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News & Politics The Trumpies: Where Are They Now? A semi-exhaustive guide to the formers of a pariah administration. Features, Ivanka Trump, Trump, Jared Kushner | 2 months ago
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News & Politics Sex in Washington: How We Did It During the Pandemic, and Where We’re Headed It’s been a loooong year. But sometimes, somehow, we found ways to get it on. And it’s only going to get better. Our Sex Lives and the Pandemic | 3 months ago
Food | News & Politics The Long, Surprising, and Not Totally Nerdy History of the Political Cocktail Never mind the “Fauci Pouchy” and the “Moscow Mueller.” Politically themed tippling goes back to the early days of the republic. A timeline Cocktails, Features, political cocktails | 2 months ago
