Spiegel Stuff: “We’ve Been Sold a Story That Isn’t Remotely True”: How Private-Equity Billionaires Killed the American Dream

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"We've Been Sold a Story That Isn't Remotely True": How Private-Equity Billionaires Killed the American Dream

BY ISSIE LAPOWSKY

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In her new book, Bad Company, journalist Megan Greenwell shows how the secretive industry has insinuated itself into average Americans' lives.

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HOLLYWOOD

Mon Mothma's Andor Wedding Death-Dance Is the Song of Summer

BY ANTHONY BREZNICAN

"Niamos!" was designed to show a revolutionary's emotional spiral after consigning her dearest friend to assassination. Now it's a party meme.

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AWARD SEASON

Walton Goggins and Kaitlyn Dever Are Out for Revenge

BY REBECCA FORD

The stars of The White Lotus and The Last of Us—who first worked together on Justified—say that fully committing to rage-filled characters is like "therapy that you can't pay for."

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Alex Cooper Accuses Her College Soccer Coach of Sexual Harassment

BY SAVANNAH WALSH

In her new Hulu documentary, Call Her Alex, the podcast mogul names the woman who allegedly ended her athletic career: "She turned something that I loved so much into something extremely painful."