For every cultural good, identity has become fused with the object of interest, turning previously normal people leading unremarkable lives into Steak ’n Shake beef-tallow purists, Harry Potter moralists, or cast-iron-pan-cleaning radicals.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Its flowers, in contrast, are bright and yellow, each made of five petals, which, fused at the base, form a structure resembling a star.
Last year, lawmakers coalesced around the need to improve rehabilitation programming and reduce recidivism rates as part of a broader investment in South Dakota’s prison system.
In other words, the oil and gas industry doesn’t require massive power lines strung across the state to continue thriving, Bennett said.
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Claire Hao,
Houston Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
The two-day competition is just getting started, but some of the mature red oaks and pines that tower throughout the landscape are already strung with 50-foot lines of climbing rope.
Sixth grader Starry Hampton said the students were united in their effort to protest ICE.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Many Wisconsinites know the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, when 54 of its about 100 voters united under a new banner to oppose the expansion of slavery in 1854.
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