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Pretty Much Any Cartoon Character Is Now a ‘He/They’

On Twitter, a daily ritual reaffirms the power of pronouns

America’s Regional Christmas Icons Are the Season’s Gentlest Nightmare Fuel

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, but how about Mr. Bingle or Uncle Mistletoe or Eggbert the talking Christmas egg?

Is the Kool-Aid Man the Pitcher or the Liquid? Now We Know

The voice of the Kool-Aid Man, a pastor and an evolutionary biologist weigh in on our age’s most pressing chicken-or-egg scenario

Mr. Met Is Here to Tell You How to Wear Your Goddamn Mask

If anyone knows how to put up with wearing an annoying mask, it’s a former Mr. Met