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Inside the CIA’s Secret Afghan Army
The Zero Units served alongside Americans, helping them fight, then evacuate. Now, they face uncertainty as they begin their new lives in the United States
- Starting Over
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Welcome to Drag School
They’re fighting back against Trump 2.0 in the best way they know how — with songs and sequins
- LGBTQ+ Pride
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What You’ve Suspected Is True: Billionaires Are Not Like Us
They have fantasies of going to Mars, transhumanism, and superhuman AI. How the heck does someone get this way? And what does it mean for the rest of us?
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How Sabrina Carpenter Dream-Come-True’d Her Whole Life
She’s the joke-cracking, wildly ambitious pop superstar we need. And she’s just warming up
- Cover Story
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Joan Baez on America Under Trump: ‘It Feels Like Torn Fabric’
The folk singer and social activist on the reasons protesting has gotten “dangerous,” why it’s essential to still show up, and what she felt seeing A Complete Unknown for the first time
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Making America Backward Again
Making america backward again President or Mad King? How Donald Trump and MAGAnomicsare destroying the economy and waging waron the middle class and the poor Making america backward again President or Mad King? How Donald Trump and MAGAnomics are destroying the economy and waging war on the middle class and the poor By PAUL KRUGMANIllustration […]
- THE GREAT DISMANTLING
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Eric Church: ‘I Enjoy the Antagonistic’
The country iconoclast goes deep on his bold new album, Bruce Springsteen, his controversial Stagecoach set, and why having to pick one political party is “total bullshit”
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They Made It Big After a Tragedy — But Are Still Fighting for Royalties
The plight of cult band Blue Smiley shows how the deck is stacked against indie musicians
- Legacies
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‘Comedy Is the Relief Valve’: How Sarah Silverman Survived Grief and Backlash
As she releases her new special, PostMortem, about the deaths of her parents, the comedian reflects on love, loss, and dark family secrets
- The Last Laugh
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Lorde: ‘I’m an Intense Bitch’
Virgin, her first album in four years, is raw, wild, and sublime. But it came after a series of personal changes and revelations — from a breakup to an eating disorder to an expanding gender identity. Now, she’s ready to talk about all of it
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