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The GOP’s Kavanaugh Dilemma

Republicans could get killed in the midterms if he’s confirmed—and if he’s not.

Russia Probe

Brett Kavanaugh

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The Pickle

The Conversation Starts Here

A conversation with the co-creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Aline Brosh McKenna on What It Takes to Run a TV Show

My In-Laws Have a Habit of Kidnapping My Daughter

They routinely just don’t return her for days or weeks.

Find out with this week’s news quiz.

Movies & TV

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Henry Grabar

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Nicole Cliffe

Three teachers discuss what it’s like to survive a school shooting, and then return to the classroom.

Dahlia Lithwick

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Culture

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The new movie offers an affectionate all-access portrait of the late SNL star, if one unlikely to win new converts.

Technology

How it’s changing us

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It wants to be in your microwave, and your clock, and your car, and everywhere in between.

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

Every time we fight, we’re replaying an old argument that’s rooted in our drastically different political views.

Business

Where the money goes

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News & Politics

What really matters

The prospect of a hearing without Christine Blasey Ford is a trap, and Democrats are walking into it.

Notable topics

The GOP’s Kavanaugh Dilemma

Democrats Had One of Their Worst Election Nights This Week

Republicans Scramble to Escape Wreckage of Insane Plan to Exonerate Kavanaugh

Donald Trump May Not Have the Most Advanced Understanding of How Sexual Assault Trauma Works

Russia Probe

Report: Rosenstein Offered to Covertly Record Trump, Raised Topic of 25th Amendment

After Threatening to Declassify FBI Documents, Trump Says Never Mind

Brett Kavanaugh

McConnell Says Kavanaugh Will Be Confirmed. Should We Believe Him?

Midterms

Texas Senate Race Now Considered a Toss-Up

The Pickle

My Roommate Destroys the Fridge When He’s Drunk. I Love Him, but This Has to Stop.

A conversation with the co-creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

My In-Laws Have a Habit of Kidnapping My Daughter

Think You’re Smarter Than Sam Adams?

Movies & TV

What Love, Gilda Leaves Out About the Life of Gilda Radner

The House With a Clock in Its Walls Is the Perfect Balance of Fun and Fright

Name That Dame: Can You Guess Which Tea With the Dames Star Said Each Quote?

Dysphoria is not simply internalized misogyny turned up to 11.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Envious Heiress

Help! I Had to Give My Flaky Friends the Freeze-out—but Now I Really Miss Them.

Help! My Niece and Nephew Took My Teenage Daughter Out of State to Get an Abortion.

Help! My Son’s Summer Fling Is Pregnant, and I Want Her to Keep the Baby.

The Daily Show Has the Answer to Racist 911 Calls

Rod Rosenstein Offered to Covertly Record Trump, Raised Topic of 25th Amendment, NYT Reports

After Threatening to Declassify Russian Probe Documents, Trump Says Never Mind

Donald Trump May Not Have the Most Advanced Understanding of How Sexual Assault Trauma Works

GOP Scrambles to Escape Wreckage of Plan to Exonerate Kavanaugh by Naming Different Guy as Potential Sex Criminal

The Vital Weirdness of Robert Venturi, the Most Influential Architect of His Generation

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian Are Extremely Good at Performing Their Happy Relationship Online. Why Do They Do It?

My Ex’s In-Laws Always Find Ways to Keep My Daughter Longer Than Agreed. Can I Cut Them Off?

“Inside, You Just Want to Scream”

Judiciary Staffer Leading Christine Blasey Ford Investigation Tweets That He Is “Determined” to “Confirm Judge Kavanaugh”

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Love, Gilda Is a Wonderful Documentary for Those Who Already Love Gilda

The Daily Show Has the Answer to Racist 911 Calls

Name That Dame: Can You Guess Which Tea With the Dames Star Said Each Quote?

Do Your Inner Child a Favor and Watch This Animated Tribute to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Maniac Is Cool, but I Wish Jonah Hill Was More Maniacal in It

A Road Map to A Simple Favor’s Dizzying Plot Twists

Sorry for Your Loss Is Almost Good Enough to Get You to Watch a Show on Facebook

Amazon Wants to Be In Every Room of Your House

Trolls Are Still Tweeting Christine Blasey Ford’s Address, and Twitter Hasn’t Stopped It

Should You Buy the iPhone XS? Only if You Fall Into One of These Five Categories.

Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Direct Book Donations in Shift to Expensive E-Books

3D-Printing Gun Pioneer Cody Wilson Charged With Sexual Assault of a Minor

IQ Scores Look to Be Declining. Is There a Complicated Explanation, or Are We Just Getting Dumber?

No One Should Be Shocked by the EU Copyright Law That Would “Ban Memes”

What the Washington Post’s Margaret Sullivan Makes of the Tech CEOs Taking Over the Media—Including Her Boss

The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

Remembering Dick Richards, the Atlanta Public Access Genius Behind RuPaul and Countless Other Queer Artists

Meet the Children, Librarians, and Karaoke Singers Who Use One Local Library Every Day

Why the L.L. Bean Pima Cotton Set are the Best Sheets

My Ex’s In-Laws Always Find Ways to Keep My Daughter Longer Than Agreed. Can I Cut Them Off?

For Black Fans Like Me, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Corny Love Is Serious

Want to Learn Good Cooking Technique? Beware of Relying Too Much on Cookbooks and Recipes.

I’m Not Totally Freaked Out by Trump’s Trade War With China—Yet

Welcome to the Weed Bubble

For North Carolina, and for the Rest of Us, the Danger Is Rain

Commerce Secretary Uses Office Space Logic to Defend Tariffs

Tesla Stock Plummets After Report of Criminal Probe Into Musk’s Buyout Statements

Why the Middle-Class Black Neighborhood Doesn’t Exist in the White Imagination

Why Trump’s Expected Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods Is Actually Not Such a Big Deal

The Vital Weirdness of Robert Venturi, the Most Influential Architect of His Generation

Republicans Are Getting Away With It

Rod Rosenstein Offered to Covertly Record Trump, Raised Topic of 25th Amendment, NYT Reports

After Threatening to Declassify Russian Probe Documents, Trump Says Never Mind

Donald Trump May Not Have the Most Advanced Understanding of How Sexual Assault Trauma Works

GOP Scrambles to Escape Wreckage of Plan to Exonerate Kavanaugh by Naming Different Guy as Potential Sex Criminal

Mitch McConnell Says That Kavanaugh Will Be Confirmed. Should We Believe Him?

Florida Police Framed Three Black Men for Burglaries. One of Them Claims the U.S. Won’t Let Him Back in the Country

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