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A Conservative Studio Has Returned With an Adaptation of Animal Farm. It's Not What You Think. -- Laura Miller -- The first movie adaptation of Orwell's classic was funded by the CIA. The new one is motivated by something else entirely.

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SNL Finally Found Its Kash Patel. It Could Only Have Been One Comedian. -- David Mack

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Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp Is Back. Employees Are Horrified. That Probably Explains the Internal Document They Sent Me. -- Luke Winkie -- This time, it's a quasi-spiritual experience. I saw it for myself.

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State Courts Are Blocking Abortion Bans Left and Right. Republicans Have a Plan to Stop Them. Mary Ziegler - Anti-abortion groups have had their share of trouble since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, even in red-state courts.

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