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River Page
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Luxury Crimes at ‘The New York Times’
At America’s paper of record, wealthy media figures debate the merits of theft.
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AI Is Coming. Becoming an Electrician Won’t Save You.
White-collar workers at risk of being replaced by AI have been told to go to trade school. But is ‘learn a trade’ the new ‘learn to code’?
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Two Drinks with . . . a Very Angry Truck Driver
Truck driving is the most common occupation for young men without a degree. Yet, says Gord Magill, today they are forced to contend with shrinking…
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I Can’t Wait for the Kristi Noem Biopic
River Page writes the first scene of the former DHS secretary’s movie. Plus: What’s the drama with Zendaya’s new dark rom-com ‘The Drama’?
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Two Drinks with . . . Emily Austin, Who’s Texting the FBI
As a pro-Israel conservative influencer, she’s an increasingly rare breed. Whenever she posts her location, she says, she gets threats like, ‘I’m gonna…
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You Can’t Groom an Adult
On Daniel Biss and #MeToo wolf-crying
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Two Drinks with . . . Andrew Yang, Who Isn’t Happy About Being Right
He ran for president in 2020 on a promise to introduce universal basic income and protect Americans from AI-induced mass employment. The future he…
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Louis Theroux’s Pointless Manosphere Documentary
Plus: Why are right-wing trolls accusing each other of being trans?
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The GOP Has an Anti-Muslim Problem
Lawmakers face no penalty for bigoted remarks, so don’t be surprised when the hate spreads to other groups.
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Missiles Fall Nearby, but Dubai’s Expats Don’t Want to Leave
‘It really is the safest place on Earth, because during war, we can go to the mall, we can go to the beach, we can go shopping. Like, I have a massage…
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Meet the Internet’s New Iran Expert—Who Thinks the Illuminati Run the World
Xueqin Jiang, a researcher at Harvard, believes that a coalition of Freemasons, Jesuits, and members of a defunct Jewish cult are conspiring to rule the…
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The Children Are Our Future and They Want to Be Chinese
Plus, why ‘The Traitors’ is the best show on TV, the gay tech mafia, Dunkin’ buckets, and more!
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