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How to network on vacation (and why)
At one time or another, we’ve all sat next to someone interesting on a plane or a train, making small talk that sometimes leads to…
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AI Isn’t Just Spying on You. It’s Tricking You Into Spending More.
In October, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator published research showing that companies use loyalty programs to hook consumers, creating a…
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I'm Not Kidding—J.Lo Just Wore the Only Leggings Color Chic Enough to Rival Black, Navy, and Brown This Winter
I don't care what anyone says about leggings. Whether they're "in" or "out," chic or not, I wear them multiple times a week. Naturally,…
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A Graphic Novel About Rage and Repression in Montreal
“Cannon” is the second graphic novel by Lai, a thirty-two-year-old Australian who lives in, and makes art about, Montreal. Her first book,…
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At a Silicon Valley summit, robots fold laundry—and investors open their wallets
Robots from around the world converged on Silicon Valley to provide a glimpse of a potential future. Two robots picked up T-shirts with…
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The MAGA Crack-Up Is Overrated. MAGA Is Here to Stay.
Some will point to Republican politicians bucking Trump as a reason to believe that the whole circus tent is about to collapse. Marjorie…
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Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?
In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were…
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The Year in Slop
2025 in Review New Yorker writers reflect on the year’s highs and lows. The Turing test, a long-established tool for measuring machine…
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America’s Three Media Crises and How to Fix Them
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript…
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Transcript: America’s Three Media Crises and How to Fix Them
That’s not good for diversity. And so most democracies figure out ways to diversify media ownership, to make sure that you have a wide…
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How Labor Scored a Surprising Win in the GOP-Controlled House
Something unusual happened last week that didn’t attract sufficient attention. It concerned the latest in what’s been a heartening recent…
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The New Republic’s Books of the Year 2025
Some of the books we chose this year touched familiarly big themes: the place of the United States in the Americas; the weakness of…
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This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air
Yaghi envisions a two-pronged product line. Industrial-scale water generators that run on electricity would be capable of producing…
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Patients warned to expect disruption as doctor strike begins
Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Jim Reed,Health reporter Patients are being told to expect disruption as doctors start their five-day…
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Volkswagen budget cuts force battery unit to seek external funds
PowerCo is considering bank loans, external investors and a potential public offering Volkswagen’s battery business is being forced to…
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The power of silence: 3 lessons on capturing an audience from a world-renowned auctioneer
Whenever I tell people I’m an auctioneer, there are inevitably two follow up questions: First: “Do you talk really fast like those guys on…
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‘Intouchables’ Does it Again as Turkish Remake Becomes Country’s 2025 Box Office Champ
More than a decade after “The Intouchables” became a global box office phenomenon and launched Omar Sy’s international career, a Turkish…
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Not Black, Not Beige—This is the Unexpected Heels Trend Gwyneth Paltrow is Backing Instead
My heels collection tells the story of a woman who plays it safe with colour. Neat rows of black, white, beige and deep brown shoes line…
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Ford cancels EV battery deal worth 9.6 trillion won with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday (Dec 17) that Ford Motor has terminated an electric vehicle (EV) battery-supply deal…
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Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set for a closed-door interview with House Republicans on Wednesday after…
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Singapore stocks slip despite improved 2026 growth outlook; STI down 0.1%
Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 17), even as private-sector economists turned more optimistic about the Republic’s growth…
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Trump Press Sec Goes Off Rails as Susie Wiles Fiasco Takes Worse Turn
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles gave numerous interviews to Vanity Fair that were way too candid about, well, everything. That…