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The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement
In many cases, Indigenous enslavement adds new dimensions to familiar histories of the Americas—and to some of their most famous actors.…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to Cosmopolitan Canada across fashion, style, culture, and entertainment.
The work spans trend coverage, cultural conversation, and stories drawn from the publication's editorial partners, with source attribution provided within individual articles where applicable.
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Canada Needs a Culture Shock | National Review
The euthanasia-embracing nation’s problems go well beyond hockey. Source link
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The Great Inversion | National Review
Economic policy has conflated supply and demand. Source link
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What Fetishists Can Teach Us About Consumerism and Desire
A book of reportage on kinky subcultures describes how “deviant desire” can be transcendent —and completely mundane. Source link
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John Marshall Didn’t Invent Judicial Review | National Review
The judicial power, and duty, to invalidate unconstitutional laws wasn’t the work of one inventive judge. Source link
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Uber unveils new services as it prepares to bring robotaxis to L.A. soon
Uber announced a new set of services to support ride-hailing for autonomous vehicles ahead of its planned launch of robotaxis in Los…
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How the Epstein Scandal Took Over Our Reality
Broadly speaking, these scandals were contained within org charts. But, over the same period, there was an increasing awareness of how…
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What Walter Benjamin Knew
A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience. Source link
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Populism Is Having a Moment in Australia | National Review
Will it last? Only if the country’s One Nation party can avoid the pitfalls experienced by other populist parties. Source link
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Don’t Prosecute Women for Abortion | National Review
While defending unborn children is essential, criminalizing women who have abortions is no way to show compassion. Source link
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Roger and the Smooth Fox Terriers
Roger and Carol had both worked and always hired dog walkers during the day, but Roger took Andy around the block for the last walk of the…
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Food of the Future? I’ll Pass | National Review
Meat simulations won’t convince our tastebuds. Source link
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How America Quietly Made Nuclear Power Great Again | National Review
The benefits of an expedited nuclear reactor approval process are coming closer to fruition. Source link
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Influencers want to adopt the 'analog lifestyle' for 2026. Here's how to join them
At the dawn of 2026, social media influencers at home and abroad proclaimed it the year of the “analog lifestyle,” a call to reduce…
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The Quad God and American Reckoning at the Olympics
Of course, it wasn’t just Malinin whose performance tugged my attention away from Italy and toward America. A handful of athletes from the…
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Liu > Gu | National Review
The American figure skater’s performance off the ice stands in stark contrast with that of the California-born, China-embracing skier.…
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In a frenetic digital era, he's helping Angelenos rediscover the classic cassette player
Stepping into Jr. Market boutique in Highland Park is like entering a 1980s time warp. Built into a refurbished shipping container, it’s…
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The Unlikely Success of a Strange Alabama Bookstore
Eventually, Frank Reiss moved back to Atlanta and opened A Cappella Books, a shoebox of a store in Little Five Points, and Reiss watched…
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Mamdani’s Utopian Vision Faces Reality | National Review
The socialist superstar is already threatening to hike the property taxes of middle-class New Yorkers. Source link
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America’s Earliest Outdoor Photographs Shown at Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum | National Review
Your critic wanted to see this lovely show so much that he put his contempt for the museum’s trustees in abeyance for a day. Source link
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Billionaires Spielberg, Zuckerberg eyeing East Coast, stirring concerns about California's wealth-tax proposal
California may be losing two of the state’s most famed residents and generous political donors. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved…
Culture
Does “Wuthering Heights” Herald the Revival of the Film Romance?
“Wuthering Heights” extrapolates, too, of course. The many truncations and excisions have been detailed copiously, including by my…
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Following Munich, the U.S.–European Relationship Faces a Key Moment | National Review
In the face of EU chest-puffing, it shouldn’t be surprising that the U.S. is willing to take a fighting stance in Europe. Source link
Culture
Netflix and Warner Bros join Disney and Paramount in calling out ByteDance's latest AI platform
After the fake video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting went viral, a surge of AI-generated content from Seedance 2.0 flooded the…