Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Bernie Knows What Time It Is
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Sanders and his enthusiastic voters connect over a shared collapse of trust. For him, it is a matter of ideology; for them, of generational experience.
Sanders and his enthusiastic voters connect over a shared collapse of trust. For him, it is a matter of ideology; for them, of generational experience.
Last night, the single most conservative member of the Senate triumphed, and the Republican Party has no clear idea of what to do with him.
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“Oh, thank goodness, you finally answered. I've been trying to reach you for, like, thousands of years.”
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Her gorgeous new album deals with grownup woes—heartbreak, jail—and bad-time good fun.
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In a splendidly gracious and loving way, she distinguishes Nichols’s great talent, his enduring artistry, with faint praise.
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