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Hollywood’s New Fantasy: A Magical, Colorblind Past

Films and TV shows keep reimagining history as a multiracial dream world. Is that really a step forward?

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Javier Milei Is a New Prophet of Apocalyptic Capitalism

In Davos, Switzerland, this January, a new icon of capitalist resentment took the stage. President Javier Milei of Argentina won…

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100 Days of Javier Milei

Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, has been in office for just over 100 days. Since his inauguration on Dec. 10,…

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An Arsenal of Mysteries: The Terrifying Allure of a Remote Caribbean Island

Every year, I spend a month or two in Puerto Rico, where my mother’s family is from. Often I go…

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Weirdly Warm Winter Has Climate Fingerprints All Over It, Study Says

Recent heat waves in cities worldwide have the hallmarks of global warming, researchers said. And last month was the hottest…

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Inspired by a Real Mystery, This Novel Skewers the Art World

In “Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” by Xochitl Gonzalez, two Latina women working a decade apart fight to break out…

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Barbie and Bella: Two Different Shades of Female Liberation

The Oscar best picture hopefuls “Barbie” and “Poor Things” look nothing alike, but their central characters go on similar journeys.

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The G.O.P. Returns to Its Bad Old Self

I’ve recently been reading about Warren Buffett’s father, Howard Buffett, a four-term Republican congressman from Nebraska. He seems to have…

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Why Leap Day Is Really About Party Planning

Judah Levine, top time researcher, explains how Feb. 29 was invented to keep the major holidays from colliding.

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The World May Be Entering a Much Bloodier Era

War is on the rise everywhere. When the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London published its authoritative Armed Conflict…

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