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Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

In "Kontinental '25," Radu Jude's blistering contemporary riff on Roberto Rossellini, a tragic death sends a bailiff spiralling into a futile campaign of self-flagellation.

Like dough that's ready to bake: five letters.

The series, returning for a second season, is the latest example of a new breed--one that relies on elaborate, full-immersion experiments rather than on one-off stunts.

Following the letter of the law.

And the war in Iran is helping him do it.

From the daily newsletter: immigration agents are now working in more than a dozen airports across the country, milling around and maskless.

In 2023, researchers witnessed a rare event--a sperm whale being born. Their findings suggest a previously unknown level of coöperation among whales.

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

Operation Trump: The War, Operation Gulf War III, Operation Venezuela 2: Atomic Boogaloo, and other runners-up.