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The Scarlet "V

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (75+ words) I'll start this new project just as soon as all conditions in my life are perfect. More precise names for the "Personal Life" section on Wikipedia. Tough-guy things I can do because I don't wear a face mask. It's becoming…...

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Charles Melton Loves Anime (and Is Tired of Beefing with People) | The New Yorker Mini Interview

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (732+ words) Ooh, I've been beefing all day today, all day. Hi, I'm Charles Melton and I am doing the New Yorker Mini Interview. The New Yorker famously loves facts. Can you tell us a little-known fact about yourself? I haven't been…...

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newyorker. com > podcast > in-the-dark > season-2-update-five-years-later

Season 2 Update: Five Years Later

7+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (82+ words) In an update for Season 2, the In the Dark team travels to Winona, Mississippi, to check in on Curtis Flowers. After nearly twenty-three years behind bars, Curtis Flowers was freed, in part due to In the Dark's reporting. Now he's…...

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newyorker. com > magazine > 09/01/2025 > how-weekly-shonen-jump-became-the-worlds-most-popular-manga-factory

How Weekly Sh'nen Jump Became the World's Most Popular Manga Factory

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (424+ words) At twenty-seven, Imamura is the elder in this relationship, already an industry veteran with three major series under his belt, including a stint as an editor on K'hei Horikoshi's "My Hero Academia," which concluded in 2024. That series, set in a…...

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newyorker. com > culture > the-weekend-essay > watching-the-king-of-the-hill-revival-from-texas

Watching the "King of the Hill" Revival from Texas

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (43+ words) The Upper West Side cult that hid in plain sight. The novel that helped end slavery. How the creators of Superman got screwed. Is this the dirtiest song of the sixties? The victim who became the accused. Fiction by Roald…...

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newyorker. com > humor > shouts-murmurs > why-do-you-want-to-be-a-knight

Why Do You Want to Be a Knight?

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (712+ words) Is it because you want to wear the shiny armor and ride a pretty horse? Those are both good reasons. But I'm here to tell you that being a knight is harder than you think. Knights are governed by a…...