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What the Hell Is Going On With Brett Kavanaugh?

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Sports

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The Law

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: Why, Fani, Why?

Shirin Ali

There’s Finally a Clarence Thomas Ethics Inquiry Underway, but Will It Go Anywhere?

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God Just Hates the Buffalo Bills

Don’t blame the kicker. Or the fake punt. Blame God.

Alex Kirshner

Culture

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What Have They Done?

Heather Schwedel

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s surprise hit Anyone but You portends a dark future, and I, for one, am scared.

They Simulated Another Jan. 6 After the 2024 Election. This Time Was Different.

Sam Adams

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Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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Yes, Copying From Wikipedia Is Plagiarism

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The question of whether Neri Oxman’s Wikipedia use is plagiarism has a pretty simple answer.

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The Dark Side of Ocean Cleanup Technology

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The Uncertain, Expensive Tech Threatening to Replace Millions of Farm Workers

Arbab Ali and Nadeem Sarwar

There’s a Disturbing Reason We Have Funny Highway Safety Signs

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Permission Culture Needs to Stop

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You don’t know my life!

Some People in California Want to Ban Tackle Football for Kids. They Won’t Win. Yet.

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Michelle Herman

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There’s a Real Plan for Ending the War in Gaza

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Help! My Relatives Always Ask When We’ll Start “Popping Out Babies.” My Boyfriend’s Reply Is Too Much.

I Reunited With My High School Boyfriend. He Says He Wishes He Could’ve “Locked Me Away” So I’d Be “Untainted.”

Help! A Parent Brought Real Human Bones to a “Show and Tell.”

Sports

Some People in California Want to Ban Tackle Football for Kids. They Won’t Win. Yet.

Awards Season

The 2024 Oscar Nominees You Actually Have to Watch—and Where to Stream Them

This Year’s Biggest Surprise Oscar Nomination Is a Delight, Even if It Is Silly

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The Law

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There’s Finally a Clarence Thomas Ethics Inquiry Underway, but Will It Go Anywhere?

The Supreme Court Cooked Up Another Phony Case to Tear Down Major Precedent

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The Slatest for Jan. 23: Why New Hampshire Will Likely Embarrass Biden

Some People in California Want to Ban Tackle Football for Kids. They Won’t Win. Yet.

What’s Going On With Brett Kavanaugh?

They Simulated Another Jan. 6 After the 2024 Election. This Time Was Different.

Netflix’s Latest True-Crime Hit Proves How Fiction Has Colonized the Way We Think About Reality

This Year’s Biggest Surprise Oscar Nomination Is a Delight, Even if It Is Silly

The Supreme Court Cooked Up Another Phony Case to Tear Down Major Precedent

What Was DeSantis Supposed to Do?

The Dark Side of Ocean Cleanup Technology

God Just Hates the Buffalo Bills

What Have They Done?

They Simulated Another Jan. 6 After the 2024 Election. This Time Was Different.

Netflix’s Latest True-Crime Hit Proves How Fiction Has Colonized the Way We Think About Reality

This Year’s Biggest Surprise Oscar Nomination Is a Delight, Even if It Is Silly

The 2024 Oscar Nominees You Actually Have to Watch—and Where to Stream Them

The Oscar Nominations Made It Pretty Clear What’s Going to Win Best Picture

Is There Any Hope for Sports Illustrated?

Yes, Copying From Wikipedia Is Plagiarism

Money Talks: Let’s Turn Offices Into Apartments

The Dark Side of Ocean Cleanup Technology

I Almost Never Run Out of Toilet Paper, Conditioner, or Coffee Beans. Here’s How.

The Man Behind Some of the Best Sound Design in Hollywood

Have Algorithms Ruined Our Culture?

The Uncertain, Expensive Tech Threatening to Replace Millions of Farm Workers

There’s a Disturbing Reason We Have Funny Highway Safety Signs

Permission Culture Needs to Stop

Some People in California Want to Ban Tackle Football for Kids. They Won’t Win. Yet.

Help! A Fellow Mom Asked Me to Fill Out a Recommendation Form for Her Child’s Preschool. She Won’t Like What I Have to Say.

I Reunited With My High School Boyfriend. He Says He Wishes He Could’ve “Locked Me Away” So I’d Be “Untainted.”

Help! A Parent Brought Real Human Bones to a “Show and Tell.”

Help! I’m Beginning to Dread Flying Because of One Habit Among My Fellow Passengers.

Help! My Relatives Always Ask When We’ll Start “Popping Out Babies.” My Boyfriend’s Reply Is Too Much.

There’s a Real Plan for Ending the War in Gaza

What’s Going On With Brett Kavanaugh?

Tim Scott Made His Most Romantic Gesture to His Fiancée on Fox Nation

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With Our Daily Quiz.

Democrats Got Themselves a Big Ol’ Mess in New Hampshire

Feminism Is Dying (but It Can Be Saved)

Are We at War in the Middle East?

The Slatest for Jan. 23: Why New Hampshire Will Likely Embarrass Biden