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The coolest and most memorable last words ever recorded.

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Most people abandon their new year's resolutions after less than four months, yet we keep setting them anyway. Instead of ...

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If you’re looking for hints and answers for Friday, January 23, 2026 with the theme “None the wiser,” read on.

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Ryo Orikasa discusses how he transforms literature, poetry, and written language into animated form through text, sound, and silence.

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In 2026, let’s stop being annoying and expunge overused words and hackneyed phrases and think more originally.

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