Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell asks how hopes for Myanmar’s democracy faded and why leadership is needed again in restoring them.

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Lawsuit alleges Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger cost delivery drivers millions of dollars in fees, opening deposit accounts without consent and requiring their use to get paid.