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Civilisations: Rise and Fall review – TV that will make you despair for our own plummeting society
Civilisations: Rise and Fall review – TV that will make you despair for our own plummeting society
The mightily stressful and incredibly close-to-the-bone BBC show traces the demise of four ancient worlds – and it’s wildly prescient stuff. Will we never learn?
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Phang: It is a fundamental premise of the law that there is no requirement that a criminal defendant be forced to testify to explain away the government’s evidence. Hallagan went to law school and knows better, but she’s so stupid that she made that misstatement of the law to the grand jury.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It's another blessed day 🫠
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The U.S. hotel industry is experiencing a sharp divide, with luxury hotels seeing revenue growth while mid-tier hotels struggle, as wealthy travelers continue to spend big on high-end accommodations.
Most Americans are traveling less. But luxury hotel bookings are soaring.
The US hotel industry is experiencing a sharp divide, with luxury hotels seeing revenue growth while mid-tier hotels struggle, as wealthy travelers continue to spend big on high-end accommodations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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With Kearns Mayor Kelly Bush stepping aside, Tina Marie Snow and Jesse Valdez are hoping replace her in the 2025 general election.
Kearns mayoral election: Tina Marie Snow and Jesse Valdez vie for open office
With Kearns Mayor Kelly Bush stepping aside, Tina Marie Snow and Jesse Valdez are hoping replace her in the 2025 general election.
www.sltrib.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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The moment I knew: stuck in Chile in the early days of Covid, he brought me out of my anxiety loop
The moment I knew: stuck in Chile in the early days of Covid, he brought me out of my anxiety loop
When Sashi Perera and her boyfriend Charlie were marooned in a hotel room in Punta Arenas, she realised they balanced each other out perfectly
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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WATCH — Trump’s buddy & envoy Tom Barrack Uses revealing, demeaning language with Lebanese journalists. (“Animalistic”, “act civilized” etc)

He was with Morgan Ortagus, the carpetbagger Tennesseans should be familiar with.

More: www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/m...
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's Dana Perino melting down over his tweets:
August 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Monday is the perfect day to set the pace for the rest of the week. ...
August 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Like a well oiled machine

www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
August 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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D.C. TODAY…
August 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Democrats are taking a newly combative approach to the rapidly spreading fight over election maps and redistricting.

“Fight fire with fire,” as many Democrats have recently put it.
Inside Democrats’ risky gambit to ‘fight fire with fire’ over election maps
In Texas and beyond, the party has adopted a newly combative posture following months of internal conversations. Now, they face an uphill climb.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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"Trump's goal is to prevent the release of the files. It’s why he conspired with Bondi to pivot to grand jury testimonies instead of releasing the materials she already has at her disposal. If Trump was orchestrating a cover up, there is nothing he'd do differently than what he’s doing right now."
Trump & Epstein: an unbreakable Bondi
Trump & Bondi team up to obfuscate reality
plus.briantylercohen.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Stephen Colbert revisits Kenneth Tynan’s 1978 New Yorker Profile of Johnny Carson, and considers the career of the “Tonight Show” host amid the changing landscape of late-night TV.
Stephen Colbert on Kenneth Tynan’s Profile of Johnny Carson
From Hollywood to the Hasty Pudding, we waft like smoke from an unfiltered Pall Mall through Carson’s worlds, most of which are gone.
www.newyorker.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration to effectively shut down the Department of Education is technically temporary. But the damage is done.
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A Constitutional Coup in the Shadows
The Supreme Court chooses silent acquiescence.
www.brennancenter.org
July 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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“The racism of my team and many of its fans was undeniable, but I still loved the Red Sox.” Michael Thomas writes about growing up Black in Boston.
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black at Fenway
My father taught me about jazz, poetry, and philosophy, but he couldn’t show me how to be Black and a Red Sox fan.
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July 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Rookie vs. veteran 👀

A little one-on-one between Paige Bueckers and Napheesa Collier at WNBA All-Star weekend.
July 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM