The Weekender

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Times editors have handpicked 11 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.

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Newly found photos have revived questions about a deadly expedition on Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere’s highest mountain.

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Despite feeling growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language.

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Split about the leadership of Sam Altman, board members and executives turned on one another.

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Decades after sending it to design purgatory, the space agency celebrates a logo that it still calls “the worm.”

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A unique form of Japanese wrestling that mixes fashion and theatrics has come to the United States.

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The common denominator between the two relationships had not been gender or sexual orientation. It had been me.

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On the spectacular northern coast of Puerto Rico, a writer’s favorite stretch of golden sand beckoned, but getting there legally would take some creativity.

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The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni put on a queer, clever and heartfelt Christmas show that keeps getting bigger.

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A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a residential property to the dismay of some neighbors and the delight of others.

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As we scouted restaurants around the country, these were some of our favorites this year.

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Set yourself up for all the merriment and none of the hangovers.

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Thanks for reading. I’ll see you next weekend.

This edition of The Weekender was edited by Jonathan Wolfe.