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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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How to Read Election Night

More than 54 million Americans have already voted. Here is when polls close, which races will say the most, and why the full picture may not arrive on Tuesday.

BY Triston Grant · Nov 02, 2026

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An ofrenda set with photographs, candles, bread and marigolds to welcome the spirits of the departed. Photograph: Wikimedia México, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. No modifications.
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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.

BY Avery Reed · Oct 28, 2026

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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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