Kim Kardashian's Private Firefighters Expose America’s Fault Lines
"Rich people don't get their own 'better' firefighters, or at least they aren't supposed to.”
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The total number of smartphone users worldwide will reach an estimated 3 billion this year—a look at the smartphone landscape.
The Myth Of the Traumatized Neanderthal
Contrary to popular belief, they weren’t exceptionally prone to head injuries, and certainly no more so than early humans.
How 'Burning' Captures the Toll of Extreme Inequality in South Korea
Lee Chang-dong’s new film paints a deft and intimate portrait of a young generation beset by economic desperation.
American Catholic Bishops Miss Their Big Chance to Implement Sex-Abuse Reforms
In an unprecedented move, the Vatican intervened this week to scuttle a vote on proposed changes to bishop oversight.
Not All White Women
Some progressives are blaming a single demographic group for a string of losses in the midterm elections—but that distorts the actual results.
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The Significance of Michelle Obama’s Fertility Story
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