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How we can encourage people to wear masks — for others’ sake
My research shows that people think highly of others who conform to rules out of benevolence, which is a good way to sell mask-wearing.
Fox News’s post-Trump identity crisis, explained by an expert
We talked to Matt Gertz of Media Matters about Trump’s one-sided feud with Fox, the rise of OAN and Newsmax, and where right-wing cable news is headed.
A Christmas Carol, explained by a 5-year-old
The critic at large (40) and critic at small (5) talk Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Muppet Christmas Carol.
The Highlight’s best reads of the year
These stories have a remarkable richness — not in spite of the pandemic, but because of it.
The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi
In the US, Jews have been eating American Chinese food on Christmas for over 100 years.
9 new movies to watch over the holidays
Your year-end viewing sorted, from Wonder Woman 1984 to Pixar’s latest to Small Axe.
Sesame Street, 2020, and me: A New York story
The city I loved was shut down this year. I found comfort in the beloved TV show’s idealized version of it.
Hospital ICUs are filling up. It’s even worse than it sounds.
Adding trained staff is much more difficult than making a physical ICU bed, especially deep into a pandemic.
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Stories from a Lost Year
2020 was a hard, hard year. Here are the stories of people who lived through it.
The Lost Year: Falling for your mailman in lockdown (but not getting the ending you wanted)
"I asked him, ‘How’s everything going? How can we help?’ And I accidentally told him that I loved him."
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The Lost Year: A new dress, new self-acceptance, and a sudden onset of the soul
"That day, for the first time, I saw myself. And I knew I was trans. Holy shit."
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How SoulCycle lost its soul
The boutique fitness phenomenon sold exclusivity with a smile, until a toxic atmosphere and a push for growth brought the whole thing down.
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