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The Elements of Style, 2025
Updating Strunk and White. Link two thoughts with a semicolon, as in: He’s not even the real President; the other, even weirder billionaire seems to be in charge.
By Eli Grober
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Getting Back Into the Swing of Things
It’s never a good idea to plunge headfirst into work after a long vacation, lest you overwhelm your system.
By Claire Friedman and Aaron Karo
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Pro-Greed Fables for Crypto Executives
When the king took bread and bit down on a hard golden crust, he realized his mistake, and said, “What if we had it not work like that?” So Dionysus modified the blessing such that King Midas turned everything he touched into gold unless that was bad.
By Charlie Dektar
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And Deliver Us from Elon
Just because you are no longer a practicing Catholic doesn’t mean you can’t go to church and get your throat blessed, right?
By Mary Norris
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Updated Kennedy Center 2025 Schedule
Big Balls: The TED Talk; Gay-Conversion Band Camp; an all-Nordic version of “TheWiz”—and more!
By Eddie Feldmann and Bill Scheft
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How to Watch Our Show
Subscribe to the belief that time is merely a construct, so who among us can ever really say “when” a new season of a television show will be available for viewing?
By Eddie Small
Screening Room
The Maddening Disconnect of Phone Therapy in “Happy to Help You,” featuring Amy Sedaris
Jeremy Beiler’s short film follows a mental-health volunteer’s unravelling after a caller gets under his skin.
Film by Jeremy Beiler
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Why Skiing Is My Favorite Thing Ever
It’s so much fun spending hours gathering the ninety-seven things I’ll need for the day and then layering all of them on my body.
By Lauren Bridges
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Prayers for Everyday Life
Good God Almighty, Holy, and Merciful, how do you get these tear-off produce bags to open?
By Ian Frazier