Theara Coleman

Staff writer

Theara Coleman is a Staff Writer for The Week. A New York native, she previously served as a contributing writer and assistant editor for Honeysuckle Magazine, where she covered racial politics and cannabis industry news. Theara graduated from Howard University and New York University, receiving her BA and MA in English Literature, respectively. She has a background in education as a former High School English teacher. She brings her passion for reading, writing, and all things nerdy to her work as a journalist.

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Talking point

Is AI the cure for America's loneliness crisis?

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Briefing

Does Biden's age matter?

An Xbox games console controller and a smartphone

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Talking point

Is cloud gaming the future for video games?

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Briefing

The rise of airplane near collisions

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Profile

Drew Barrymore is having a moment

skeleton fossil findings of the Homo Naledi Hominin species

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is it true?

Scientists claim ancient human relatives buried their dead, sparking evolution debate

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Briefing

A more inclusive gaming world?

A large graphic for Rebecca Kuang's book 'Yellowface'

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In review

Why the publishing industry is abuzz about 'Yellowface'

FEMA State Disaster Recovery Center after Hurricane Ian

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'a natural disaster of its own'

10 states sue FEMA over flood insurance rate hike

Green cannabis leaf lying down on sound block and gavel

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Talking point

Are cannabis social equity programs a flop?

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no news is bad news

Meta threatens to block news stories in California over new bill

An illustrated image of the evolution of humans, marching toward a city on fire

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Today's big question

How could AI cause human extinction?

Chinese astronauts Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu

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race to the moon

China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says

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Speed Reads

State Farm stops insuring California homes

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 29, 2023

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Talking point

What the shifting religious landscape means for American politics

unknown number is calling the smartphone

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Scam likely

48 states sue telecom company over billions of robocalls

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In review

7 eerily prophetic sci-fi books

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stern warning

WHO chief warns of pathogens that could be 'even deadlier' than Covid-19

Marijuana leaves in the hands of a doctor

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Briefing

Cannabis abuse disorder, explained

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Data privacy drama

EU regulators fine Meta a record-breaking $1.3B for data privacy violations

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Briefing

The persistent inequities of Covid-related learning loss

Packages of Equal and Splenda artificial sweeteners

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not so sweet

Artificial sweeteners may not help with weight loss, WHO advises

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In review

2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning books, in review

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Briefing

When the algorithm is biased

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i spy

Elderly American citizen gets life sentence in China for espionage

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Briefing

Inside America's Adderall shortage

Pink bookbag with laptop and notebooks inside - stock photo

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Backpack Ban

2 Michigan school districts ban backpacks after confiscating 4th gun this year

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Briefing

Is ketamine a safe at-home treatment for depression?

Migrants wait for a bus in front of the Watson Hotel in New York City

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shelter system strained

New York City weakens right-to-shelter rules ahead of expected migrant surge

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Varsity Blues

Court overturns convictions of 2 parents in college admissions scandal

stock photo of children's books on a shelf

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a dark turn

Mom who wrote children's book on grief charged with killing her husband

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‘CCP in the Sunshine State’

DeSantis bans Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida

smoke column rises from wildfire near Alberta, Canada

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'unprecedented situation'

'Out of control' wildfires lead to mass evacuation in Alberta, Canada

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Briefing

Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, explained

Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont

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win for patient rights

Vermont removes residency requirement for assisted suicide law