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The Guardian

Can I Learn to Love Weightlifting in Six Weeks?

It builds muscle mass, improves bone density and is good for your heart, mood and sleep. But how easy is it to get started at 49, when you haven’t entered a gym for decades?

Esquire

Inside the Weird and Wonderful World of Miniatures

Once the province of retirees, miniatures are now trending on TikTok, starring on reality television, and selling for six figures. Here, we take you inside the big moment for these tiny worlds.

The Hustle

The Sneaky Economics of Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster’s maligned fees and customer service issues are under the microscope. Will American music fans ever see anything better?

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The New Yorker

How to Save a Dog

For nearly a year, a motley crew scoured New Orleans for a shaggy white mutt named Scrim.

Business Insider

Can Millennial Dads Have It All?

Millennial dads spend much more time with their kids than their boomer parents, but they’re still struggling to break the breadwinner stereotype.

WIRED

AI Is a Lousy Chef

I asked an AI-powered recipe generator to make some menus. It didn’t tell me to put glue in my guacamole, but the results didn’t come close to besting recipes written by professionals.

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Fast Company

How to Battle Work Intensification

It’s not just you. Work has gotten harder over the past few decades. A CEO offers advice on how to make your job more manageable.

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