CULTURE
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The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop
The man who was called the “godfather of hip-hop,” and who took full license from that status, is dead. Afrika…
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Happy Earth Day | The New Yorker
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“Ordinary Wear and Tear,” by Thomas McGuane
She broke Carl’s heart, he thought, but she’s not breaking mine. Source link
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America’s Orange Jesus | The New Yorker
The point is simply this: in Trump 1.0, Orange Jesus was a snarky shorthand for the hypocrisy of Republicans who…
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“The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope
That night, Trump was back online, this time launching a tirade against the first American Pope, Leo XIV. Earlier in…
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“Exit 8” Is a Video-Game Adaptation That Ingeniously Subverts Its Source
The rules of this netherworld announce themselves, early on, via a nondescript wall sign. “Do not overlook any anomalies,” it…
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“The Drama” Is One Long Troll
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are charismatic as a couple confronting the fallout from an appalling revelation, but the film itself…
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My Unrequited Love Story with J.F.K., Jr.
His curiosity extended to the universe. One night, at a house party, John and I ended up in the back…
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The Long Odds of Undoing Birthright Citizenship
The first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment of that Constitution adopted following the Civil War, in 1868, forms the centerpiece…
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Cassandra Neyenesch Reads “Enough for Now”
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