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Apple’s New AirPods Are the Future

Will Oremus

Whether you like it or not.

Theranos

Elizabeth Holmes Sold Certainty and Sex Appeal

Margaret Wappler

Parenting

What a Dad With a $60K Income Spends on His Kids During a Week in Wyoming

Rebecca Onion

Somalia

America Has Been Waging a War While No One Was Watching

Joshua Keating

Trailers

DiCaprio and Pitt Cruise Hippie L.A. in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Natalia Winkelman

Us

So What Does Jeremiah 11:11 Say, Anyway?

Matthew Dessem

The Conversation Starts Here

It’s an accident of history that the Supreme Court has nine seats.

Court Packing Is Not That Extreme

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Cover Story

My Alcoholic Mother Can’t Be Trusted With My Kids

Care and Feeding

I don’t want to keep her grandchildren away from her. What can I do?

Has Star Wars Outgrown the Force?

Marissa Martinelli

The franchise’s latest stories rely less on the once-crucial element in its galaxy.

Streaming TV

Real-Life Death Hangs Over Catastrophe’s Final Season

Inkoo Kang

Sharon and Rob give each other a reason to keep clinging on.

Netflix Is Testing Different Episode Orders on Watchers of Love, Death & Robots

Natalia Winkelman

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in April

Marissa Martinelli

I know for a fact that her weight has held her career back.

Help! My Friend Wants Me to Hide His Secret From My Wife.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Can’t Afford Our Fancy Dinners, but Still Wants to Be Invited.

Help! Is It Wrong That I Don’t Want My Employees Bringing Babies to Work?

Help! Should I Tell My Fiancée I’m Trans?

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Jamelle Bouie, Rachelle Hampton, Aisha Harris, and Carvell Wallace

What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus When White People Assume You Don’t Deserve to Be There

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Jared A. Goldstein

A Group of Sheriffs Is Refusing to Enforce Gun Laws Based on a 1960s Constitutional Theory From the KKK

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April Glaser and Will Oremus

Facebook Live Gave the New Zealand Shooter a Stage

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William Saletan

ISIS and White Supremacists Are Working Toward the Same Goal

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Amy Tuteur

The British Medical Journal’s Decision to Ban Formula Ads Is Baseless and Anti-Feminist

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Margaret Wappler

Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Sold Certainty and Sex Appeal

Dear Care and Feeding: I Want My Kids to Know Their Grandma, but She’s an Untrustworthy Alcoholic

Carvell Wallace

Is It Bad That I Constantly Think of My Ex When I Need to “Get There” in Bed?

Stoya

The Meat Stick on 34th Street

Why the Shawarma is the perfect name for the architectural centerpiece of New York’s glitzy Hudson Yards.

Henry Grabar

New York’s Most Elite High School Admits Just Seven Black Students in a Class of 900

Molly Olmstead

Culture

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One Day at a Time’s Cancellation Didn’t Surprise Me. The Uproar Over It Did.

Lili Loofbourow

It’s more clear than ever what the show means.

Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Sold Certainty and Sex Appeal

Margaret Wappler

Leo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt Cruise Hippie L.A. in the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trailer

Natalia Winkelman

The Inventor Misunderstands What Makes the Theranos Scam Fascinating

Isaac Butler, Benjamin Frisch, and Dana Stevens

Catastrophe’s Final Season Ends a Romance for the Ages

Inkoo Kang

So What Does Jeremiah 11:11 Say, Anyway?

Matthew Dessem

Mike Trout’s Big New Contract Should Make Everyone Happy. What Could Go Wrong?

Owen Poindexter

Technology

How it’s changing us

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The Government Is Using the Most Vulnerable People to Test Facial Recognition Software

Os Keyes, Nikki Stevens, and Jacqueline Wernimont

Our research shows that any one of us might end up helping the facial recognition industry, perhaps during moments of extraordinary vulnerability.

The British Medical Journal’s Decision to Ban Formula Ads Is Baseless and Anti-Feminist

Amy Tuteur

Future Tense Newsletter: This Government Facial Recognition System May Be Using Your Photo

Anthony Nguyen

Apple’s New AirPods Are the Future, Like It or Not

Will Oremus

FBI Sought to Use Michael Cohen’s Fingerprints and Face to Unlock Apple Devices

Aaron Mak

One of the Eeriest Parts of the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Is a Commercial for Theranos Gift Cards

Shannon Palus

What Are “Regenerative” Cheerios, and Can They Save Us?

Nathanael Johnson

Facebook Live Gave the New Zealand Shooter a Stage

April Glaser and Will Oremus

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Is Sarah Michelle Gellar’s “Mug Cake” a Tribute to Human Ingenuity or a Sign of the End Times?

Heather Schwedel

While you decide, I’ll turn on the microwave.

The City Gay and the Country Gay

Christina Cauterucci, J. Bryan Lowder, and Brandon Tensley

Help! My Friend Wants Me to Hide His Secret From My Wife.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

What a Dad With an Income of $60,000 Spends on His Two Kids During a Week in Wyoming

Rebecca Onion

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Can’t Afford Our Fancy Dinners, but Still Wants to Be Invited.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Should I Be Worried That My Son and His Playmate Don’t Seem to Get Along?

Carvell Wallace

I Scramble Eggs and Fry Bacon With These Metal Chopsticks

Strategist Editors

Business

Where the money goes

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Note to David Frum: Americans Actually Really Like Immigrants

Jordan Weissmann

New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards’ Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma

Henry Grabar

Are Credit Card Points Worth It?

Felix Salmon

Beto O’Rourke’s Health Care Proposal Is Not Medicare for All, but It Is Ambitious

Jordan Weissmann

A Health Insurance CEO Shares His Thoughts on Medicare for All

Seth Stevenson

Here’s What It’s Like to Run the Bar at Medieval Times

Jordan Weissmann

David Wallace-Wells Talks Global Warming

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Alan Krueger Was the Rare Economist Whose Work Improved the Lives of Millions

Arindrajit Dube

News & Politics

What really matters

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Right-Wing Terrorism Has Gone Global

Daniel Byman

To counter violence like the New Zealand mosque attacks, we need to target white nationalism in the worldwide war on terror.

What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus When White People Assume You Don’t Deserve to Be There

Jamelle Bouie, Rachelle Hampton, Aisha Harris, and Carvell Wallace

A Group of Sheriffs Is Refusing to Enforce Gun Laws Based on a 1960s Constitutional Theory From the KKK

Jared A. Goldstein

ISIS and White Supremacists Are Working Toward the Same Goal

William Saletan

Theresa May Says Parliament Has No Choice but to Approve Her Brexit Deal. Why Should It Believe Her Now?

Joshua Keating

While No One Was Watching, We’ve Been Waging a War in Somalia

Joshua Keating

It Doesn’t Sound Like Mayor Pete Is Really a Phish Fan, Guys

Ben Mathis-Lilley

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Apple’s New AirPods Are the Future

ISIS and White Supremacists Are Working Toward the Same Goal

It Doesn’t Sound Like Mayor Pete Is Really a Phish Fan, Guys

May Says Her Brexit Deal Is the Only Choice to Prevent No-Deal. Is It?

Theranos

Elizabeth Holmes Sold Certainty and Sex Appeal

Parenting

What a Dad With a $60K Income Spends on His Kids During a Week in Wyoming

Somalia

America Has Been Waging a War While No One Was Watching

Trailers

DiCaprio and Pitt Cruise Hippie L.A. in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Us

So What Does Jeremiah 11:11 Say, Anyway?

It’s an accident of history that the Supreme Court has nine seats.

My Alcoholic Mother Can’t Be Trusted With My Kids

Has Star Wars Outgrown the Force?

Streaming TV

Real-Life Death Hangs Over Catastrophe’s Final Season

Netflix Is Testing Different Episode Orders on Watchers of Love, Death & Robots

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in April

I know for a fact that her weight has held her career back.

Help! My Friend Wants Me to Hide His Secret From My Wife.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Can’t Afford Our Fancy Dinners, but Still Wants to Be Invited.

Help! Is It Wrong That I Don’t Want My Employees Bringing Babies to Work?

Help! Should I Tell My Fiancée I’m Trans?

What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus When White People Assume You Don’t Deserve to Be There

A Group of Sheriffs Is Refusing to Enforce Gun Laws Based on a 1960s Constitutional Theory From the KKK

Facebook Live Gave the New Zealand Shooter a Stage

ISIS and White Supremacists Are Working Toward the Same Goal

The British Medical Journal’s Decision to Ban Formula Ads Is Baseless and Anti-Feminist

Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Sold Certainty and Sex Appeal

Dear Care and Feeding: I Want My Kids to Know Their Grandma, but She’s an Untrustworthy Alcoholic

Is It Bad That I Constantly Think of My Ex When I Need to “Get There” in Bed?

The Meat Stick on 34th Street

New York’s Most Elite High School Admits Just Seven Black Students in a Class of 900

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One Day at a Time’s Cancellation Didn’t Surprise Me. The Uproar Over It Did.

Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Sold Certainty and Sex Appeal

Leo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt Cruise Hippie L.A. in the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trailer

The Inventor Misunderstands What Makes the Theranos Scam Fascinating

Catastrophe’s Final Season Ends a Romance for the Ages

So What Does Jeremiah 11:11 Say, Anyway?

Mike Trout’s Big New Contract Should Make Everyone Happy. What Could Go Wrong?

The Government Is Using the Most Vulnerable People to Test Facial Recognition Software

The British Medical Journal’s Decision to Ban Formula Ads Is Baseless and Anti-Feminist

Future Tense Newsletter: This Government Facial Recognition System May Be Using Your Photo

Apple’s New AirPods Are the Future, Like It or Not

FBI Sought to Use Michael Cohen’s Fingerprints and Face to Unlock Apple Devices

One of the Eeriest Parts of the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Is a Commercial for Theranos Gift Cards

What Are “Regenerative” Cheerios, and Can They Save Us?

Facebook Live Gave the New Zealand Shooter a Stage

Is Sarah Michelle Gellar’s “Mug Cake” a Tribute to Human Ingenuity or a Sign of the End Times?

The City Gay and the Country Gay

Help! My Friend Wants Me to Hide His Secret From My Wife.

What a Dad With an Income of $60,000 Spends on His Two Kids During a Week in Wyoming

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Can’t Afford Our Fancy Dinners, but Still Wants to Be Invited.

Should I Be Worried That My Son and His Playmate Don’t Seem to Get Along?

I Scramble Eggs and Fry Bacon With These Metal Chopsticks

Note to David Frum: Americans Actually Really Like Immigrants

New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards’ Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma

Are Credit Card Points Worth It?

Beto O’Rourke’s Health Care Proposal Is Not Medicare for All, but It Is Ambitious

A Health Insurance CEO Shares His Thoughts on Medicare for All

Here’s What It’s Like to Run the Bar at Medieval Times

David Wallace-Wells Talks Global Warming

Alan Krueger Was the Rare Economist Whose Work Improved the Lives of Millions

Right-Wing Terrorism Has Gone Global

What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus When White People Assume You Don’t Deserve to Be There

A Group of Sheriffs Is Refusing to Enforce Gun Laws Based on a 1960s Constitutional Theory From the KKK

ISIS and White Supremacists Are Working Toward the Same Goal

Theresa May Says Parliament Has No Choice but to Approve Her Brexit Deal. Why Should It Believe Her Now?

While No One Was Watching, We’ve Been Waging a War in Somalia

It Doesn’t Sound Like Mayor Pete Is Really a Phish Fan, Guys

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