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Jennifer Welch is a Democrat who isn’t afraid to call out her own party. Carter Sherman speaks to her about why rage has come to define these midterms, and whether Democrats have done enough to harness it
Read moreAffordability and small businesses’ economic woes feature heavily in the House race for Wisconsin’s third district
Read moreKatharine Round’s documentary puts cameras in taxis where drivers and fares reflect on the disaster’s impact and talk of crowds of spectres and disappearing passengers In a manner similar to Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, in which journeying lulls passengers into greater intimacy, this nocturnal taxi odyssey through the tsunami-hit city of Kamaishi on Japan’s east coast clears the road for the subconscious to manifest. Conversations between the drivers and their customers drift back towards the cataclysm of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami with an undertow of grief, loss and absence. But at
Read moreThe president has spewed vulgar and hateful rhetoric even as he reveals his disdain for his followers
Read morePolymarket and Kalshi have risen for collecting the ‘wisdom of crowds’. But after high-profile blunders, some wonder if their predictions were just ‘stupid people getting lucky’
Read morePlaywright Richard Nelson’s acclaimed Rhinebeck Panorama series returns for another timely look at the fictional Apple family living in a divided America Richard Nelson learned a great lesson, cliched as it is, late in his writing career: the thing you toss off without overthinking can end up being some of your life’s greatest work. In the program notes for We’ll See, the latest in what has become a 12-play series, he admits he used to view the plays as “disposable, because of their being tied to a given time and place”. Every November from 2010–2013, Nelson checked in on the fictional Apple f
Read moreNicky Haslam has released his annual tea towel ranking ordinariness. I almost admire his chutzpah, writes Zoe Williams
Read moreAs polls close on Election Day and results start rolling in, these are some of the House races that will help explain how the midterms are unfolding.
Read moreNintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly bereft.
Read moreWe asked voters whether they supported Trump in 2024, and how his performance in office is shaping their choices this time.
Read moreGreenpeace drops nine large rocks to create a barrier to bottom-trawling fishing vessels.
Read moreTenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died on Tuesday as a result of injuries he suffered in a sickening collision with FC Andorra's goalkeeper in a Spanish second division match.
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