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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Controversial Monuments, Protecting Trans Kids, and a *Chef’s Kiss* Craigslist Missed Connection!

“Yes, I hear you calling, and I’m CHOOSING to finish this Mercury article!” Ирина Мещерякова / iStock / Getty Images GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then […]

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All the Cool Kids Had COVID, Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” B-day, and Love in the Floral Aisle of Trader Joe’s

Avril Lavigne: “You know what’s complicated? The grueling passage of time.” Anna Webber / Getty Images Happy Monday, everyone! It’s me, Elinor Jones. As we all know, this online content experience formerly known as “a newspaper” does a helluva job reporting on the news, be it local, national, global, or the entirety of space and […]

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