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What do we lose when we erase ugliness?

We’re in a moment of cultural fascination with looksmaxxers. That too-online community, made up mostly of men who claim to do things like hit themselves in the face with hammers for a stronger jawline and snort meth for leaner bodies, has become the object of…

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PU's Dr Lubna Zaheer briefs Hamza Shahbaz on academic progress, future plans of Film & Broadcasting Department

Hamza Shahbaz appreciated the department’s contributions and underscored the importance of academic institutions in shaping a responsible and skilled media workforce

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The plague of parental sleep deprivation

As a baby, my second child was a terrible sleeper. First he had day-night confusion, a common but exhausting condition in which the baby sleeps during daylight hours and is alert and hungry all night, like a vampire. Then he settled into a schedule of waking…

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How Iran’s cheap drones are changing warfare

After more than three weeks of war in Iran, the US has destroyed major components of Iran’s military, including ballistic missile sites and much of the country’s navy. One advantage Iran retains, though, is the Shahed-136. The Shahed, a one-way, single-use at…

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Does fine dining have a toxic chef problem?

One of the most acclaimed restaurants in the world, Noma, opened a pop-up in Los Angeles on March 11. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion for Noma head chef and co-founder René Redzepi and the staff, who relocated from Copenhagen, Denmark, for the sold-ou…

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The ugly emotion pregnant people aren’t supposed to talk about

Greetings from hell — that is, the third trimester of my high-risk pregnancy with fraternal twins. Unlike every pregnant person on Instagram who is either waltzing around a meadow, cradling their bump in total bliss, or sorting through chic baby decor somewhe…

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ICE heads to the airport

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are deployi…

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The former MMA fighter running DHS

President Donald Trump got a mulligan in former Sen. Markwayne Mullin — a second shot at filling the top job at the Department of Homeland Security. Trump fired his first pick, Kristi Noem, amid mounting criticism of her leadership and management of the agenc…

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What baseball’s “robot umpires” tell us about the future of work

For a sport that’s more than 150 years old, the opening of the 2026 Major League Baseball season is set to feature an unusual number of firsts. The official Opening Day on March 26 is the earliest in baseball history. The first official game of the season ton…

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The Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots

If the United States had a nonpartisan judiciary, Watson v. Republican National Committee would have been laughed out of court months ago. The premise of the Republican Party’s lawsuit in Watson is that, beginning in 1845, Congress banned states from counting…

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These animals can cause big trouble. Why are states unleashing them by the millions?

When animals that aren’t native to an area harm the environment, we usually label them as invasive and consider them bad. State wildlife agencies spend tens of millions of dollars a year trying to eliminate them. That makes this fact peculiar: Those same age…

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The pain from the Strait of Hormuz crisis will be felt far beyond the pump

The gas prices are unmissable. Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, Brent crude oil has surged past $100 a barrel for the first time in four years, briefly topping $119 on March 19. California drivers are paying over $5 a gallon, w…

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Here’s how Iran could become a “forever war”

The Trump administration’s end goals for the war in Iran, never particularly well-defined to begin with, appear to be narrowing. While President Donald Trump once spoke ambitiously about regime change and insisted that he should play a role in selecting Iran…

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James Talarico’s “no meat” controversy explains a lot about America

Earlier this month, Texas state Rep. James Talarico eked out victory in a heated race to become Texas’s Democratic nominee for the US Senate race this November. Texans haven’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988, and a lot of hopes are riding on Talar…

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The people dying in ICE custody

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: People are dying in ICE custody at a record pace. What…