Should we be Rooting for the Apocalypse?
Rachel Kushner on Timothée Chalamet’s Cannibal Turn
Sasha Frere-Jones Searches for Perfect Sound
A Christmas Story by Kate DiCamillo
And More in Harper’s December Issue
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A Michigan man charged in an antisemitic incident had his bond revoked after mooning a judge.
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“Death is a natural part of life,” said Qatar’s World Cup chief after a migrant worker was killed during the tournament.
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The workers at a British homelessness charity went on strike, claiming that their wages left them on the verge of homelessness.
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Two climate protesters who interrupted a violin concerto by gluing themselves to a removable railing were relocated to a hallway.
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The Supreme Court discussed whether a black mall Santa would have to take a photo with a child wearing KKK robes.
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A Turkish wall relief of a man gripping his penis while flanked by leopards was named as the earliest known depiction of a narrative scene.
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A study found a link between ultra-processed foods and dementia, and court documents revealed that a polygamist cult leader bribed his teenage daughter to marry him with $50 and two large bags of Doritos.
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Portion of American adults who say they have gone viral : 3/10
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Amount for which Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s gavel was sold at an auction this year : $20,400
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"Every people speaks its own tongue of good and evil: this the neighbor does not understand. It has invented its own language of customs and rights. But the state lies in all the tongues of good and evil.”
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Number of slot machines on American military bases overseas : 3,141
Estimated revenue these generate annually for the Department of Defense : $100,000,000
Minimum number of active-duty U.S. soldiers who have a gambling problem : 56,000
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The presence of so many international forces, all with their own objectives emboldens the Nigerien military instead of strengthening government accountability.
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An author of a study on toxoplasmosis infections in humans explained that “the most ‘sexy’ takeaway is that our political views are also shaped by biological factors, including parasitic infections,” which were recently found to make humans sexier.
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The largest organism on earth is beginning to break apart.
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Cleaner air is reducing the warming-mitigation effect of air pollution.
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