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Donald Trump is making America forget Donald Trump
We're suffering from "Trump Amnesia" for a surprising reason.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Donald Trump
“In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia, even the guillotine.”
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Death and Taxes
“This is not going to end well,” says Trump.
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Sprachspiel
How Trump turned America into a "Choose Your Own Adventure Game" and Lost.
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The new normal is worse than you think. So why does Ryan Holiday say you should not be afraid?
"What did you think living through history was going to be like?"
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He thought tending bar sounded like fun. Then the entire kitchen staff quit on Christmas Eve.
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7 Hours in November
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“We’re rich, we’re White, we’re Westlake.”
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The Curse of Austin
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Your Mid-Week Experiment
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported mid-week edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch. If…
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Why is Gen Z in "their midlife crisis"?
I went looking for answers. What I found scared me.
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Your Mid-Week Experiment
5 essays, 3 articles, 2 podcasts, 1 album from the '90s, 1 TV show, and 1 SNL monologue and sketch each
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Your Mid-Week Experiment
Sorry I missed last weekend’s essay. There’s an idea in my head that didn’t come together in time. Taking extra time, I think, will payoff this weekend…
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Your Mid-Week Experiment
1 longread, 1 bingeable novel, 1 article, 2 essays, 1 SXSW playlist, 1 new (to me) singer, 2 movies, 2 comedy specials, a new TV show, one charming…
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"Don’t make things easier for brainless bandits”
As America becomes less free, what do we do?
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Your Mid-Week Experiment
5 articles, 4 SNL ads, 3 songs, 1 essay about spring, 1 serious book about comedy, and 1 daring stand up
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“Nice mom jeans Adolph Adler!”
How TikTok's lobbying campaign backfired and might get it banned.
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Your Mid-Week Experiment
4 essays, 2 songs, 1 recipe, and a Wes Anderson short
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The Experiment
The Experiment
The Experiment is an early '60s TV talk show hosted by Jason Stanford. Every week he opens with a monologue before sharing the stage with a curated stable of writers before offering suggestions on what to do, read, watch, and listen to.
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more of this, please.
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