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There's Only One Possible Explanation Behind TV's Most Baffling Hit Show - Landman Barely Works as Television. Just Look at Its Season Finale. Taylor Sheridan's Current Hit Barely Works as Television. Just Look at Its Season Finale. The Problem With Taylor Sheridan's Hit Landman Is More Evident Than Ever - document.getElementById('cmkk7q00t000z3b7bysu4u730@published') .querySelectorAll('span[data-promoline-variant]') [Math.floor(Math.random() * 4)].hidden = false - Landman Barely Works as Television. Just Look at Its Season Finale. Rebecca Onion

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Not Drinking for a Month Seems Simple. It Isn't for Me. Now There Are Real Consequences. I've Failed at Dry January Before. But This Year, There's More on the Line. Last Year, I Failed at Dry January. I Let It Go. Now, I'm Confronting Some Alarming Consequences. document.getElementById('cmkjzpkfq00ceximbie5gsuzg@published') .querySelectorAll('span[data-promoline-variant]') [Math.floor(Math.random() * 3)].hidden = false - Last Year, I Failed at Dry January. I Let It Go. Now, I'm Confronting Some Alarming Consequences. Ask A.J.

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A Pillar of the Fine Dining Experience Is Strangling Our Taste Buds. It's Time for a Major Change. Noah Lederman

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I've Noticed That Kristi Noem Has a Favorite Fashion Accessory. Uh, Yikes. -- Paola de Varona

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The Key Reason Why Trump Hasn't Invoked the Insurrection Act Yet -- Mark Joseph Stern

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The Cheese You Put on Pasta Is Now a "Strategic Partner" With an NFL Team. Seems Silly—Until You Realize That It's Part of a Plot Against America. -- Jaya Saxena

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Slate Crossword: Chain Restaurant Famously Endorsed by Mikhail Gorbachev (Eight Letters) -- Will Eisenberg

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Slate Mini Crossword for Jan. 18, 2026 -- Kaitlin Hsu

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There Is No Comfortable Reading Position. There Is Only One Bleak Solution. -- Luke Winkie

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My Sister Is Punishing Her Husband for Being "Terrible in Bed." She's Chosen the Cruelest Possible Way. -- How to Do It

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Ten Years Ago, a Megahit Revitalized Spy Thrillers. Now It's Back—but a Lot Has Changed. -- Imogen West-Knights

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Scott Adams' Life and Death Is a Cautionary Tale for the MAGA Age -- Nitish Pahwa

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true - Elizabeth Spiers and Athena Valentine - We Can't Afford to Buy Homes in Our City. So My Friends and I Are Considering Something Radical.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- Everyone Says There's a "Right" Way for Women to Get Engaged. I Found Out What Happens When You Ignore It.

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Laura Helmuth -- I Work at a Fitness-Related Company. My Colleagues' Reactions to My Major Weight Loss Are Concerning.

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Rich Juzwiak - The Sex Issue That Plagues Most Men of a Certain Age Haunts Me. I'm Ready to Do Something Drastic.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- Help! I Want to Escape a Chaotic Friendship. But I'm Trapped By a Dark Chapter From Our Past.

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Michelle Herman -- My Mom Is Spreading My Family's Story as "Evidence" to Support Her Political Agenda. But She's Got All the Facts Wrong.

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Laura Helmuth -- One of My Co-Workers Stole Another's Husband. Unfortunately, We All Still Work Together.

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