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When U.S. sports fans go to a ball game, they are pursuing happiness. But, as Nick Hornby explained in ‘Fever Pitch,’ soccer is entertainment as pain, writes Niall Ferguson. thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-w…
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The founder of Polaroid was part scientist, part inventor, and part showman—the very model of the modern tech founder, writes Mark Gimein. thefp.com/p/great-americans-…
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In an era primed for a great UFO movie, the film arrives with impeccable timing and almost nothing interesting to say, writes Will Rahn. thefp.com/p/steven-spielberg…
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New Yorkers poured into the streets after the Knicks’ title run, embracing strangers in shared joy. Social science suggests that instinct is good for us—and for the country, writes Arthur Brooks. thefp.com/p/arthur-brooks-th…
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Aaron MacLean, Elliott Abrams, Sohrab Ahmari, Martin Gurri, and others on what the war has won, what it has cost, and what an agreement could mean. thefp.com/p/has-the-iran-war…
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On his 80th birthday, President Trump is celebrating an agreement that temporarily solves a problem his war helped create, writes Eli Lake. thefp.com/p/trump-gives-iran…
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If the U.S. blocks AI companies from exporting their models, some countries may delay AI adoption, while others will lean toward China, writes Tyler Cowen. thefp.com/p/tyler-cowen-a-da…
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SpaceX has an absurd valuation, and loses billions of dollars. So why was its IPO a hit? Because investors believe that Elon Musk can levitate the stock. They may be right, writes Joe Nocera. thefp.com/p/why-the-spacex-i…
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The founder of Polaroid was part scientist, part inventor, and part showman—the very model of the modern tech founder, writes Mark Gimein. thefp.com/p/great-americans-…
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It was supposed to be about a happy relationship—but when her heart got broken, she rewrote her lyrics for a generation cynical about love, writes Kat Rosenfield. thefp.com/p/olivia-rodrigo-n…
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New Yorkers poured into the streets after the Knicks’ title run, embracing strangers in shared joy. Social science suggests that instinct is good for us—and for the country, writes Arthur Brooks. thefp.com/p/arthur-brooks-th…
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In an era primed for a great UFO movie, the film arrives with impeccable timing and almost nothing interesting to say, writes Will Rahn. thefp.com/p/steven-spielberg…
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At this Christian men’s retreat, Jesus was the ultimate masculine role model. But amid full-volume trap music, warrior cries, and boot-camp challenges, his presence was sometimes hard to discern.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s new album was supposed to be about a happy relationship—but when her heart got broken, she rewrote her lyrics for a generation cynical about love.
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When U.S. sports fans go to a ball game, they are pursuing happiness. But, as Nick Hornby explained in ‘Fever Pitch,’ soccer is entertainment as pain, writes Niall Ferguson. thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-w…
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At this Christian men’s retreat, Jesus was the ultimate masculine role model. But amid full-volume trap music, warrior cries, and boot-camp challenges, his presence was sometimes hard to discern, reports Josh Code. thefp.com/p/bench-press-and-…
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It was supposed to be about a happy relationship—but when her heart got broken, she rewrote her lyrics for a generation cynical about love, writes Kat Rosenfield. thefp.com/p/olivia-rodrigo-n…
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In an era primed for a great UFO movie, the film arrives with impeccable timing and almost nothing interesting to say, writes Will Rahn. thefp.com/p/steven-spielberg…
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California universities dropped the SAT to help low-income and minority students. The policy is doing the opposite, writes Svetlana Jitomirskaya, a professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. thefp.com/p/bring-back-the-s…
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At this Christian men’s retreat, Jesus was the ultimate masculine role model. But amid full-volume trap music, warrior cries, and boot-camp challenges, his presence was sometimes hard to discern, reports Josh Code. thefp.com/p/bench-press-and-…
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