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There’s a running joke in the TV show “The Wire” about awkward police officers being asked disingenuously about the posting they would _least_ like to be given, just so their vengeful bosses can be sure to send them there. (Detective McNulty gets sick on boats, for example, so he’s assigned to the marine unit.) I’m starting to wonder if Apple operates a similar system.

It was announced…

Yesterday was the first anniversary of Addison Rae's "Headphones On," one of last year's best songs. The day _before_ yesterday, Olivia Rodrigo released "drop dead," the lead single to her upcoming third album _you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love_. This all coincided with Weekend 2 of Coachella, a festival that's become notorious for surprise guest appearances. Rae and Rodrigo seized the…

The question “Does Israel have a right to exist?” isn’t a real inquiry about the rights of nations. It’s a manipulation of discourse, a litmus test that forces Palestinians to offer theoretical assurances before their real political grievances can even be heard.

The post-WWII international order claimed universal principles while producing and protecting political arrangements that…