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The Lies Told to Speak to a Princess

The full story behind the scoop to interview Princess Diana has remained hidden for a quarter of a century — until now.

“The UN gave up trying to count the war’s death toll in 2016, when it had already reached nearly half a million. More than 10m Syrians are refugees.”

Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins talk about “The Silence of the Lambs” for the movie’s 30th anniversary.

In an interview at GQ, Patricia Lockwood talks about the perils of being extremely online.

“When two people are on the same page, and they love each other, and they’re working towards something better, you can do a lot of good things.”

“Tyrian purple was a difficult color to manufacture. Thousands of snails were required to create a single ounce of dye.”

Here’s a selection of profiles that resonated with us this year.

Meet Eric Feigl-Ding, the town crier of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Joey is going to be President someday. He was made to be in the White House. There is no one else who can lead the country. Just you wait and see.”

“I didn’t know at first what I was doing. I was just trying to represent the inside of the feeling.”