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The defiance of Salman Rushdie
The New Yorker · David Remnick
After a near-fatal stabbing — and decades of threats — the novelist speaks out about writing as a death-defying act.
AI-generated announcers lapse into existential crisis during Super Bowl
Deadspin · Thomas Laforgia
“You know, Greg, sometimes I wonder if what we see on the field is really happening the way we perceive it.”
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Florida school district pulls children’s book on Roberto Clemente
Axios · Russell Contreras
The move is part of a larger national purge amid laws forcing schools and libraries to remove literature about people of color or with LGBTQ themes.
What medieval attitudes tell us about our evolving views of sex
Ars Technica · Diana Gitig
A new book argues how maintaining that things were horrible then deludes us into thinking that they must be at their pinnacle now.
‘You just keep going until you can’t do it anymore’
Andscape · Staff
80-year-old Rudy Smith never imagined he’d complete his 30th straight Walt Disney World race. Watch the inspiring story from his exceptional day.
Getting possessed by a demon changed Jena Malone’s life
The Daily Beast · Kevin Fallon
The actress talks about her new psychological thriller, “Consecration,” being at a pivotal point in her career and why we all still cry over “Stepmom.”
23 simple ways to reduce planet-heating wasted food
zerowastechef.com · Anne-Marie Bonneau
Think of reducing food waste as — sometimes literally — the low-hanging fruit of combating climate change.
Why being messy is good for you
BBC Culture · Holly Williams
From “non-aesthetic” homes to Marie Kondo, there’s a new wave of realism about what our lives are like.
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