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Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch, sculptor of skylines Frank Gehry, powerhouse of Indigenous aesthetics Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, beloved curator Koyo Kouoh, and others we’ll carry with us.

Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse jokes about his tough cancer diagnosis

Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who publicly announced his Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis with a notably candid message earlier this week, took to the social platform X late on Christmas Eve to offer a joke about his condition. “umm, we should talk . . .” Sasse, 53,

This popular painkiller may do more harm than good

Tramadol, a popular opioid often seen as a “safer” painkiller, may not live up to its reputation. A large analysis of clinical trials found that while it does reduce chronic pain, the relief is modest—so small that many patients likely wouldn’t notice much real-world benefit.

Required Reading

Reckoning with Harry Potter fandom as a trans person, Hallmark Christmas movie plot twists, a hard-hitting interview with Santa, and more.