The Columbine-Killers Fan Club
A quarter century on, the school shooters’ mythology has propagated a sprawling subculture that idolizes murder and mayhem.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson faces mounting frustration among his right-wing Republican colleagues.
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Progressive organizers are betting they can flip the conventional wisdom on voting.
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Flag dishes you want to make, or don’t: The point of this practice is pleasure, not pragmatism.
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A new book explores the roots of our love for certain creatures—and our indifference toward many others.
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The generative-AI boom looks very different for non-English speakers.
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Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever
Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas
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Shoot to Kill
In the post-Columbine world, police departments all over America are adopting new, no-nonsense SWAT-team tactics (From 2000)
Gary Tramontina / AP I’ve Seen the Limits of Journalism
Twenty years ago, I was convinced the shootings I covered at Columbine would change everything. That’s not what happened. (From 2019)
Rick Wilking / Reuters Pitchers and Catchers
“Good fielding and pitching, without hitting, or vice versa, is like Ben Franklin’s half a pair of scissors — ineffectual. Twenty-game winners or .400 hitters do not ensure victory.” (From 1941)
Associated Press Put Your Husband in the Kitchen
“I am tempted to think that the perplexed businessman might discover a possible solution of his troubles if he would just spend a few days in his wife’s kitchen.” (From 1932)
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The case has one important advantage the others don’t.
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