Times editors have handpicked 11 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.
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Newly found photos have revived questions about a deadly expedition on Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere’s highest mountain.
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Despite feeling growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language.
Split about the leadership of Sam Altman, board members and executives turned on one another.
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Decades after sending it to design purgatory, the space agency celebrates a logo that it still calls “the worm.”
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A unique form of Japanese wrestling that mixes fashion and theatrics has come to the United States.
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The common denominator between the two relationships had not been gender or sexual orientation. It had been me.
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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.
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni put on a queer, clever and heartfelt Christmas show that keeps getting bigger.
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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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As we scouted restaurants around the country, these were some of our favorites this year.
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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.