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The Biggest Upsets of 2020 So Far

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Taylor Swift Finally Figured Out the Streaming Era

Lovecraft Country Reworks H.P. Lovecraft’s Notoriously Racist Creations

Seth Rogen’s New Movie Recalls a Century of Pickle-Related Catastrophes

The cake ended up on the ground. The kid started crying. Emily started swearing.

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Cake Tug-of-War

Help! My Mom’s Friends Think She’s “Lucky” I’m Not a Lesbian.

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I Caught My Husband Looking at Pornhub. Isn’t That the Same as Adultery?

Taylor Swift Finally Figured Out the Streaming Era

The First U.S. Contact-Tracing App to Use the Apple-Google System Is Finally Here

Could Europe’s Longest-Lasting Dictator Lose an Election?

Everything You Need to Know About the National Coin Shortage

Lesson Plan Platforms for Teachers Have a Racism Problem

Upgrade Your Coffee Game With This French Press, Now on Sale

The Decision to Bomb Hiroshima Wasn’t a Decision at All

How Lovecraft Country Repurposes H.P. Lovecraft’s Notoriously Racist Creations

What Democrats Have to Do to Save the Postal Service in Time for the Election

I’m Tired of Hearing That Teachers Are Only Thinking About Ourselves Right Now

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