Using a Negroni and up to two glasses of Malbec, get through pre-appetizer chitchat, group ordering, salad, entrées, dessert, all the way to the Uber ride home, without oversharing or otherwise saying anything that will result in an emotional hangover the next morning.
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Charles Yu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Allred said of the day news broke that the Cedar Rapids Community School District in eastern Iowa is considering closing up to six elementary schools in a dramatic effort to cut costs.
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