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Over centuries, lacrosse flourished at the expense of its Native American origins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sacred sites are booming as the government promotes pilgrimages and Instagram influencers help make religion cool. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For his next trick, the Tony-winning producer wants to improve the theater-going experience in New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a new memoir, the billionaire chairman and founder of IAC says his fear of coming out as gay made him far more fearless in business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meta’s CEO has done everything he can to win over Trump, and it’s not clear how much he has to show for it. By Riley Griffin and Kurt Wagner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the wealthy converge on Punta del Este, developers are building luxury polo clubs to boost the beach town’s cachet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Saudi power grows, decisions made in the Gulf will increasingly affect wallets in the US. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black South Africans are embracing the sport as the nation struggles to overcome the legacy of White minority rule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dario Amodei is navigating a tricky transition from academic to CEO of a $61 billion startup. By Shirin Ghaffary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Microsoft CEO is trying to find the company’s place in the AI age while balancing the interests of nervous customers and a volatile partnership with OpenAI.  By Austin Carr and Dina Bass See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rising generation of well-credentialed scientists is betting that algorithms will turbocharge the search for extraterrestrial life. By Jordan Robertson and Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeepSeek’s sudden emergence illustrates how the country’s AI industry is thriving despite US efforts to slow it down. By Bloomberg Businessweek See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cartoon Network used to generate big profits, cranking out nutty, surrealist animation for TV audiences. But with the cable bundle melting and the streaming service Max pulling back from kids programming, the future of the brand looks precarious. By Felix Gillette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s falling marriage rate is exacerbating a demographic crisis in the world's second-largest economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel tracks a single barge through booms, busts and at least one war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US economy will end up paying the price for Trump's attacks on American universities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clara Wu Tsai could hold the key to the WNBA’S future—and maybe to the entire business of women’s sports. By Megan Greenwell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A master of contemporary operas, John Adams takes on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra — and hopes more Americans will show an interest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new book explores why MLMs are still popular — and legal — even though so many people lose money in them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After being eradicated in the US in the 1980s, the screwworm could be back as soon as this summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rules that govern the election of a new pope have been refined and rewritten for centuries. But the process still isn’t perfect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lenacapavir could be a gamechanger in the fight against infection. But US funding cuts have thrown the rollout of the twice-yearly injection into doubt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As tensions with Russia rise, 13 Norwegian soldiers have been sent to the far North to test the cold’s effects on their minds, bodies and equipment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Evolution of the Alpha Male Aesthetic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 At the world’s biggest watch fair, upper-middle-class dreams are destroyed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.