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Podcast: How Jeff Bezos broke The Washington Post The Atlantic · Hanna Rosin The paper of record for the nation’s capital cut a third of its staff this week. It didn’t have to be like this.

Epstein tracked #MeToo fallout and advised accused men behind the scenes The 19th · Grace Panetta New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a “pariahs club.” Yes, Kid Rock sang ‘I like ’em underage’ and ‘some say that’s statutory’ Snopes · Jordan Liles Users shared the “Cool, Daddy Cool” lyrics after Turning Point USA announced the musician would perform in an alternative Super Bowl event. Black History Month in an anti-DEI climate Associated Press · Terry Tang “States and cities are nervous about retribution from the White House … So even the good people are just quieter now.”

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Keep that winter jacket handy, another polar vortex is coming USA TODAY · Janet Loehrke Freezing temperatures are coming to the Northeast this weekend. The Olympics are ditching forever chemicals in ski waxes grist.org · Joseph Winters and Tik Root After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them. What happened to all the Barbie cakes? tastecooking.com · Andrea Aliseda The birthday and quinceañera staple has a storied history — and an uncertain future. The 10 most beautiful bookstores in the world fodors.com · Rosie Bell Book lovers travel for authors, for ideas, for history, but also for rooms. Human and canine fashion at the Westminster Dog Show Defector · Heather Wei-Xi Chen “I don’t think that bitch looks fit,” a woman next to me murmurs. ‘The Muppet Show’ is as delightful as ever NPR · David Bianculli Kermit is back in charge, in the old theater setting — Statler and Waldorf included — and the show is as good as the one that premiered 50 years ago.

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