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February 2026
Review

Borderline Restaurant: Bethlehem's Beautiful Accident

A love letter to the aggressively unpretentious diner that cracked the code: clean bathrooms, real turkey, fast WiFi, and the radical courage to leave a writer alone.

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February 2026
Review

Paris Baguette Revisited: The Betrayal Continues

A return trip to Bethlehem's French-inspired bakery chain confirms the worst: it doesn't have bad days — it has a business model.

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December 2025
Investigative

Dewey Loeffel Killed Nassau Lake, Countless Wildlife and Most Likely Some People

When private property becomes a public problem. How one man's waste oil business poisoned a lake, its watershed, and the communities downstream for generations.

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November 2025
Editorial

RFK Jr., The Poet Laureate of Porn Makes His Literary Debut

The HHS Secretary's catastrophically unsexy text messages to a journalist — and what they reveal about power, entitlement, and the Kennedy legacy.

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July 2025
Healthcare

Ryze and Lies: The Much Hyped Mushroom Coffee Is Just That: Hype

A deep dive into the science — and marketing fiction — behind mushroom coffee claims, from a writer who tried it for Parkinson's disease.

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April 2025
Editorial

The Spectacular Self-Loathing of Peter Thiel

A billionaire's guide to hypocrisy — how the PayPal co-founder wages war against equality while hiding from his own identity.

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Feature Series

Donna Adelson: The Murdering Mischief-Maker

Part one of an investigative feature series examining a notorious criminal case.

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Investigative

The Grapes of Wrath

A plastic surgeon, a vanity vineyard, and the dirt-road rebellion of Columbia County.

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Healthcare

Health Freedom: A Public Health Reckoning

Examining the collision between personal liberty claims and public health science.

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Editorial

How the 'Gipper' Dismantled Media Safeguards and Planted the Seeds of Trumpism

The elimination of the Fairness Doctrine and its lasting consequences for American democracy.

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Healthcare

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

An investigation into an emerging viral threat and global health preparedness.

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Healthcare

When the Ice Releases Its Dead

The unsettling science of anthrax emerging from thawing permafrost.

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Investigative

The Last Supper: American Chains Serving Lies and a Lifetime of Poverty

An investigation into fast food labor practices and economic impact.

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Profile

Who is Andrew Acosta

A profile examining the background and influence of a key figure.

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Editorial

Melania: The Movie

Commentary on the documentary and its cultural implications.

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Humor

The Field Guide to North American Trump Voters

A satirical taxonomy of the species, their habitats, and behavioral patterns.

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Feature

Venezuela Through Mike's Eyes

A personal narrative exploring life, culture, and crisis in Venezuela.

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Humor

Welcome to the Family

A humorous take on family dynamics and the absurdity of everyday life.

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