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Category: Volume 40

Super Bowl Storylines

13 February 2026
Matthew Parker
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Super Bowl LX wrapped up the NFL season on Feb. 8, with the Seattle Seahawks facing off against the New England Patriots. Neither team was…

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The 2026 Grammys, Told Through Five Artists

13 February 2026
Alee Dickey
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The 2026 Grammys are easiest to understand if you follow five artists. Between them, they basically tell the story of the entire night. Bad Bunny…

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Oops! All Purples! #1

30 January 2026
H. William Speck
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This is the Hilltop Monitor’s debut OAP! puzzle by Naomi Speck. Comment your answers below, or share your agonies to get a hint. Just like…

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On I.C.E. Ignoring Critical Evidence

30 January 2026
Ethan Naber
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Content warning: This story addresses the killing of Alex Pretti. “The party told you,” wrote George Orwell at the end of 1984, “to reject the…

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Indiana University wins the CFB National Championship

30 January 2026
Matthew Parker
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The college football season concluded on Jan. 19, as the Indiana Hoosiers under second-year head coach Curt Cignetti won a 27-21 national championship game against…

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Crossword: Flower Power

30 January 2026
Ethan Naber
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Photo by Ferran Feixas on Unsplash.

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Mayflower? I Hardly Know Her! More Tips on Holiday Argument Etiquette for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving

27 November 2025
H. William Speck
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Are you pumped to gorge yourself on both food and entertainment this upcoming National Native Day of Mourning even as hundreds of thousands of Americans…

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An Aurora on the Hill

17 November 2025
Matthew Parker
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The Troubling Rise of AI “Performers”

17 November 2025
Ethan Naber
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Through the past two years, artificial intelligence (AI) has threatened to replace every facet of humanity that it can. It has forced writers to change…

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