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Josh Code pays tribute to the last amusement park…  (https://www.thefp.com/w/the-free-press) The Free Press   — 08.29.26         7        45              (https://www.thefp.com/p/ancient-wisdom-i-was-the-king-of) Ancient Wisdom: I Was the King of the Celebrity Cover Story  (https://www.thefp.com/p/ancient-wisdom-i-was-the-king-of) I hung out with Bill Murray, got a hug from Mark Wahlberg, drank boilermakers with John Goodman, and played miniature golf with Geena Davis. It was fun…        54        62      (https://www.thefp.com/w/peter-richmond) Peter Richmond   — 08.28.26                (https://www.thefp.com/p/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous) Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: A Summer Special  (https://www.thefp.com/p/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous) The kids want to go to Forte dei Marmi, and the dogs have au pairs. 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Instead of blaming racism, his defenders should admit the true cause of his collapse.        701        671      (https://www.thefp.com/w/douglas-murray) Douglas Murray   — 08.16.26            (https://www.thefp.com/p/gen-z-rising-antisemitism) How My Generation Became Antisemitic  (https://www.thefp.com/p/gen-z-rising-antisemitism) I’m a high school student. The Jew-hatred I see spreading through young Americans is worse than you think.        405        264      (https://www.thefp.com/w/leo-lewis) Leo Lewis   — 08.12.26           (https://www.thefp.com/p/virginia-high-school-antisemitism-investigation) This High School Wouldn’t Fix Its Antisemitism Problem  (https://www.thefp.com/p/virginia-high-school-antisemitism-investigation) When Jewish students at an Arlington, Virginia, high school were mocked, threatened, and chased, their desperate requests for help were met with…        720        459      (https://www.thefp.com/w/rupa-subramanya) Rupa Subramanya   — 08.11.26            (https://www.thefp.com/p/jason-arday-cambridge-academia-mediocrity) How Academia Created Jason Arday  (https://www.thefp.com/p/jason-arday-cambridge-academia-mediocrity) The plagiarism scandal at Cambridge is a symptom of a deeper problem: academia’s willingness to accept intellectual mediocrity from black scholars in…        315        388      (https://www.thefp.com/w/john-mcwhorter) John McWhorter   — 08.10.26               Tough Love         (https://www.thefp.com/p/tough-love-husband-jealous-baby) Tough Love: My Husband Is Jealous of Our Baby  (https://www.thefp.com/p/tough-love-husband-jealous-baby) ‘I feel so fulfilled and content post-baby. 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Our advice…        601        214     (https://www.thefp.com/w/abigail-shrier) Abigail Shrier   — 08.27.26       (https://www.thefp.com/p/-abigail-shrier-tough-love-sister-stole-my-inheritance-mother) Tough Love: My Sister Stole My Inheritance        1,067        394      (https://www.thefp.com/w/abigail-shrier) Abigail Shrier   — 08.20.26       (https://www.thefp.com/p/tough-love-abigail-shrier-girlfriend-controlling-mother) Tough Love: My Son Got a Girlfriend—and Shut Me Out        1,052        483      (https://www.thefp.com/w/abigail-shrier) Abigail Shrier   — 08.13.26       (https://www.thefp.com/p/tough-love-does-my-kid-need-therapy) Tough Love: Does My Kid Need Therapy?        571        473      (https://www.thefp.com/w/abigail-shrier) Abigail Shrier   — 08.06.26           TGIF         (https://www.thefp.com/p/tgif-have-yall-never-heard-of-noblesse) TGIF: Have Y’all Never Heard of Noblesse Oblige?  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