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“Beauty Contest,” by Yoko Ogawa
The New Yorker,
I am not generally interested in my own appearance; nor do I care much about the appearance of others.
‘I’m Not Waiting Around for Them to Do Something’
Politico Picks,
For the relatives of some of the Hamas captives, life after Oct. 7 has meant balancing private despair and public advocacy.
Washington blinks as debt costs begin to bite
Increased spending on entitlements and interest could snowball in the coming decades, putting pressure on Washington to act earlier to rein in annual deficits.
Senate Dems stake their 2024 hopes on last 2 red-state incumbents
Montana’s Jon Tester and Ohio's Sherrod Brown will need to defy their states' ideological leanings by winning over a sizable number of ticket-splitters next fall.
Watch Dochi the hedgehog vociferously devour worms
Boing Boing,
Dochi is a hedgehog who lives in Vancouver. Dochi is adorable. Dochi has the squishiest round belly, the sweetest silly smile, and the most precious little grabby hands. I love all of those things about Dochi, but perhaps the cutest thing about this little fellow is his absolute love of worms. — Read the rest
Oh No, Is Squid Game: The Challenge … Good?
Vulture,
The adaptation of Netflix’s capitalism-skewering phenomenon is so openly venal it might just reinvent reality TV.
Here Are the Winners of the 2023 Billboard Music Awards
11 wins for Morgan Wallen, 10 for Taylor Swift.
Hell’s Kitchen: A Familiar Diary of Alicia Keys
Conventional musical-theater turf, made fresh by killer performances.