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Sputnik Nyet

Russians have all the coronavirus vaccine they need, but nobody wants to take it

Daddy Dearest?

Accusations of a third love child threaten to unravel the fragile peace between Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife, Charlene

You’re Busted!

The pandemic lockdown is bringing out the British public’s inner Stasi

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Terry Gilliam tilting at windmills; penis problems in Denmark; and more curious news about these strange days

Snap Out of It

The coronavirus is up, but Ebola is gone. And there are other silver linings to savor

The View from Here

Here’s a better way to make him go

To Infinity … and Beyond!

A mystery man recently buzzed LAX with his jet pack. But for the rest of us, the future of post-pandemic flight is still on hold

Das Capitol

Trump’s lumpen insurrectionists tried to end democracy as I knew it

Let’s Fire the H.R. Department

Something good has to come from the coronavirus

Downward Goat?

How the occasional pile of dung became the trendiest fitness accessory

The View from Here

The sea is rising. The air is warming. The bay is dying. But the party in Miami goes on

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Curious news about these strange days

Sex, Lies, and Instagram

Yes, she dropped her given name faster than a matador swings his muleta. Yes, she’s called herself Spanish despite … not being Spanish. But deep down, Hilaria Baldwin is just like us

Dyslexia’s Dynamic Champion

Patience Thomson was a pioneer for misunderstood children

Warming Trend

According to actress turned Lady Sophie Winkleman, marrying into the Windsors isn’t nearly as bad as it seems

Javanka in Exile

Will Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner ever regain a place in high society, or are they simply too toxic?

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Curious news about these strange days

Bullfighters Enter Ring with Stepmother

Brothers demand return of their father’s legacy

The View from Here

Nothing—no, nothing—shall be named for Bill de Blasio

Woke Awards

Who will make Harry and Meghan’s honors list, the Sussexes’ alternative to the Palace’s annual tradition?

The View from Here

A New York organization is helping Jewish families recover possessions stolen by the Nazis. Among them: paintings by Tintoretto and Klimt

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Curious news about these quirky days

The Girl Who Outsmarted the Nazis

Janine de Greef spirited Allied airmen out of German territory

Last Call for the Essex Girl

Oxford University Press silences a stereotype