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Birds Are Losing the Climate Fight

Global warming causes some species to become smaller

“How Do I Sew a Button On?”

For Gen Z: the hottest college trend? “Adulting” classes, where kids learn skills Mommy and Daddy forgot to teach them

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Saving Whales Is More Important than Planting Trees

Restoring them to their pre-hunting numbers could capture 1.7 billion tons of CO2 annually

Mein Campf!

The scandalous Hitler-diaries fiasco nearly brought down three major news organizations

Far-Left = Left Out

The collapse of Labour is a stark reminder of what will go wrong when a party (that’s you, Democrats) puts ideological purity above people and pragmatism

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An Open-and-Shut Case

Grand larceny and the secret of the spying oysters

Lucette Destouches

Céline’s muse tended to the author’s rather complicated legacy during 58 years of widowhood

It’s a Wonderful Strife

Brits are battling over which is better: a department store’s costly Christmas ad or a modest one for a small family-owned shop. Vote here to settle the dispute

Our Own Titanic Moment

To visualize the stakes of the climate emergency, think about the fabled ship: dangerously little time remains to correct course

Instagrinch

All she wants for Christmas is for you to stop sharing. Now

#MeToo-sur-Seine

Filmmaker Luc Besson is facing legal woes from le cinq-à-sept and, worse, le neuf-à-cinq

The Man Who Played with Fire

The curious moral trajectory of David Boies

Randy Andy: Next Chapters

In the aftermath of Air Mail’s explosive story on the Duke of York last week, the author assesses the prince’s delicate situation

The Blinder Side

The author of Moneyball and Liar’s Poker wants to take on climate change, but cannot find the right antihero to champion

Split Waterman

Charismatic, risk-taking, gun- and gold-smuggling motorcycle star lived on the edge

Stranger Things Is Happening

In London, obsessive fans of the show can now live in Hawkins, Indiana—and follow in the steps of Mike, Dustin, and the gang

Naughty Nights with Randy Andy

Models, masseuses, and (ahem) more were part of the princely pleasures of the Duke of York. One fellow partyer lived to tell the tale …

Imperial Japan’s Last Casualty

General Shiba Goro did not fight in World War II, but he chose to die for it

The Calm Before the Storm

A letter from Hong Kong

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Troubled Waters

The world’s oceans now have more plastic than fish