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I Love Women Who Laugh From Their Stomach

For the women whose laughter arrives before the punchline is finished, and makes the whole room forget to be cool.

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Día de los Muertos: What the Ofrenda Really Means.

Between late October and November 2 - above all on November 1 and 2 - families across Mexico and beyond set out photographs, bread, candles and marigolds to welcome their dead home. The tradition is older than Mexico itself.

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Can a Newsletter Signup Protect Your Video History? The Supreme Court Has Heard the Question

A newsletter signup may seem far removed from the old video store. But a Supreme Court case argued on Wednesday, October 14, asks whether that signup can establish the relationship that makes a person's video-viewing history protected by federal law. The dispute is about who counts as a consumer, and how a law written for videotapes operates on websites that mix text, video and advertising.

BY Esmé Brooks · Oct 16, 2026
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