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The future could include lots of plastic-gobbling sponges.
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-nominated film illustrates how war can destroy that most precious of things—the innocence of a child’s soul.
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Trump’s rant about immigrants eating pets was another sign of his break with reality.
Depictions of a quiet, peaceful manger scene miss the point.
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