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This week, Israel released an appalling video featuring five female Israeli soldiers taken captive at Nahal Oz military base on...

As the vice-presidential sweepstakes continues, Republicans are vying for a slot as former President Donald Trump’s potential running mate. Some...

Even as Donald Trump relies on unprecedented support from Black and Latino voters, he is embracing policies that would expose...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine.There’s an old adage about oysters: During months whose names don’t contain the...

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They did not break the mold when they made Glen Powell. That’s not to say the actor isn’t talented—after first...

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Doctors often have a piece of advice for the rest of us: Don’t Google it. The search giant tends to...

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When George Miller started dreaming up his first Mad Max movie, in the late 1970s, he had just a vague...