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The Weekend Press: On ‘Melania,’ and Chugging Milk with RFK Jr.
Plus: Martin Shaw on the myths we need to understand life—and death. River Page needs everyone to calm down about the sexy ice-hockey show. Abigail…
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Odessa A’zion Needs to Stop Listening to the Mob
The ‘Marty Supreme’ actor let insane people on the internet bully her out of playing a half-Mexican character in her next movie, writing: ‘I AGREE WITH…
Suzy Weiss
‘Bridgerton’ Only Pretends to Be Progressive
What if the sexual revolution hadn’t killed courtship? That’s the fantasy that plays out in the raunchy Netflix hit.
Kat Rosenfield
Everyone Needs to Stop Being So Weird About the Gay Hockey Show
‘Heated Rivalry’ is the equivalent of smashing together two Ken dolls: harmless, but also odd.
River Page
How #MeToo Destroyed the Author of ‘13 Reasons Why’
Jay Asher's life was blown up by anonymous comments on a blog post. Now, he is telling his side of the story.
Kat Rosenfield
The Weekend Press: Totalitarianism Can Be Relaxing
Plus: Sascha Seinfeld on the art of six-second comedy. Liel Leibovitz’s hilarious review of an opera about an ICE agent. Abigail Shrier writes to a…
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My Fellow Americans, You Must Watch ‘Pluribus’
We’ve become so comfortable that we’ve forgotten: To be human is not to be perfect, but rather to be broken.
Rod Dreher
The Weekend Press: The Boys Breaking Their Bones to Be Hotter
Plus: Suzy Weiss on the return of ‘Industry.’ Eli Lake visits an eccentric military strategist at home. Abigail Shrier writes to a Catholic father who’s…
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The Renaissance of the Finance Bro
Plus, the gym trying to stay relevant, in defense of boredom, and Ashley Tisdale’s mommy drama.
Suzy Weiss
How Seymour Hersh Lost His Investigative Groove
A new documentary shows how the hallowed investigative reporter fell into a trap of his own ideological making.
Eli Lake
The Weekend Press: My Interfaith Marriage
Plus: The year celebrities stopped saying sorry. A man should know how to wear a tuxedo. And Abigail Shrier has stern words for a reader who’s…
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Conquer Your Trauma Like Ebenezer Scrooge
Decades before Freud, ‘A Christmas Carol’ showed how to face childhood anguish and choose a better life.
Charles Lane
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