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President Biden.

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Biden at his best and worst

Why the Australia deal gets a thumbs up for boldness — and a thumbs down for sloppiness

Larry Elder.

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Why Democrats smell blood

They're looking to apply the California victory formula to the rest of the country — and it just might work

Mitch McConnell.

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W. James Antle III

The method to McConnell's debt ceiling madness

Sci-fi art.

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Let science fiction be weird again

The genre has become technically accomplished, deeply serious, and utterly boring

Speed Reads

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Late night hosts get half-serious about Nicki Minaj and COVID misinformation

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5-year-old is one of the youngest people to hike the full Appalachian Trail

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Thousands of Haitian migrants are being held under a bridge in Texas

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Trump calls Saturday rally in support of Jan. 6 defendants 'a setup'

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Doctor who called COVID-19 vaccine 'needle rape' is now on Idaho's largest regional health board

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Bill Barr reportedly warned Trump swing voters think he's a 'f---ing a--hole'

Politics

Larry Elder.

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Why crying election fraud backfires

A donkey.

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A warning sign in a blowout

President Biden.

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Biden's booster headache

George W. Bush.

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Michael Arceneaux

Trump is right about Bush

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Culture

Christopher Nolan.

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Tenet, round 2

Rod Dreher.

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The New Yorker hears out a supposedly mortal enemy

Pikachu.

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Addison Del Mastro

Pokémon GO and the technocratic authoritarian future

Late night tackles Nicki Minaj

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Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts get half-serious about Nicki Minaj and COVID misinformation

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Business & Tech

American Gothic.

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Is SpaceX's Inspiration4 really an inspiration?

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

A stove.

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The case against gas stoves

The Sears store in Schaumberg, Illinois.

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closing time

Sears to close last store in its home state of Illinois

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Norm Macdonald.

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Watch Norm Macdonald's beloved, infamous 'moth joke'

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2.'what have I done in the last three months'

Emmys host Cedric the Entertainer hoping 'not to get canceled'

Gavin Newsom.

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How Newsom ran away with the recall

Lindsey Graham.

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4.get the word out

Lindsey Graham boosts Afghanistan's anti-Taliban resistance behind the scenes

5.'snowflake'

Kinzinger calls Trump 'one of the weakest men' he's 'ever seen'

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

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W. James Antle III

The method to McConnell's debt ceiling madness

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Why Democrats smell blood

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

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A short history of The Week

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Late night tackles Nicki Minaj

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Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts get half-serious about Nicki Minaj and COVID misinformation

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Harvey Sutton and his dad Josh.

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5-year-old is one of the youngest people to hike the full Appalachian Trail

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Haitian migrants on their way to the United States.

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Thousands of Haitian migrants are being held under a bridge in Texas

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Capitol police prepare for rally

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Stand back and stand by

Trump calls Saturday rally in support of Jan. 6 defendants 'a setup'

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