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Sep 18 · 8 min read

No One Should ‘Colonize’ Space

Invoking language such as ‘manifest destiny’ sends a signal about who belongs in America’s future in space and who doesn’t.

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Sep 17 · 7 min read
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Ominous looking sky over buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

There Won’t Be a Clear End to the Pandemic

The collective sense of closure we’re all longing for may…

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Sep 16 · 13 min read
Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ open mouth overlaid with television scan lines.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ open mouth overlaid with television scan lines.

Do You Speak Fox?

How Donald Trump’s favorite news source became a language

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Sep 16 · 8 min read
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CGI of a small humanoid figure sitting in a large box overflowing with love hearts.

How Quickly Can a Girl Go Viral on TikTok?

Teens are making it big overnight, but that kind of fame…

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The Atlantic
Sep 15 · 8 min read
An hourglass with sand trickling down from the top section to the bottom, on top of a cardboard box.
An hourglass with sand trickling down from the top section to the bottom, on top of a cardboard box.

Why Everything Is Sold Out

The pandemic broke online shopping.

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