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The Real Reason Trump Walked Out on Democrats

Jim Newell

It wasn’t because he was wounded by Pelosi’s “cover-up” remark.

The New Abortion Laws Create a False Sense That Progressives Are Losing Everywhere. They’re Not.

Perry Grossman and Dahlia Lithwick

How Alleged Sex Cult NXIVM Infiltrated the Mexican Elite

León Krauze

Congress Will Likely Soon Have Its Hands on a Trove of Trump Financial Documents

Mark Joseph Stern

Foreign Policy

Tillerson: Trump Was Unprepared for First Meeting With Putin

Molly Olmstead

2020

Trevor Noah on What Candidates Gain by Going on Fox News

Natalia Winkelman

Mueller Report

Barr Is Now Bolstering Trump’s Lies About the DOJ’s “Witch Hunt”

William Saletan

Kris Kobach

Exclusive! We “Found” Kobach’s Cover Letter to Be Trump’s Immigration Czar.

Dahna Goldstein and Dahlia Lithwick

Food

What 3D-Printed, VR Sushi May Foretell About the Future of Eating

Sophie Haigney

The Conversation Starts Here

For one man, the birth of twin boys leads to a surprising softness.

How Kids Can Change a Man

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What It’s Like to Write a Finale Your Fans Hate

Sam Adams

Battlestar Galactica’s showrunner reflects on the scorn he endured 10 years ago and has advice for the Game of Thrones guys.

Browsing Craigslist Ads for Rings Is Helping Me Move On From My Own Broken Engagement

L.D. Karch

Entertainment

The Latest in Dead-Singer Hologram Technology

Jane C. Hu

The Whitney Houston on the 3D hologram tour will be neither 3D nor a hologram.

J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker Won’t Look Like the Original Star Wars Movies

Natalia Winkelman

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in June

Marissa Martinelli

She burst into tears and said that we didn’t care about her broken heart.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Sister’s Breakup

Help! My Dad Won’t Stand Up to My Homophobic Mom. Should I Invite Him to My Gay Wedding?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Mother Disapproves of My Big, Expensive Wedding.

Help! I Told a Joke So Bad It Cost Me All My Friends.

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I’ve Enjoyed Our Open Marriage. But Now It’s My Wife’s Turn to Date—and I’m Freaking Out.

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Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, and Cassy Sarnell

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León Krauze

How the NXIVM Cult Infiltrated the Mexican Elite

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Molly Olmstead

Tillerson: Trump Was Unprepared for First Meeting with Putin

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Eric Kim

The Story of Spaghetti Napolitan, Japan’s Best Pasta Dish

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Will a Weighted Blanket Help an Anxious Kid?

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Nicole Cliffe and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Sister’s Breakup

The Real Reason Trump Walked Out on Democrats

Jim Newell

Dear Care and Feeding: I Do Most of the Child Care. How Do I Correct My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes?

Carvell Wallace

What It’s Like to Write a Finale Your Fans Hate

Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ronald D. Moore has some advice for the writers of Game of Thrones.

Sam Adams

Should the U.S. Trash Capitalism?

After reading The Socialist Manifesto, I’d have to say no.

Jordan Weissmann

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Game of Thrones Was an Epic Tale of Incremental Change

Isaac Butler

Eight years, a billion dollars, and several dragons to go from one kind of monarchy to another.

The Story of Spaghetti Napolitan, Japan’s Best Pasta Dish

Eric Kim

What It’s Like to Write a Series Finale Your Fans Hate

Sam Adams

J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker Won’t Look Like the Original Star Wars Movies

Natalia Winkelman

Technology

How it’s changing us

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So You Want to Break Up Facebook

April Glaser

Could you really?

Future Tense Newsletter: “Undue Risk of Sabotage”

Anthony Nguyen

The Whitney Houston of the 3D Hologram Tour Will Be Neither 3D nor a Hologram

Jane C. Hu

What 3D-Printed Virtual Reality Sushi Might Foretell for the High-Tech Future of Eating

Sophie Haigney

The Trump Administration’s Approach to Huawei Risks Repeating China’s Mistakes

Samm Sacks and Graham Webster

If We Can Help People Who Age Too Fast, Can We Slow Aging for Everyone?

Erika Hayasaki

How Exactly Will SAT Test Takers’ “Adversity Score” Be Calculated?

Jane C. Hu

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

April Glaser and Kim-Mai Cutler

Human Interest

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What It Felt Like

Rebecca Onion

If “living history” role-plays in the classroom can so easily go wrong, why do teachers keep assigning them?

Ask a Teacher: My Child’s Terrible Teacher Wants to Know How She’s Doing. Should I Be Honest?

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, and Cassy Sarnell

Will a Weighted Blanket Help an Anxious Kid?

Strategist Editors

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Sister’s Breakup

Nicole Cliffe and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Help! My Sister’s Spectacular Breakup Is Destroying My Wedding.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Rabbit Holes: Why Searching Craigslist for Romantic Jewelry Is an Excellent Waste of Time

L.D. Karch

Help! My Dad Won’t Stand Up to My Homophobic Mom. Should I Invite Him to My Gay Wedding?

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Business

Where the money goes

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Why That Astonishing Gift to Morehouse Students Really Is a Useful Economics Experiment

Jordan Weissmann

What’s the Difference Between Talking to Donors and Politicians?

Allison Benedikt

How Does the Comedy Cellar’s Outside Steve Do His Job?

Laura Bennett

The Backwardation Edition

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Where Rich People Don’t Own Cars, Mapped

Henry Grabar

Donald Trump Is Now Threatening to Kneecap China’s Biggest Smartphone Maker

Jordan Weissmann

Bill de Blasio Can Barely Stand His Current Job. Why Should We Give Him a New One?

Henry Grabar

The Socialist Manifesto Is a Great Book to Read if You Want to Know Why Socialism Always Fails

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Barr Is an Accomplice in Trump’s “Witch Hunt” Smears

William Saletan

There’s no way to reconcile the attorney general’s behavior with prosecutorial integrity.

How the NXIVM Cult Infiltrated the Mexican Elite

León Krauze

Tillerson: Trump Was Unprepared for First Meeting with Putin

Molly Olmstead

One Woman’s Fight Against Anti-Abortion Forces in Georgia

Mary Harris

Brainstorming Ways to Rekindle Democracy

Yascha Mounk

Trump Decides to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage by Keeping a Man on the $20 Bill

Elliot Hannon

Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen on How Abortion Rights Were Poor Even Before Recent State-Level Restrictions

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The Real Reason Trump Walked Out on Democrats

The New Abortion Laws Create a False Sense That Progressives Are Losing Everywhere. They’re Not.

How Alleged Sex Cult NXIVM Infiltrated the Mexican Elite

Congress Will Likely Soon Have Its Hands on a Trove of Trump Financial Documents

Foreign Policy

Tillerson: Trump Was Unprepared for First Meeting With Putin

2020

Trevor Noah on What Candidates Gain by Going on Fox News

Mueller Report

Barr Is Now Bolstering Trump’s Lies About the DOJ’s “Witch Hunt”

Kris Kobach

Exclusive! We “Found” Kobach’s Cover Letter to Be Trump’s Immigration Czar.

Food

What 3D-Printed, VR Sushi May Foretell About the Future of Eating

For one man, the birth of twin boys leads to a surprising softness.

What It’s Like to Write a Finale Your Fans Hate

Browsing Craigslist Ads for Rings Is Helping Me Move On From My Own Broken Engagement

Entertainment

The Latest in Dead-Singer Hologram Technology

J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker Won’t Look Like the Original Star Wars Movies

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in June

She burst into tears and said that we didn’t care about her broken heart.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Sister’s Breakup

Help! My Dad Won’t Stand Up to My Homophobic Mom. Should I Invite Him to My Gay Wedding?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Mother Disapproves of My Big, Expensive Wedding.

Help! I Told a Joke So Bad It Cost Me All My Friends.

I’ve Enjoyed Our Open Marriage. But Now It’s My Wife’s Turn to Date—and I’m Freaking Out.

Ask a Teacher: My Child’s Terrible Teacher Wants to Know How She’s Doing. Should I Be Honest?

How the NXIVM Cult Infiltrated the Mexican Elite

Tillerson: Trump Was Unprepared for First Meeting with Putin

The Story of Spaghetti Napolitan, Japan’s Best Pasta Dish

Will a Weighted Blanket Help an Anxious Kid?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Sister’s Breakup

The Real Reason Trump Walked Out on Democrats

Dear Care and Feeding: I Do Most of the Child Care. How Do I Correct My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes?

What It’s Like to Write a Finale Your Fans Hate

Should the U.S. Trash Capitalism?

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Game of Thrones Was an Epic Tale of Incremental Change

The Story of Spaghetti Napolitan, Japan’s Best Pasta Dish

What It’s Like to Write a Series Finale Your Fans Hate

J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker Won’t Look Like the Original Star Wars Movies

Trevor Noah on What Democratic Candidates Gain by Going on Fox News

Game of Thrones’ Finale Cloaked an Old Idea in More Modern Clothing

The Singular Genius of Fleabag

So You Want to Break Up Facebook

Future Tense Newsletter: “Undue Risk of Sabotage”

The Whitney Houston of the 3D Hologram Tour Will Be Neither 3D nor a Hologram

What 3D-Printed Virtual Reality Sushi Might Foretell for the High-Tech Future of Eating

The Trump Administration’s Approach to Huawei Risks Repeating China’s Mistakes

If We Can Help People Who Age Too Fast, Can We Slow Aging for Everyone?

How Exactly Will SAT Test Takers’ “Adversity Score” Be Calculated?

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

What It Felt Like

Ask a Teacher: My Child’s Terrible Teacher Wants to Know How She’s Doing. Should I Be Honest?

Will a Weighted Blanket Help an Anxious Kid?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Sister’s Breakup

Help! My Sister’s Spectacular Breakup Is Destroying My Wedding.

Rabbit Holes: Why Searching Craigslist for Romantic Jewelry Is an Excellent Waste of Time

Help! My Dad Won’t Stand Up to My Homophobic Mom. Should I Invite Him to My Gay Wedding?

Why That Astonishing Gift to Morehouse Students Really Is a Useful Economics Experiment

What’s the Difference Between Talking to Donors and Politicians?

How Does the Comedy Cellar’s Outside Steve Do His Job?

The Backwardation Edition

Where Rich People Don’t Own Cars, Mapped

Donald Trump Is Now Threatening to Kneecap China’s Biggest Smartphone Maker

Bill de Blasio Can Barely Stand His Current Job. Why Should We Give Him a New One?

The Socialist Manifesto Is a Great Book to Read if You Want to Know Why Socialism Always Fails

Barr Is an Accomplice in Trump’s “Witch Hunt” Smears

How the NXIVM Cult Infiltrated the Mexican Elite

Tillerson: Trump Was Unprepared for First Meeting with Putin

One Woman’s Fight Against Anti-Abortion Forces in Georgia

Brainstorming Ways to Rekindle Democracy

Trump Decides to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage by Keeping a Man on the $20 Bill

Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen on How Abortion Rights Were Poor Even Before Recent State-Level Restrictions

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