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Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color. If only more people had paid attention.

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Culture

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Game of Thrones’ Controversial Sex Scene Gave Arya Back a Little Bit of Her Humanity

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The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. Has the Only MCU Recap You Need

Matthew Dessem

You Can’t Watch Avengers: Endgame Yet, But Here Are Some Endgames You Can Watch

Matthew Dessem

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Fosse/Verdon Episode 3

Ellin Stein

Game of Thrones Is Throwing Daenerys Targaryen Under the Bus

Lili Loofbourow

Little Co-Writer Says She Didn’t Write the Movie’s Transphobic Joke

Rachelle Hampton

Former CBS Executive Slams Network’s “White Problem” in Open Letter

Natalia Winkelman

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Even Space Isn’t Safe From Ads

Jane C. Hu

Companies want to turn satellites into billboards.

Drone Pilots Deserve Privacy Too

Faine Greenwood

Years Ago, Black Feminists Worked Together to Unmask Twitter Trolls Posing as Women of Color. If Only More People Paid Attention.

Rachelle Hampton

Anti-Immigrant Armed Militias Posted Videos and Fundraised Through Facebook for Months

April Glaser

Organizers of the Google Walkout Say They’ve Been Threatened With Demotion

April Glaser

Stop Saying We Have 12 Years Left to Address Climate Change

Myles Allen

The Indica vs. Sativa Distinction Isn’t Real

Shannon Palus

What’s Going On With the Teenager Suing Apple Over Facial Recognition Technology?

Aaron Mak

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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When You Give Birth, Your Body … Rips. That Might Suck a Little Less if We Talked About It More.

Emily Oster

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Sister Thinks She’s a Genius Because of an Online Quiz.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

The Most Effective Tick Repellents for Humans (and Dogs), According to Science

Strategist Editors

How Do I Get My 5-Year-Old to Eat Anything Other Than Cereal?

Carvell Wallace

Dear Care and Feeding: My 20-Year-Old Just Takes Our Money and Refuses to Get a Summer Job

Carvell Wallace

Why Parents Panic Way Too Much Over Kids Who Learn to Walk Late

Emily Oster

A New Trove of Civil Rights–Era Tapes Shows How White Supremacy Began to Brand Itself as Respectable

Rebecca Onion

Business

Where the money goes

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Herman Cain Says He Decided to Pull Out of the Fed Race Because He Didn’t Want a Pay Cut. Whatever.

Jordan Weissmann

How Does the Comedy Cellar’s Owner Do His Job?

Laura Bennett

How Does It Feel to Be the First Black Woman to Lead the Harvard Crimson?

Allison Benedikt

The Inspecting Our Own Meat Edition

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Sometimes It Takes a Horrible Fire to Raise a Billion Dollars

Henry Grabar

Herman Cain Says He Is Not Actually Withdrawing His Name From the Fed Race

Jordan Weissmann

Some of the 2020 Dems Should Really Be Giving a Lot More to Charity

Jordan Weissmann

Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Forgive Student Debt Is Smart Politics and Decent Policy

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Mueller Proved Comey Told the Truth

William Saletan

And the president lied.

How Evolution Has Wired Us for Good

Yascha Mounk

Charged: Criminogenic

Emily Bazelon

Supreme Court Justices Consider the Latest Republican Power Grab: the U.S. Census

Mary Harris

Trump Hauls Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to the Oval Office, Wants to Know Why He Doesn’t Have More Twitter Followers

Elliot Hannon

The Never-Ending CNN Town Hall

Mike Pesca

Saudi Arabia Carries Out Mass Execution of 37 People in a Single Day

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The Betrayal of Daenerys Targaryen

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Trash Its Reputation to Help Trump Rig the Census

No Wonder the White House Is Fighting McGahn’s Subpoena. His Testimony Could Be Fatal.

Mueller Proved Lyin’ Comey Did Not Lie. Guess Who Did.

The World

Saudi Arabia Carries Out Mass Execution of 37 People in One Day

Kim Dumps Trump, Goes Cahootin’ With Putin

Why Conservatives Are So Mad About Obama Referring to “Easter Worshippers”

History

New Tapes Show How White Supremacy Began Branding Itself as Respectable in the 1950s

It Wasn’t Me

Little Co-Writer Says She Didn’t Write That Transphobic Joke

As Tarari’s family and friends hustle to scrounge up bail money, he ends up in Rikers Island.

My 20-Year-Old Just Sits Around Playing D&D

Sally Rooney’s Books Are Not Just 19th-Century Novels in H&M Outfits

Babies

Don’t Panic if Your Baby Hasn’t Started Walking Yet

Nearly All Infants Lose Weight After Birth. So Why Do Hospitals Obsess Over It?

When You Give Birth, Your Body … Rips. That Might Suck Less if We Talked About It More.

My mother is telling my little sister that I essentially stole money from them.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Sister Thinks She’s a Genius Because of an Online Quiz.

Help! My Husband Says He Is “Done” With Going Out.

Help! My Sister and I Planned to Share a Wedding Dress. Now She Hates It and Wants Me to Pay for It.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Flirtatious Neighbor

I’m a Gay Man, and My Student Is Homophobic. What Should I Do?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Sister Thinks She’s a Genius Because of an Online Quiz.

How Evolution Has Wired Us for Good

The Most Effective Tick Repellents for Humans (and Dogs), According to Science

How Do I Get My 5-Year-Old to Eat Anything Other Than Cereal?

Dear Care and Feeding: My 20-Year-Old Just Takes Our Money and Refuses to Get a Summer Job

Why Parents Panic Way Too Much Over Kids Who Learn to Walk Late

Why Conservatives Are So Angry About Obama’s Reference to “Easter Worshippers”

Game of Thrones Is Throwing Daenerys Targaryen Under the Bus

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Shred Its Credibility to Let Trump Rig the Census

The Black Feminists Who Saw the Alt-Right Threat Coming

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Game of Thrones’ Controversial Sex Scene Gave Arya Back a Little Bit of Her Humanity

The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. Has the Only MCU Recap You Need

You Can’t Watch Avengers: Endgame Yet, But Here Are Some Endgames You Can Watch

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Fosse/Verdon Episode 3

Game of Thrones Is Throwing Daenerys Targaryen Under the Bus

Little Co-Writer Says She Didn’t Write the Movie’s Transphobic Joke

Former CBS Executive Slams Network’s “White Problem” in Open Letter

Even Space Isn’t Safe From Ads

Drone Pilots Deserve Privacy Too

Years Ago, Black Feminists Worked Together to Unmask Twitter Trolls Posing as Women of Color. If Only More People Paid Attention.

Anti-Immigrant Armed Militias Posted Videos and Fundraised Through Facebook for Months

Organizers of the Google Walkout Say They’ve Been Threatened With Demotion

Stop Saying We Have 12 Years Left to Address Climate Change

The Indica vs. Sativa Distinction Isn’t Real

What’s Going On With the Teenager Suing Apple Over Facial Recognition Technology?

When You Give Birth, Your Body … Rips. That Might Suck a Little Less if We Talked About It More.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Sister Thinks She’s a Genius Because of an Online Quiz.

The Most Effective Tick Repellents for Humans (and Dogs), According to Science

How Do I Get My 5-Year-Old to Eat Anything Other Than Cereal?

Dear Care and Feeding: My 20-Year-Old Just Takes Our Money and Refuses to Get a Summer Job

Why Parents Panic Way Too Much Over Kids Who Learn to Walk Late

A New Trove of Civil Rights–Era Tapes Shows How White Supremacy Began to Brand Itself as Respectable

Herman Cain Says He Decided to Pull Out of the Fed Race Because He Didn’t Want a Pay Cut. Whatever.

How Does the Comedy Cellar’s Owner Do His Job?

How Does It Feel to Be the First Black Woman to Lead the Harvard Crimson?

The Inspecting Our Own Meat Edition

Sometimes It Takes a Horrible Fire to Raise a Billion Dollars

Herman Cain Says He Is Not Actually Withdrawing His Name From the Fed Race

Some of the 2020 Dems Should Really Be Giving a Lot More to Charity

Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Forgive Student Debt Is Smart Politics and Decent Policy

Mueller Proved Comey Told the Truth

How Evolution Has Wired Us for Good

Charged: Criminogenic

Supreme Court Justices Consider the Latest Republican Power Grab: the U.S. Census

Trump Hauls Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to the Oval Office, Wants to Know Why He Doesn’t Have More Twitter Followers

The Never-Ending CNN Town Hall

Saudi Arabia Carries Out Mass Execution of 37 People in a Single Day

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