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The Battle for the Senate Is On

Jim Newell

Celebrities

The Brutal Breakup That Proves Being a Wife Guy Is Risky Business

Sam Adams, Julia Craven, Nadira Goffe, Rachelle Hampton, and Rebecca Onion

The Right

A QAnon–Fox News Feud Is Now Dragging Tucker Carlson and Hunter Biden Into the Fray

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Meet the Trump Fanatics Who Have Taken Over Elections in a Critical Swing State

Roger Kerson

The Left

A Detailed List of What Kamala Harris Should Do to Be More Popular

Noreen Malone

R.I.P.

Stephen Sondheim Didn’t Just Change Musicals. He Changed Crosswords.

Ben Zimmer

Slow Burn

Injured, Traumatized, and World-Famous: How Rodney King Navigated His New Life

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

Joshua D. Rothman and Benjamin Skolnik

In Defense of All the Things Jurassic World Gets Wrong About Dinosaurs

Riley Black

Digital Life

The Exploding Market for Devices to Evade Corporate Productivity Trackers

Aaron Mak

Can Apple Take Down the Most Notorious Spyware Company?

Harry William Baumgarten

One of the Most Unusual Cybersecurity Stories of the Year Is Getting More Complicated

Josephine Wolff

The more I've stayed at home, the more I've realized I don't want to go back to work.

Help! A Couple From Our Church Says We’re Stealing From Their Dead Daughter.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Blame Game Fail”

Help! I’m a White Person Who’s Tired of Working on Diversity Initiatives at Work.

Help! I’m Disgusted by All Our Holiday Food Traditions.

Care and Feeding

My Son’s School Called About His Laptop Usage, and I’m Extremely Worried

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Daniel Politi

Omicron Seems to Spread Quickly. But it Hasn’t Caused Any Deaths.

4h ago

Joshua D. Rothman and Benjamin Skolnik

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

5h ago

Daniel Politi

Parents of Michigan School Shooting Suspect Arrested After Intense Manhunt

5h ago

Andrés Martinez

Tennis Diplomacy and Online Freedom

6h ago

Dahlia Lithwick

The Lawyer Who Defended Abortion Rights at SCOTUS Explains What It Was Like

6h ago

Riley Black

In Defense of All the Things Jurassic World Gets Wrong About Dinosaurs

The Fox News–QAnon Rift That Maybe Revealed Tucker Carlson Asking Hunter Biden to Help His Son Get Into College

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Meet the Trump Fanatics Who Have Taken Over Elections in a Critical Swing State

Roger Kerson

“Try, if You Can, to Remember Everything”

The uncanniness of rereading Alice Sebold’s memoir Lucky now that the man she identified as her rapist has been exonerated.

Laura Miller

The Exploding Market for Devices That Help You Evade Corporate Productivity Trackers

Aaron Mak

Culture

What it all means

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Who Has the Best—and Worst—Italian Accent in House of Gucci?

Heather Schwedel

A dialect coach assesses Lady Gaga, Jared Leto, and more.

Stephen Sondheim Didn’t Just Change Musicals. He Changed Crosswords.

Ben Zimmer

Anthony Ramos and the Curse of the Wife Guy

ICYMI

Alice Sebold’s Memoir About Her Rape Is Even More Brutal to Read Now

Laura Miller

The Bangles Cracked the Code of the 20-Year Nostalgia Cycle

Hit Parade

Is It Still OK to Hate Kenny G?

Carl Wilson

Kenny G Explains Why He Did a Documentary About How Much People Hate Him

Sam Adams

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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How Morale at Facebook Tumbled After Trump’s “Looting and Shooting” Post

Nitish Pahwa

In Defense of All the Things Jurassic World Gets Wrong About Dinosaurs

Riley Black

Can Apple Take Down the World’s Most Notorious Spyware Company?

Harry William Baumgarten

Why You Shouldn’t Worry Too Much About the Crummy Jobs Report

Jordan Weissmann

The Exploding Market for Devices That Help You Evade Corporate Productivity Trackers

Aaron Mak

One of the Most Unusual Cybersecurity Stories of the Year Is Getting More Complicated

Josephine Wolff

I Really Don’t Want the House My In-Laws Are Giving Us

Athena Valentine

Tennis Diplomacy and Online Freedom

Andrés Martinez

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Why One Mom’s Viral Video About Her Night Doula Made So Many People So Angry

Julia Craven

A longtime doula explains.

Help! I Got Laid Off, and I Think I’d Like to Live Off My Spouse’s Job Forever.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

The First Wild Transgenic Species Are Ready for Release

Hi-Phi Nation

I’m Incredibly Ashamed of How I Acted When I Was Younger

Big Mood Little Mood

Help! A Couple From Our Church Says We’re Stealing From Their Dead Daughter.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

My Daughter Wants to Be Cut Off So She Can “Sink or Swim.” Should I Believe Her?

Jamilah Lemieux

Dear Care and Feeding: My Son’s School Called About His Laptop Usage, and I’m Extremely Worried

Jamilah Lemieux

News & Politics

What really matters

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How Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyers Are Attempting to Discredit Her Accusers

Seth Stevenson

Very aggressively.

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

Joshua D. Rothman and Benjamin Skolnik

Parents of Michigan School Shooting Suspect Arrested After Intense Manhunt

Daniel Politi

The Lawyer Who Defended Abortion Rights at SCOTUS Explains What It Was Like

Dahlia Lithwick

Inside the Arguments in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health

Amicus

Dr. Oz Joins a Robust List of Nutso Senate Races Already Underway

Jim Newell

The Fox News–QAnon Rift That Maybe Revealed Tucker Carlson Asking Hunter Biden to Help His Son Get Into College

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Omicron Seems to Spread Quickly. But it Hasn’t Caused Any Deaths.

Daniel Politi

The Battle for the Senate Is On

The Lawyer Who Defended Abortion Rights at SCOTUS Explains What It Was Like

Alice Sebold’s Memoir About Her Rape Is Even More Brutal to Read Now

Parents of Michigan School Shooting Suspect Arrested After Intense Manhunt

Celebrities

The Brutal Breakup That Proves Being a Wife Guy Is Risky Business

The Right

A QAnon–Fox News Feud Is Now Dragging Tucker Carlson and Hunter Biden Into the Fray

Meet the Trump Fanatics Who Have Taken Over Elections in a Critical Swing State

The Left

A Detailed List of What Kamala Harris Should Do to Be More Popular

R.I.P.

Stephen Sondheim Didn’t Just Change Musicals. He Changed Crosswords.

Slow Burn

Podcast Episode Injured, Traumatized, and World-Famous: How Rodney King Navigated His New Life

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

In Defense of All the Things Jurassic World Gets Wrong About Dinosaurs

Digital Life

The Exploding Market for Devices to Evade Corporate Productivity Trackers

Can Apple Take Down the Most Notorious Spyware Company?

One of the Most Unusual Cybersecurity Stories of the Year Is Getting More Complicated

The more I've stayed at home, the more I've realized I don't want to go back to work.

Help! A Couple From Our Church Says We’re Stealing From Their Dead Daughter.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Blame Game Fail”

Help! I’m a White Person Who’s Tired of Working on Diversity Initiatives at Work.

Help! I’m Disgusted by All Our Holiday Food Traditions.

My Son’s School Called About His Laptop Usage, and I’m Extremely Worried

Omicron Seems to Spread Quickly. But it Hasn’t Caused Any Deaths.

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

Parents of Michigan School Shooting Suspect Arrested After Intense Manhunt

Tennis Diplomacy and Online Freedom

The Lawyer Who Defended Abortion Rights at SCOTUS Explains What It Was Like

In Defense of All the Things Jurassic World Gets Wrong About Dinosaurs

The Fox News–QAnon Rift That Maybe Revealed Tucker Carlson Asking Hunter Biden to Help His Son Get Into College

Meet the Trump Fanatics Who Have Taken Over Elections in a Critical Swing State

“Try, if You Can, to Remember Everything”

The Exploding Market for Devices That Help You Evade Corporate Productivity Trackers

Who Has the Best—and Worst—Italian Accent in House of Gucci?

Stephen Sondheim Didn’t Just Change Musicals. He Changed Crosswords.

Anthony Ramos and the Curse of the Wife Guy

Alice Sebold’s Memoir About Her Rape Is Even More Brutal to Read Now

The Bangles Cracked the Code of the 20-Year Nostalgia Cycle

Is It Still OK to Hate Kenny G?

Kenny G Explains Why He Did a Documentary About How Much People Hate Him

How Morale at Facebook Tumbled After Trump’s “Looting and Shooting” Post

In Defense of All the Things Jurassic World Gets Wrong About Dinosaurs

Can Apple Take Down the World’s Most Notorious Spyware Company?

Why You Shouldn’t Worry Too Much About the Crummy Jobs Report

The Exploding Market for Devices That Help You Evade Corporate Productivity Trackers

One of the Most Unusual Cybersecurity Stories of the Year Is Getting More Complicated

I Really Don’t Want the House My In-Laws Are Giving Us

Tennis Diplomacy and Online Freedom

Why One Mom’s Viral Video About Her Night Doula Made So Many People So Angry

Help! I Got Laid Off, and I Think I’d Like to Live Off My Spouse’s Job Forever.

The First Wild Transgenic Species Are Ready for Release

I’m Incredibly Ashamed of How I Acted When I Was Younger

Help! A Couple From Our Church Says We’re Stealing From Their Dead Daughter.

My Daughter Wants to Be Cut Off So She Can “Sink or Swim.” Should I Believe Her?

Dear Care and Feeding: My Son’s School Called About His Laptop Usage, and I’m Extremely Worried

How Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyers Are Attempting to Discredit Her Accusers

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

Parents of Michigan School Shooting Suspect Arrested After Intense Manhunt

The Lawyer Who Defended Abortion Rights at SCOTUS Explains What It Was Like

Inside the Arguments in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health

Dr. Oz Joins a Robust List of Nutso Senate Races Already Underway

The Fox News–QAnon Rift That Maybe Revealed Tucker Carlson Asking Hunter Biden to Help His Son Get Into College

Omicron Seems to Spread Quickly. But it Hasn’t Caused Any Deaths.

Injured, Traumatized, and World-Famous: How Rodney King Navigated His New Life