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How War Has Redefined Marriage in Gaza
“Celebrating the bond between two lives is a declaration that life itself, however diminished, is still worth living.”
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How I Survived a Wedding in a Jungle That Tried to Eat Me Alive
“Nothing says “I do” like a small blood sacrifice.”
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A Top 5 to Tune In To
Our Top 5 Longreads of the Week: War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
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Life Before Katrina—And After It
“The storm destroyed the home where I grew up, and changed New Orleans forever.”
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“I Have Lost Everything.”
A record number of Americans are living outside. Cities have responded by removing encampments from public spaces, a practice commonly referred to as “sweeps.”
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Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Anything. I Bet Against My Own Husband.
“You can wager on war, elections, awards shows, reality TV, scientific progress, and—in the case of writer Carrie Sun—your own spouse. If you want to play, you have to wonder: Are you smarter than an inside trader?”
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Can Jollibee Beat American Fast Food at Its Own Game?
“The U.S. introduced fast food to the Philippines. Now Jollibee is serving it back to America.”
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Everyone Is Stealing TV
“Fed up with increasing subscription prices, viewers embrace rogue streaming boxes.”
