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America is burned out on the news
It’s okay. You can take a break.
May 7, 2021 • 
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If you don’t fit in your pants, f*** the pants
Enough with the guilt. We’re still in the pandemic woods, and the priority is survival.
Mar 26, 2021 • 
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If you don’t fit in your pants, f*** the pants
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The year without friends
Pandemic living has stripped out a whole layer of vital social information. What should we call it?
Feb 18, 2021 • 
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A fresh baby? In this economy?
The Baldwins remind us how little we understand the inner workings of other families.
Mar 5, 2021 • 
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A fresh baby? In this economy?
A republic, if you can not uh-oh it
Does the five-second rule apply to countries?
Jan 21, 2021 • 
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I got the J&J vaccine, and I’d do it again
Side effects make people skittish, but you know what’s definitely bad? Covid-19
Apr 16, 2021 • 
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I got the J&J vaccine, and I’d do it again
Happy impunity month, Mr. President!
The “January exception” is a brilliant coinage, but it may be no match for the Big Lie
Feb 11, 2021 • 
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Happy impunity month, Mr. President!
Novel nightmares of the novel coronavirus
Meet my new pandemic friend, a bot that collects dreams
Jan 28, 2021 • 
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Novel nightmares of the novel coronavirus
The waiting is the hardest part
Stuck in line for a vaccine or a vote? Look at the system that put you there
Apr 2, 2021 • 
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Is fearing terrorism for losers?
AOC’s Capitol riot story prompts a right-wing response: Get over it
Feb 4, 2021 • 
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Is fearing terrorism for losers?
Unblock that metaphor
The Phantom Tollbooth is a fantasy about ideas turned real. This year, we tried to turn our incomprehensible reality back into ideas.
Mar 12, 2021 • 
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Watching the Mars rover with video gamers
Twitch knows how to cheer on players who stick the landing.
Feb 25, 2021 • 
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