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• "Gossip is an evil": Pope Francis admonishes Vatican staff for workplace toxicity
• A Complete Unknown is a fine movie about Bob Dylan, the self-mythologizing son of a Minnesota mining town who took the world of folk music by storm
• After 70 years, it’s time to start taking ‘White Christmas’ seriously
• 10 memorable pieces from my editorship
• UK Home Office rules that Yang is engaged in 'covert and deceptive activity' on behalf of Chinese Communist Party
• James Salter’s playmates and contemporaries included William Buckley, Jack Kerouac and Richard Avedon
• Bethany Mandel: A tale of two Hanukkah celebrations — Joe Biden’s and Speaker Mike Johnson’s
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley opens up about the 'terrifying' medical ordeal that left her unable to speak for nearly two years
• Haliey Welch’s rise and fall exemplifies the internet’s stupidity, horniness, and fraud
• Don’t be a beach bum: how to reduce your environmental footprint in the sand
• Hollywood star Neal McDonough says he’s never seen Hollywood more interested in making faith-based movies than they are now
• Blanchett says she's 'deeply concerned' about AI and worries it could 'totally replace' anyone
• Christmas in China, the people’s way
• This year’s best Christmas movies include a look back at the singer/songwriter who shaped the soundtrack of the 1960s
• 'Wicked' star Ethan Slater's ex-wife Lilly Jay addresses her divorce in an essay
• ‘How do we live in this terrible world?’ a reader asked me. Here’s the only answer I have | Jonathan Freedland
• The Budget for One of the Year’s Best Movies Seems Impossible. Here’s How the Director Did It.
• Ban Exotic Animal Skins on the Runway? “Ridiculous!” Say Conservation Experts.
• When a holiday chore becomes a treasure
• Holiday Inn (1942) is the only Christmas movie explicitly built around the American calendar of holidays
• Western Civilization Gets Glicked – Joseph Holmes
• See if you can crack the Top 10 in this week’s Slate News Quiz
• Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Broadway cast of ‘& Juliet’ on Saturday
• Journalism films give me the ick
• In the spirit of both Zen and Christmas holidays, I’ve decided to become a digital dropout | Van Badham
• The Baffling Rise of the Most Inoffensive Comedian Alive
• The first trailer for the new 'Superman' movie has been viewed more than 9 million times on YouTube
• Blake Lively is being called out for claiming to come from a 'working class' background
• The Daily Wire will live-stream Turning Point USA’s 2024 America Fest
• This week on Care and Feeding: What do you do when it’s your fault your kid is late?
• Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Marshmello, and others accused of misusing COVID funds
• The Good Solicitor – Mark Mutz & Richard Gunderman
• I’m an outlier, the sole champion (or at least one of only a few) of a movie that eminently deserves it
• Paul McCartney at the O2 Arena: greatness, with a shrug
• In recent years, it’s become common to hear the claim that Jesus and his mother Mary were Palestinians. Here’s what it actually means to be Palestinian
• Harry & Meghan can’t read the room— and their ‘Polo’ dud and try-hard Christmas card prove it again
• I Want to Invite Our Neighbor to Have Sex With Us. I Have One Problem.
• The New Lion King Is a Roaring Achievement—and a Waste
• Kylie Kelce dethroned Joe Rogan as the No. 1 podcaster in America
• “Am I Racist?’ did not make the top 15 even though it is the highest grossing doc of the decade and easily the most talked about, most watched, and most influential documentary of this year
• Disney removed a storyline about a transgender character from its new series, but the voice of the character is speaking out
• Can retinol, vitamin A or other compounds really keep your skin healthy and ‘youthful’? | Antiviral
• This second season of Bad Sisters has lost much of the spark that made it feel so unique
• Ex-GOP Rep. George Santos is launching a new podcast called Pants on Fire
• Can Ted Danson Still Charm Us?
• The actor wants to build an underwater barrier near his $35 million estate in Palm Beach, Florida, but his neighbors are not happy about it
• Documentary Film About Tragic Titan Submersible Is Happening
• Sportscaster Stephen A. Smith demands answers from the U.S. government about the mysterious drones flying in the northeast
• Twitch, Wokeism, and the Democrat Partyâs Fight for American Youth
• Disney is deleting a storyline about a transgender character from an upcoming animated series
• Cruise honored by U.S. Navy with Distinguished Public Service Award
• Optimism for the Western Project – Law & Liberty - Konstantin Kisin
• Pledging allegiance to the United States of ‘thieves’
• 'That's Christmas' is a new animated Christmas movie that mocks the nativity scene
• OnlyFans model’s sex-marathon stunt reveals the desperate loneliness of men
• 'Yellowstone' fans are not happy with the show's final episode after Kevin Costner's exit
• Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut in the jukebox musical '& Juliet' on Saturday night
• P.G. Wodehouse started out life in the early 1880s as an Englishman, so most of his great characters and settings are outwardly English
• A sea anemone: I have pronounced their name incorrectly most of my life | Helen Sullivan
• Trump's corporate coronation: The rich rush to curry favor ahead of inauguration
• The Widening of God’s Mercy, by Christopher and Richard Hays, falls woefully short
• Rousseau and the American Electorate – David Lewis Schaefer
• This writer and her daughter spent a day walking with reindeer in Alaska
• Care and Feeding: How do you raise someone who wants to come to you for advice?
• The 20 best books of 2024
• Is the New York Times Shaking Off Woke? - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• In 1087 two Italian cities, Venice and Bari, raced to be the first to steal the bones of St. Nicholas from his tomb
• This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live
• Gavin Newsom’s plans for 2028 and more: Letters to the Editor — Dec. 15, 2024
• Why is Sydney Sweeney promoting a very ugly pair of shoes?
• Barbarism — our base instinct as humans — always survives in the shadows
• Serpents striking at our heels
• Glenn Miller and the tunes of Cuba
• I judge books against other gifts that proliferate during the holiday season
• Poodunnit: dear fellow dog owners, why do so many of you bother to bag pet mess then not bin it? | Paul Daley
• Friend with benefits? Ask Prince Andrew | Alison Phillips
• NYC’s retail renaissance in full swing for the holidays: Let luxury and high-priced indulgence flow
• The death and life of New York outdoor dining
• Here's a look at some of the stories making headlines across the U.S. this week
• CNN's post-election ratings continue to flail, and now they can't "Beat Bobby Flay" on the Food Network
• Trump's 18-year-old son, Barron, is a 'ladies man' at NYU, People reports
• Sheer Clothing Is Everywhere. There’s a Good Reason Why.
• Better Days for Somerset House
• LZ Granderson: What’s wrong with the commercial Christmas? I’m lighting an artificial log in the fireplace tonight
• What The Rock’s big box office bomb tells us about our needs and desires at Christmas
• Advertising Turns Jingles into Hits.
• How much of the external world referenced in Maria Callas resembles the real thing
• The genial core of Jane Austen’s art
• The Golden Bachelor Marriage Lasted Three Months. There Was a Good Reason for the Breakup.
• The World Is Spiraling. Why Not Invest in a Dinosaur Skeleton?
• Some of TV’s Most Popular Shows Are Slapped With a Dumb Label. Stop It!
• Pelosi hospitalized in Europe after suffering undisclosed injury at official event
• ‘It looks good, feels good, and is practical’: Guardian readers’ top tips on reducing waste over Christmas
• Kraven the Hunter' is a fittingly terrible send-off to the worst superhero movie franchise
• Review: Watching 'Megalopolis' through a Randian lens
• 'Adam Lay Ybounden,' 'Savior of the Nations Come,' 'O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide' are some of the most beautiful Advent carols
• The Jay-Z allegation once again reveals a culture of impunity in hip-hop | Tayo Bero
• The Jay-Z allegation once again reveals a culture of impunity in hip-hop | Tayo Bero
• Review: Watching 'Megalopolis' through a Randian lens
• I closed my store in San Francisco