How Feral Dogs Marshaled a Defense Against Nuclear Weapons, and Other Animal Stories Erin Johnson’s Films Tell
Her survey is on view at the University of Georgia's Athenaeum.
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Weekly Drop Watch: Sézane, Thom Browne x Bose, Ilia and More
Shop the best of this week’s fashion and beauty launches.
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Dark Matter Season 2 May Have Fixed The Show's Biggest Multiverse 'Plot Hole'
In the latest episode of Dark Matter, a bit of quantum entanglement theory fills in a plot hole that has been growing throughout Season 2.
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The Neu Bulletin (Madra Salach, PISS, Pollyfromthedirt and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
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The Best Food Advent Calendars of 2026 (Yes, They’re Already Here)
During the holiday season, most of us are so focused on buying gifts for other people that we don’t spend enough time treating ourselves. An advent calendar is an especially festive way to surprise yo...
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This Italian Jewelry House's Milan Atelier Is Hidden in Plain Sight
Founded by gemologists Milena Bernocco and her son Nicolas Garatti, the maison currently owns 60% of the world's known green diamonds.
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Apple’s Watch Series 12 Is Coming for Your Whoop
With a redesigned heart rate scanner, the latest Apple Watch is competing with screenless health trackers. We spoke with the design team to see what’s next for the wearable.
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Digger's Big Twist Gives Tom Cruise A Career First
Tom Cruise has played wildly theatrical baddies in movies before, yet Digger allows him to change things up with its big twist.
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DIY’s pocket guide to Twisterella 2026
As the Northern new music haven returns, we guide you through one of myriad wonderful ways to spend the big day in Boro.
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Getting Into Beauty Retail Is Difficult — Staying There Is Even Harder
Retail placement was once viewed as the ultimate sign of success. Now, stricter margins, inventory requirements and performance expectations are forcing beauty brands to reconsider what it takes to su...
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MobLand Season 2, Episode 3 Proves The Show Hasn't Lost A Step
If MobLand's recent off-screen drama had you worried about Season 2, then the season's third episode will more than put those concerns to rest.
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Florence Pugh’s ‘East of Eden’ Adaptation Leads 38 New Additions to Netflix UK This Week
Florence Pugh’s historical drama 'East of Eden' and a new 'LEGO One Piece' special lead an impressive slate of 39 new additions to Netflix UK this week.
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What Is a Mother Allowed to Write?
It’s 5:00 AM and I’m writing in a corner of our bedroom that I’ve cordoned off with a curtain. This is now my office. My old office became the baby’s room. Like many aspects of my postpartum life, my ...
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The Truth Really Will Set You Free in Deesha Philyaw’s Sexy Debut Novel
The moment I stepped into Deesha Philyaw’s apartment, she pressed four gorgeous golden bracelets into my hand. A gift. Then, we spread plates and napkins on the table and shared a meal punctuated by n...
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Dani Offline tries her hand at the game of love with “ouch!”
Taken from the Alabama-born artist's debut record, Lover’s Discourse, Dani Offline's “ouch!” is a tongue-in-cheek dissection of 21st century love and the pitfalls that come with it.
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The Beautiful Plain
Laura didn’t remember moving to Platte, Nebraska. She had only been three when her father took the job of planning commissioner for the county. Nor did she remember a moment when Carrie wasn’t her clo...
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“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults
Like Sylvie, the protagonist of my new novel, Wayfarers, I grew up in downstate cornfield Illinois, where I was an odd duck in a small pond. I was always reading, always writing. Poetry, and stories, ...
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Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction?
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. The novel has always been obsessed with technology. You can trace realist fiction’s evolution along advances in religion, ban...
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What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet
The Coral Coast Highway, considered one of the world’s greatest road trips, starts in Perth, Australia, and follows the coastline north to Exmouth. Halfway along this epic tour of red sand meeting azu...
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Digger Ending Explained: Does Tom Cruise Save The World Again?
Throughout his decades-long film career, Tom Cruise's characters have often been some sort of savior. But is that once again the case in Digger?
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