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4+ hour, 8+ min ago  (189+ words) Growing up, my holidays were profoundly shaped by the soundtrack to a classic animated special. Last week, I wept a little when listening to Christmas music. Read: Charlie Brown's inside job Read: The paradox of Peanuts "They listened to an…...

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1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (466+ words) For 100 years, Ireland's Abbey Theatre has shown that a publicly funded troupe can deliver cultural riches and hard truths. Read: When the culture wars came for the theater These cuts make now a useful moment to ask why taxpayer funds…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (155+ words) Metro stops, LinkedIn DMs, and other mundane data points are being packaged for the end-of-year trend. "It's Very Controversial, but I Love Nick Fuentes' When I rode the escalator into the lobby of the Phoenix Convention Center on Thursday, one…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (180+ words) Apple TV's hit show uses a beleaguered genre to show the importance of critical thinking. This article contains spoilers through episode 8 of Pluribus. On Vince Gilligan's postapocalyptic drama series, Pluribus, Carol Sturka (played by Rhea Seehorn) is one of 13 people…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (209+ words) Test your knowledge'and read our latest stories for a little extra help. It's a short holiday week here for Atlantic Trivia; I'll be quizzing you Monday and Tuesday, and then we'll part until the new year. But note that Anders…...