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“She’s Almost Eating Him”: What’s Really Going on in That Ad With Everyone Licking Each Other on the Face

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Lose Yourself in the Wistful World of Lost-and-Found Camera Forums

Megan Broussard

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Hamsterkauf! Coronazeit! There’s a German Word for Your Pandemic Experience.

Rebecca Schuman

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I Have to Be Perfectly Honest About Jill Biden’s Garish Valentine’s Day Display

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“Stuff Happens”: The West Texas Lawyer Who Appeared as a Big-Eyed Kitten in Zoom Court on His Harrowing Ordeal

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The Only Thing I Will Miss About the Trumps: Melania’s Pleasingly Bizarre First Lady Fashion

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Salmon Migration Videos Are a Cold Splash of Water for Your Pandemic Ennui

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“I Think My Gmail Has Crashed”: The Teacher Who Made Bernie Sanders’ Mittens on Watching Them Go Viral

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Kamala’s Nieces! Bernie’s Mittens! All of Michelle Obama! The Altogether Thrilling Fashion of the Inauguration, Reviewed

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What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

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Jon Ossoff, Potential New Georgia Senator, Exposed as World-Class Millennial Dweeb in Twitter Scandal

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“Nonstandard McDonald’s” Is a Happy Meal of Nostalgia for Your Eyes

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We Made Biscuits With Claire Saffitz on Zoom, and It Was Perfect

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When Did Smokey Bear Get So Hot?

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Go Absolutely Wild Decorating for the Holidays This Year

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