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Evan Gardner
Evan Gardner is a fellow at The Free Press. Evan began at The Free Press in 2023 as an intern while he was a student at Brown University. He covers culture, sports, and more.
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Will AI Erotica Make Us Less Lonely, or More?
‘Our community is amazing,’ says the founder of Janitor AI, where 15 million users can build erotic fantasy worlds with AI companions.
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Remembering Jane Goodall
Goodall’s protégé Richard W. Wrangham says she taught him to ‘trust your own judgment, and not be bullied by the constraints of received wisdom.’
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After an Attack on an ICE Facility, Its Boss Hopes to Turn Down the Temperature
The agency’s acting director, Todd Lyons, says that hostility from activists and elected officials is encouraging violence against immigration agents.
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A God-Loving Democrat Flees to Illinois to Stop Trump in Texas
From a tiny hotel room that resembles a prison cell, James Talarico says that he will stay away ‘for however long it takes’ to stop a Trump-backed…
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The Rise of the Theater Kids
It’s not just ‘Wicked.’ Pop music has been taken over by hyper-confident, tightly choreographed theater kids with something to prove.
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Flop Girl Summer Is Here
This time last year, pop culture treated us every day: Barbie, Taylor Swift’s tour, Gwyneth in court. Now, it has nothing left to give.
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The SAT Is Back. Or Is It?
Elite schools have reintroduced standardized testing—but does a new, all-digital exam mean standards will slip?
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Country Music and Me: My Great Migration in the Wrong Direction
I’m black. Country music is supposedly white. But this summer my father and I reveled in the sounds of the South.
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Taylor Swift Unites America
Why one millennial woman is jump-starting the economy, rumbling the earth, and erasing people’s minds—in a good way.
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