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Decades of fearmongering almost got porn addiction added to the International Classification of Diseases. Thankfully, the World Health Organization got it right.

Marty Klein, Taylor Kohut, and Nicole Prause

Culture

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Elvis Costello’s New Album Is His Best This Century

Carl Wilson

And one of his best in decades.

Stephen Colbert Rips Into Trump Over the Whole Jamal Khashoggi “Rogue Killers” Theory

Matthew Dessem

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Who Is the We in “We Are Causing Climate Change”?

Genevieve Guenther

Everyone is not equally complicit here.

Keeping Your Wedding Guests Off Social Media Is Basically Hopeless. Just Ask Princess Eugenie.

Heather Schwedel

The Government Has New Powers to Take Down Civilian Drones. But Do They Go Too Far?

Faine Greenwood

Would You Pay a Random Website 99 Cents to Find Out Who Else Paid It 99 Cents?

Heather Schwedel

The Facebook Hack Could Haunt Its Victims for Years to Come

Will Oremus

How to Tell Whether Your Account Was Hit by the Massive Facebook Hack

April Glaser

How Much Could Jamal Khashoggi’s Apple Watch Tell Us About His Disappearance?

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We’re Too Excited About MDMA’s Potential for Treating PTSD

Kevin Franciotti

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Help! My Boss Keeps Talking About Wanting to Kill Herself.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Read what Prudie had to say in Part 2 of this week’s live chat.

The 13 Skincare Products I Use During the Fall

Strategist Editors

Why the World Is So Helplessly Compelled by Meghan Markle’s Pregnancy Announcement

Christina Cauterucci

The Best Teeth-Whitening Toothpastes and Kits, According to Dentists

Strategist Editors

My Son Has Asperger’s Syndrome and Only Wants to Hang Out With Us. Does He Need More Friends?

Nicole Cliffe

This Funny French Gadget Makes the Best Coffee I’ve Ever Had at Home

Strategist Editors

The Delusional Futility of Analyzing Ashley Kavanaugh’s Awkward Body Language During Her Husband’s Swearing-In

Ruth Graham

Business

Where the money goes

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Yes, I Wear Headphones While I Bike. I Have No Regrets.

Henry Grabar and Shirley Chan

Why Donald Trump Is Saying That the Fed Has “Gone Loco”

Jordan Weissmann

Trump Just Showed How Republicans Will Fight Medicare for All

Jordan Weissmann

Amazon Created a Hiring Tool Using AI. It Immediately Started Discriminating Against Women.

Jordan Weissmann

Australia Has a Plan to Keep Immigrants Out of Its Largest Cities

Henry Grabar

Why London’s Poshest Neighborhoods Went to War Over Basements

Henry Grabar

Amazon Just Raised Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour. Thank Bernie Sanders (and Maybe Tucker Carlson).

Jordan Weissmann

It Is Absurd That Trump Is Taking Credit For Falling Obamacare Premiums

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Trump’s Saudi Delusions

Fred Kaplan

The president’s defense of arms sales to the kingdom isn’t just immoral—it’s inaccurate.

Why So Many Native Americans Are Upset That Elizabeth Warren Tried Proving Her Ancestry With DNA

Molly Olmstead

Harvard Had Proof Its Admissions Process Was Hurting Asian Americans. How Will Its Dean Explain Why He Did Nothing About It?

Aaron Mak

Fat Bear Week Is Over, but Hibernation Almost Lasts Forever

Mike Pesca

Federal Judge Dismisses Stormy Daniels Defamation Suit Against Donald Trump on First Amendment Grounds

Elliot Hannon

D.C. Power Brokers Send a Message to Saudi Arabia by Cutting Ties, Even if the White House Won’t

Matthew Zeitlin

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen, Who Helped Ignite the Personal Computer Revolution, Dies at 65

Elliot Hannon

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What All This Anger Is Doing to Us

Why So Many Native Americans Are Upset Warren Tried Proving Her Ancestry With DNA

Warren Had No Choice but to Indulge In That DNA Test

How Will Harvard‘s Admissions Dean Explain Doing Nothing About Policies Hurting Asian Americans?

The Law

Florida Supreme Court Stops Gov. Rick Scott From Packing It

Drugs

Just Because Ecstasy Could Be a Treatment for PTSD Doesn’t Mean It Should Be

R.I.P.

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen, Who Helped Ignite the PC Revolution, Dies at 65

Jamal Khashoggi

The Saudis May Not Have Realized How Unpopular They Are Outside the White House

Tech

The Government Could Abuse Its Authority to Shoot Down Drones

How Juanita Broaddrick’s rape accusation shaped the Clinton impeachment.

Look at Elvis Costello Now

Why the World Is So Helplessly Compelled by Meghan Markle’s Pregnancy

TV & Movies

One of the Best Shows Netflix Has Ever Made

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in First Man

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s “Cell Block Tango” Parody Shows the Unsexy Reality of Being in Jail

If he’s not capable of listening when you want to talk, his decency has no real foundation.

Help! My Boss Keeps Talking About Wanting to Kill Herself.

Help! I Want to Talk About My Weight Issues, but My Friends Keep Shutting Me Down.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Check-Bouncing Boyfriend

Help! The Person Interviewing Me for My Dream Job Might Hate Me.

The 13 Skincare Products I Use During the Fall

Help! My Boss Keeps Talking About Wanting to Kill Herself.

We’re Too Excited About MDMA’s Potential for Treating PTSD

Stephen Colbert Rips Into Trump Over the Whole Jamal Khashoggi “Rogue Killers” Theory

The Consulate

Why So Many Native Americans Are Upset That Elizabeth Warren Tried Proving Her Ancestry With DNA

The Abortions We Don’t Talk About: Six Slate Women Tell Their Stories.

Android May Have Introduced the Best Anti-Spam Call Feature Yet

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Why Are We Still So Worried About Wat­­ching Porn?

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Elvis Costello’s New Album Is His Best This Century

Stephen Colbert Rips Into Trump Over the Whole Jamal Khashoggi “Rogue Killers” Theory

The Consulate

Nobody Has Any Idea Why David Price Is Horrible in the Playoffs

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in First Man, the New Neil Armstrong Movie

Transparent’s Final Season Will Have a Musical Twist

Lady Gaga Hits No. 1 for the Fifth Time With A Star Is Born Soundtrack

Who Is the We in “We Are Causing Climate Change”?

Keeping Your Wedding Guests Off Social Media Is Basically Hopeless. Just Ask Princess Eugenie.

The Government Has New Powers to Take Down Civilian Drones. But Do They Go Too Far?

Would You Pay a Random Website 99 Cents to Find Out Who Else Paid It 99 Cents?

The Facebook Hack Could Haunt Its Victims for Years to Come

How to Tell Whether Your Account Was Hit by the Massive Facebook Hack

How Much Could Jamal Khashoggi’s Apple Watch Tell Us About His Disappearance?

We’re Too Excited About MDMA’s Potential for Treating PTSD

Help! My Boss Keeps Talking About Wanting to Kill Herself.

The 13 Skincare Products I Use During the Fall

Why the World Is So Helplessly Compelled by Meghan Markle’s Pregnancy Announcement

The Best Teeth-Whitening Toothpastes and Kits, According to Dentists

My Son Has Asperger’s Syndrome and Only Wants to Hang Out With Us. Does He Need More Friends?

This Funny French Gadget Makes the Best Coffee I’ve Ever Had at Home

The Delusional Futility of Analyzing Ashley Kavanaugh’s Awkward Body Language During Her Husband’s Swearing-In

Yes, I Wear Headphones While I Bike. I Have No Regrets.

Why Donald Trump Is Saying That the Fed Has “Gone Loco”

Trump Just Showed How Republicans Will Fight Medicare for All

Amazon Created a Hiring Tool Using AI. It Immediately Started Discriminating Against Women.

Australia Has a Plan to Keep Immigrants Out of Its Largest Cities

Why London’s Poshest Neighborhoods Went to War Over Basements

Amazon Just Raised Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour. Thank Bernie Sanders (and Maybe Tucker Carlson).

It Is Absurd That Trump Is Taking Credit For Falling Obamacare Premiums

Trump’s Saudi Delusions

Why So Many Native Americans Are Upset That Elizabeth Warren Tried Proving Her Ancestry With DNA

Harvard Had Proof Its Admissions Process Was Hurting Asian Americans. How Will Its Dean Explain Why He Did Nothing About It?

Fat Bear Week Is Over, but Hibernation Almost Lasts Forever

Federal Judge Dismisses Stormy Daniels Defamation Suit Against Donald Trump on First Amendment Grounds

D.C. Power Brokers Send a Message to Saudi Arabia by Cutting Ties, Even if the White House Won’t

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen, Who Helped Ignite the Personal Computer Revolution, Dies at 65

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Why Are We Still So Worried About Watching Porn?