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How the gay party scene short-circuited and became a moneymaking bonanza

Interview with Peregrine Honig

Voters are starting to act like hard-core sports fans – with dangerous repercussions for democracy

How Trump’s language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot – 2 linguists explain

The US Capitol has been stormed before – when British troops burned Washington in 1814

How to help dogs and cats manage separation anxiety when their humans return to work

How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according to a professor of comedy

Grammy Awards postponed until March 14

Kim Kardashian & Kanye West reportedly splitting up

Trump plan to revive the gallows, electric chair, gas chamber and firing squad recalls a troubled history

How a flu virus shut down the US economy in 1872 – by infecting horses

How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration

The rise and fall of Tab – after surviving the sweetener scares, the iconic diet soda gets canned

Maradona: why the English can’t let go of the Hand of God and Latin Americans love it

In the 1620s, Plymouth Plantation had its own #MeToo moment