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Wonking Out: Are High Interest Rates the New Normal?
Goodbye, inflation. Hello, unsustainable debt. If you’ve spent any substantial amount of time engaged in discourse about the economy —…
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Travel
4 Days, 690 Miles, Countless Stalls: Behold the ‘World’s Longest Yard Sale’
Everyone loves a bargain. But can anyone survive the entirety of the 127 Yard Sale, an annual four-day event that…
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The Eternal Search for the ‘Nemesis Bird’
For every devoted birder, there is a bird that continues to elude sighting.
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Magazine
The Secret to Unshakable Confidence
Face your fears and take the plunge. You’ll feel freshly confident after you do.
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The Perseids Meteor Shower, One of the Year’s Best, Is Reaching Its Peak
On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a beautiful streak shoot across…
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The Butterfly Net and the Magic of Attention
If you have ever gone bird watching, or looked for wildflowers or mushrooms, or hunted for deer or rabbits, you…
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At the University of Chicago: Was It Free Speech, or Harassment?
Readers react to a conservative student’s attempts to shut down a course called “The Problem of Whiteness.”
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Style
‘And Just Like That …’ Style Recap: Going as Yourself for Halloween
In the fifth episode of the season, Carrie and her friends dress up for a costume benefit, and Rock gets…
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Food
At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage
The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.
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