former Disney kid running a multimillion-dollar space start-up. Suzy Weiss loves Ryan Gosling’s new film…
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Ryan Gosling’s New Film Will Have You Crying Over a Rock
A very messy Oscars. The ‘Mormon Wives’ melodrama. The death of the metaverse. Taylor Sheridan’s new show. And more!
Suzy Weiss
Bad Therapists Make Good TV. But at What Cost?
The therapists in ‘Shrinking’ cross nearly every possible boundary with their patients—and that’s a really bad thing.
Joe Nocera
Afroman Is an American Hero
The ’90s comedy rapper used the First Amendment to peacefully fight back against police overreach—he should inspire us all.
Josh Kaplan
The Over-Therapized Lives of Mormon Wives
Taylor Frankie Paul and the rest of #MomTok have never been more into therapy. They’ve also never been worse people.
Kara Kennedy
The Rise of the News Avoiders. Plus . . .
Roald Dahl—and his antisemitism—come to Broadway. Why the filibuster is here to stay. Our editors’ picks. And more.
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You Can’t Groom an Adult
On Daniel Biss and #MeToo wolf-crying
River Page
The Rise of the News Avoider
Across the Western world, people are checking out of the media. But it may say more about the media than it does about them.
Suzy Weiss
The Booming Business of Penis Enlargement
‘You probably know people in your life who are doing it—who aren’t being open about it.’
Rafaela Siewert
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Lessons in Freedom—from Jimmy Lai and My Daughter Alysa
In 1989, I was on a ‘most wanted’ list in China. I thought about that when my daughter won her Olympic gold medal. And when Jimmy Lai went to prison.
Arthur Liu
The Weekend Press: Oscars Weekend!
Plus: Louis Theroux embarrassed himself in his latest documentary. America’s founding mother. Remember when Andrew Yang tried to warn us about mass AI…
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