‘Padam Padam’ Kylie Minogue Remixes for Your Pride Playlist

When “Padam Padam,” the Australian pop star Kylie Minogue’s 77th (77th!) single, was released last month, it was embraced almost instantaneously by a certain type of listener. L.G.B.T.Q. people, especially gay men, greeted the campy song with gleeful incredulity, and its infectious chorus quickly spawned memes upon memes upon memes. As is often the case with pop music phenomena,…

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Why Some Americans Buy Guns

In 2020, while many communities were under Covid lockdowns, protesters were flooding the streets and economic uncertainty and social isolation were deepening, Americans went on a shopping spree. For firearms. Some 22 million guns were sold that year, 64 percent more than in 2019. More than eight million of them went to novices who had…

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