Why your kid loves the garbage truck so much
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I worked for Alex Jones. I regret it
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'A present from Norway and it's dead' – Christmas tree unites London in dismay
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In terms of reading test score points per hour of learning, Finnish students came out on top, followed by kids in Germany and Sweden
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Why is childcare so expensive?
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I showed vintage Mister Rogers to my 21st-century kids
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The homeownership obsession - How buying homes became a part of the American dream—and also a nightmare
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Those people we tried to cancel? They’re all hanging out together
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‘OK boomer’ marks the end of friendly generational relations
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In defence of America’s prison-industrial complex
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We asked some of the boldest thinkers what the world will be like in fifty years. Here’s what their answers tell us about the future
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Portrait of an inessential US government worker
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In Norilsk, Russia's most isolated major city, the arrival of high-speed internet gave residents a new window onto the world
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Student tracking, secret scores: How college admissions offices rank prospects before they apply
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Why you never see your friends anymore
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The key to a good life is avoiding pain (Epicurus)
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People who work from home earn $2,000 more a year
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'They actually stopped': Women buying sex to ensure safe experience
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A second chance - Twelve years ago, forty-seven dogs were rescued from Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation and allowed to live
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Why men love war (1984)
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Why your inner circle should stay small, and how to shrink it
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Teens explain the VSCO Girl-and why you never want to be one
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What college admissions offices really want - Elite schools say they’re looking for academic excellence and diversity. But their thirst for tuition revenue means that wealth trumps all
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'A human need': Australian disability groups say people on NDIS should have access to sex workers
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My life with face blindness
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A group of Chinese international students say they take little notice of politics or historical events, with one admitting to not having heard of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
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‘I have $1500 that I’m giving away’: Man becomes legend for extreme acts of kindness toward strangers
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Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, turning life into an endless competition and making everyone—even the rich—miserable
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A pickpocket's tale: The spectacular thefts of Apollo Robbins
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You can now practice firing someone in virtual reality
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Résumés are starting to look like Instagram—and sometimes even Tinder
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Anxiety looks different in men and often appears as anger, muscle aches or alcohol use
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Kirkenes, the Arctic town at the centre of a Norway-Russia spy war
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Arming the cartels: The inside story of a Texas gun-smuggling ring
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What explains US mass shootings? International comparisons suggest an answer
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Is it time for asleep divorce?
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How to answer tricky personal questions at a new job
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Practical ways to improve your confidence (and why you should)
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Underworld: How the Sinaloa drug cartel digs its tunnels
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Wherever you are, there’s a state park nearby
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The new ways your boss is spying on you
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The future of the city is childless - America’s urban rebirth is missing something key—actual births
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The day the fire came: A tale of love and loss on the Panhandle plains
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Denmark's housing minister wants to scrap ghetto label for underprivileged areas
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It’s never going to be perfect, so just get it done
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Americans shouldn’t have to drive, but the law insists on it
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Reparations are not the answer - The struggle against poverty needs to be a collective fight
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Let me speak freely: Our freedom of speech 'crisis' is culture warriors' codswallop
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Donald Trump assaulted me, but he’s not alone on my list of hideous men
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Your professional decline is coming (much) sooner than you think
16 votes