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# December 5, 2022 | Vol. 200 No. 21 December 5, 2022 |  

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Vol. 200 No. 21

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceSportsU.S.World

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Renters and Homebuyers Are Suffering From the Fed's War on Inflation

The rising cost of housing is helping to drive inflation, but raising interest rates is exacerbating that problem

[Business](/section/business/)

### The FTX Crash Will Have a Lasting Impact on the African Crypto Community

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing crypto communities, and many investors there lost thousands in the FTX crash.

[Business](/section/business/)

### Adults Are Spending Big on Toys and Stuffed Animals—for Themselves

Toy companies like Lego, Mattel, and even Build-a-Bear are courting the booming "kidult" market

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Remarkable Legacy of _Queen Sugar_

After seven seasons, the beloved OWN series is coming to an end, leaving a remarkable legacy

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Michelle Obama: Yes, We Still Need to ‘Go High’ When Everything Is Terrible

'It is a form of self-control, a line laid between our best and worst impulses,' Obama writes

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Venice Review: Timothée Chalamet Charms in Cannibal Romance _Bones and All_—But Taylor Russell's Unforgettable

Luca Guadagnino’s film starring Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell is artful and tender, if occasionally almost too brutal to bear 

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### 5 Ways to Survive the Holidays if You're a Scrooge

Reach out to new and old friends, be flexible about travel, let yourself feel sad, and set boundaries.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Global Population Size Should Not Be Cause For Alarm, But a Rally Cry For Change

UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem argues that looking exclusively at population numbers comes with great dangers.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Twitter Is Collapsing, and Nothing Can Replace It

Under Elon Musk the Twitter that so many people depend on may collapse. Roger McNamee on what comes next

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### You Might Want to Quiet Quit Housework, Too

Quiet quitting in the home might be the key to having some long overdue conversations about domestic work imbalance. 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Russia Wants to Lock Ukraine Back in the Soviet Cellar

Russia wants to imprison a whole country, to trap and confine Ukraine in Putin's cellar, both metaphorically and literally.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### A Defiant Donald Trump Enters the Arena for Another Fight

The former President says he wants to Make America Great Again, again.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Why Mark Cuban Is Selling Anti-Fungal Ointment for $7.34

The celebrity billionaire's new online pharmacy is a bid to bring benevolent disruption to an industry that charges steep markups

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Mike Pence Is Trying to Clear a Lane For Himself in a Party Exhausted by Trump

"So Help Me God" is both the most credible defense of Trump's presidency and a subtly subversive effort to chip away at his base.

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### NASA's Mega-Moon Rocket Finally Blasts Off, Heralding America's Lunar Return

The successful liftoff of NASA’s Artemis program—which aims to have Americans back on the moon by as soon as late 2025—is at last underway.

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### Your Complete Guide to the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

After failing to qualify for the last men's World Cup, America is sending a young, diverse, and talented team to Qatar

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### A Judge Struck Down Student Loan Forgiveness. Here’s What That Means for Borrowers

A federal judge blocked Biden’s student loan relief plan. The Education Department has stopped accepting applications

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Why Australia-China Tensions Are Here To Stay, Despite a Diplomatic Reset

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with China’s Xi Jinping at the G20 to try to “stabilize” the relationship between the countries.

[World](/section/world/)

### What the Success of Women-Led Protests Tell Us About Iran’s Future

Historically, these kinds of protests are more inclusive, innovative, and more likely to achieve their goals.

[World](/section/world/)

### TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2022


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