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Be as Self-Righteous as Thoreau
One afternoon in the summer of 1846, Henry David Thoreau left his hut near Walden Pond and walked into town to pick up a shoe he was having mended. He was stopped by the local tax collector, who nudged him for the umpteenth time about paying his poll tax—the dollar and a half that every…
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S.A. Cosby is the king of Southern noir — and he’s coming to town
When the king of Southern noir, S.A. Cosby, sent out his debut novel, “My Darkest Prayer,” it was rejected again and again. “One of the editors said, ‘I just don’t believe this level of violence and intensity exists in rural areas,’” Cosby tells me with a laugh. “I was like, I grew up here. If…
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‘Bleeding’ Trump walking into buzzsaw as he heads to city harmed by his policies: Politico
President Donald Trump will travel to Nevada on Thursday to highlight his “no tax on tips” policy, one of his signature economic initiatives aimed at supporting the state’s working-class voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The event in downtown Las Vegas represents an attempt to reset the affordability narrative following the Iran conflict and…
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Paying for a funeral would force more than half of Americans into debt: study
A funeral is one of the few costs in life that’s guaranteed – but more than half of Americans admitted they would be forced to borrow money to afford a burial service, according to a new survey. Some 58% of US adults said they would need to take on debt to pay for a single…
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‘Bullied’ Meghan Markle dubs herself ‘the most trolled person in the entire world’
Meghan Markle referred to herself as “the most trolled person in the entire world” on day three of her and Prince Harry’s Australia tour. The Sussexes visited Batyr, an Australian youth mental health organization, at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Melbourne, on Thursday and spoke to students about relentless online bullying. “Every day for…
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Man arrested near Trump golf course with ‘Joker’ rifle and bulletproof vest
A man armed with a rifle that bore phrases from the Batman villain “The Joker” is facing felony firearms charges after he was seen running in traffic near the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, sheriff’s officials said. Sean Steiner, 36, of Glendale, Ariz., was charged this month with possession of an assault…
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One ‘festering’ issue predicted to sink GOP as analyst flags problem ‘bigger than Trump’
The Republican Party has a problem on its hands that is bigger than anything President Donald Trump is currently doing, a political analyst has claimed. David Pakman believes recent comments from Marjorie Taylor Greene and former GOP representatives, including Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, highlight the problem with current reps. Greene, a once-prominent ally of…
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L.A.’s new must-try tasting menu is less than $100 at this tiny French restaurant
Pâté en croûte is a classic French charcuterie presentation that dates back to the Middle Ages. When done well, the confluence of textures is a marvelous paradox, with a meat filling that cooks to just the right suppleness, surrounded by a well baked, flaky crust. The best pâté en croûte in Los Angeles is at…
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MS NOW panel loses it over report on RFK Jr raccoon mutilation: ‘What is wrong with him?’
“Morning Joe” co-host Jonathan Lemire had the entire panel laughing on Thursday morning as he read from a report from the New York Post on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly pulling the car over so he could cut off the genitalia of a dead raccoon. That eventually led MS NOW…
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Why I rejected the “neutral” aesthetics of therapy rooms
You’ve (finally) made an appointment with a therapist. Just getting the appointment took some legwork. This is an in-person appointment, so you walk from the nearest metro station, or step out of the ride share, or park your car. If you’re really fortunate, you were able to walk there. You arrive to the therapist’s office,…