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Ancient Wisdom: Why I’m Dancing at 80
Dancing the cha-cha is the best later-life decision I’ve ever made.
Susie Kaufman
The Met Turned a Masterpiece Into an Anti-ICE Screed
When done well, taking extreme liberties with a familiar piece of art can breathe new life into it. When done poorly, the result is. . . well, the…
Liel Leibovitz
How Iran’s Biggest Pop Star Was Imprisoned, Silenced, and then Escaped
Before the Islamic Revolution, Googoosh was Iran’s biggest celebrity. After the revolution, she was jailed, then barred from performing for more than…
Rafaela Siewert
The Year the Celebrity Apology Died
Plus, pop stars came back, indie dramas flopped, and AI was everywhere.
Suzy Weiss
Things Worth Remembering: ‘White Christmas’ Is a World War II Anthem
Today, we see it as a quintessential secular Christmas song. To its original audience in 1941, however, the lyrics were impossible not to associate with…
Mene Ukueberuwa
The Weekend Press: My Spare Embryos
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Kristen Stewart Needs You to Know She Thinks Method Acting Is Cringe
The ‘Twilight’ star takes aim at serious men, the internet melts down over the color of the year, and pop stars want to get married again.
Suzy Weiss
Ancient Wisdom: Me, My Kids, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Having your son or daughter as your rock ‘n’ roll buddy is a wondrous thing. The music we have heard and the memories we have created—like rock ‘n…
Larry Gondelman
BONUS: Why the Ramones, Tom Paine, and Steve Jobs Are All Punk
The editor at large at ‘Reason’ takes listeners through the cultural and political moments that birthed the punk aesthetic.
Eli Lake
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The Weekend Press: Who’ll Save Us From Scams?
Plus: Sascha Seinfeld on ‘Dance Moms.’ A Soviet dissident explains why he doesn’t eat chocolate cake. AI reaches No. 1 on the country music charts. A…
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Second Thought: Nobody Wants to Date the Hulk
Plus: Please stop listening to this week’s hit country song. Hasan Piker takes Tiananmen Square. A great new show for history bros. The $1.7 million…
River Page
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s Socrates
The roots of punk go back much further than you think. Like 2,400 years back…
Eli Lake
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