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The F*ck You Muscle examines the hidden systems of pressure that shape human behavior—from families and workplaces to algorithms, institutions, culture and technology. It asks one question: who benefits when you say yes?
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The Department of Content (opens the original)
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If you don’t know who the Paul brothers are, congratulations. Jake and Logan turned YouTube notoriety into boxing careers, enormous audiences and a remarkable ability to remain in the news. Last week, Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon invited them to meet service members and offer a few words of encouragement. Logan called his tour of the building “a cool experience,” then praised people willing to live, fight and die for their country. He’s right about the sacrifice. It must be especially moving when you
The Petri Dish Is the Policy (opens the original)
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Donald Trump says he’ll create an “AI Force,” appoint a new AI czar and ensure that government does “not in any way hinder or stifle” the industry. Washington will “cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows.” If anything goes BAD, the existing criminal and civil justice systems can apparently clean up afterward.There are still no details about the AI Force’s authority, staffing, budget or even what it would do. For now, it’s an announcement rather than an instituti
Royal Circus (opens the original)
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I have a strong dislike of traditional circuses. They’re too peopley, shouty, overpriced and too often cruel to the animals. But when it comes to the British Royal Circus, I’m always ready to watch as the clown car rattles into the ring, the courtiers tumble out and everyone pretends the enormous Sussex elephant standing under the spotlight is somehow not the main attraction.This week’s performance began with Buckingham Palace deciding that the world apparently needed reminding that Harry and Me
The Real Prestige (opens the original)
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One of the central ideas in Christopher Nolan’s 2006 movie The Prestige is that the audience thinks the trick is happening onstage. That’s the first mistake. The magician waves his hands, the lights go down, somebody disappears and everyone stares exactly where they’re supposed to stare. Meanwhile, underneath the stage, behind the curtain and inside some magnificent Victorian contraption involving pulleys, trapdoors and an ethically questionable amount of electricity, the real work’s being done.
The Limited-Government Shell Game (opens the original)
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Heidi Overton is a doctor. Not a wellness crank with a podcast and an alarming collection of supplements, but an actual doctor: M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins training, preventive medicine, public health. Donald Trump has nominated her to run the Food and Drug Administration and Overton has, for years, argued that access to mifepristone should be more restricted.She has supported in-person examinations and ultrasounds before medication abortions and criticized telemedicine access to abortion pills.
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