Times editors have handpicked 11 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.
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Ghosts on the Glacier
Newly found photos have revived questions about a deadly expedition on Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere’s highest mountain.
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How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time
Despite feeling growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language.
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Inside OpenAI’s Crisis Over the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Split about the leadership of Sam Altman, board members and executives turned on one another.
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How NASA Learned to Love 4 Squirmy Letters
Decades after sending it to design purgatory, the space agency celebrates a logo that it still calls “the worm.”
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Can Sukeban Make Female Wrestling Fashionable With Americans?
A unique form of Japanese wrestling that mixes fashion and theatrics has come to the United States.
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Was My Boyfriend Financially Controlling? Was My Girlfriend?
The common denominator between the two relationships had not been gender or sexual orientation. It had been me.
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Finding a Way Back to ‘Perfect Beach’
On the spectacular northern coast of Puerto Rico, a writer’s favorite stretch of golden sand beckoned, but getting there legally would take some creativity.
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Holidays a Drag? Every Year, Thanks to Jinkx and DeLa.
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni put on a queer, clever and heartfelt Christmas show that keeps getting bigger.
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‘Are You Going to Be the One to Get Rid of Santa?’
A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a residential property to the dismay of some neighbors and the delight of others.
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23 of the Best American Dishes of 2023
As we scouted restaurants around the country, these were some of our favorites this year.
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4 Tips for Booze-Free Holiday Fun
Set yourself up for all the merriment and none of the hangovers.
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Thanks for reading. I’ll see you next weekend.
This edition of The Weekender was edited by Jonathan Wolfe.