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Trump Is Trying to End Checks and Balances

The other two branches might let him.

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What Americans should learn from California’s high-speed rail boondoggle.

A Cautionary Tale for the Green New Deal

Sex Scenes Didn’t Kill Meg Ryan’s Career

Being a woman in Hollywood did.

Many kill themselves not because they’re mentally ill but because they’re far too rational.

Weekend Reads

A conversation with the daughter of the serial killer BTK.

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Matthew Dessem

Peter M. Shane

Molly Olmstead

The devices have gotten a bad reputation thanks to fear of amoebas, but they’re easy to use safely, and worthwhile.

Shannon Palus

Culture

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The new manga adaptation fuses Robert Rodriguez’s po-mo cool with James Cameron’s naïve thrills.

Technology

How it’s changing us

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After 15 years, the adventurous spacecraft has finally bit the dust.

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

How “people of color” evolved from a gesture of solidarity and respect to a cover for avoiding the complexities of race.

Business

Where the money goes

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Cities once worshipped job creation at any cost. The crumbling of New York’s HQ2 deal suggests they’re finding a new religion.

News & Politics

What really matters

The president defended his national emergency by boasting that he’ll win at the Supreme Court because it’s full of his judges.

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Trump Is Trying to End Checks and Balances

Why Pelosi Didn’t Stop Trump When She Had the Chance

I’m a New Yorker, and I’m Really Upset About Losing Amazon’s HQ2

If You Feel Like You’re Growing Complacent, Read This New Book

SNL

Watch Alec Baldwin Declare a National Emergency

This Week’s Episode Had Two Great Commercial Parodies

Sports

How Kaepernick Beat the NFL

Crime

Police: Houston Officer Lied to Get Warrant for a Raid That Killed Two

What We Know About the Aurora Warehouse Gunman

Movies

Bruno Ganz Has Died. Good Luck Watching His Films on Netflix.

What Americans should learn from California’s high-speed rail boondoggle.

Sex Scenes Didn’t Kill Meg Ryan’s Career

If Only We Could Grasp This Truth About Suicidal People

Weekend Reads

“I Knew Right Away It Was My Dad”

Why Ted Danson Wearing Blackface to Roast Whoopi Goldberg Didn’t Derail His Career

There’s Nothing Ridiculous About Trains Replacing Planes

She made it sound as if they were massacring endangered baby eagles.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Hoarder Boyfriend

Help! Should I Move In With My Hoarder Boyfriend?

Help! I’m Sick of My Boyfriend Always Being Sick!

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! I Hate All the Homemade Knickknacks My In-Laws Keep Gifting Us.

Anthony Weiner Released From Federal Prison

Iowa’s Buzzer-Beating H-O-R-S-E Shot Against Rutgers Was All Kinds of Crazy

Japan Nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize Because White House Asked

John Collins’ Dunk Contest Failure Was Historically Accurate

Here’s What It’s Like to Train Horses at Medieval Times

Watch Miller Struggle as Fox’s Wallace Demands Example on Precedent for Emergency Declaration

Watch Alec Baldwin Declare a National Emergency on Saturday Night Live

There Is No National Emergency at the Border Other Than Tragedies of Trump’s Own Creation

Pope Makes Unprecedented Move of Defrocking Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Over Sex Abuse

Neti Pots Are Great for Flushing Out Snot. Plus, They Won’t Kill You.

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Alita: Battle Angel May Actually Get You Excited for the Avatar Sequels

Iowa’s Buzzer-Beating H-O-R-S-E Shot Against Rutgers Was All Kinds of Crazy

John Collins’ Dunk Contest Failure Was Historically Accurate

This Week’s Saturday Night Live Had Two Great Commercial Parodies

Watch Alec Baldwin Declare a National Emergency on Saturday Night Live

Bruno Ganz Has Died at the Age of 77. Good Luck Watching His Movies on Netflix.

Anthony Davis Is Open to Playing for Your Favorite Team (as Long as It’s Not His Current Team)

RIP, Oppy the Mars Rover

Being Suicidal Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You’re Mentally Ill

New York’s Anti-Amazon Movement Is Now a Blueprint for Critics of Big Tech

Russian Region Declares Emergency After Polar Bears Terrorize Town

Amazon Cancels Plans for HQ2 in New York

A Major YouTube Star Is Pushing Conspiracy Theories About a Pizzeria. Uh-oh.

Apple’s “Netflix for News” Could Save Online Journalism—or Strangle It

Amazon’s Alexa Keeps Quoting Jeff Bezos to Me

Which People?

Neti Pots Are Great for Flushing Out Snot. Plus, They Won’t Kill You.

Help! My Girlfriend Is Livid That I Rent Out My Family’s Cabin to Hunters.

The Powerful Little Mixer That Actually Fits in My Apartment

Is the Move Away From Cash Bail Increasing Mass Incarceration?

Why We’re Slow to Believe Accusations Against Women Like Jill Abramson and Amy Klobuchar

These Wine Glasses Are Pure Sophistication at a Bargain Price

Amazon and the End of the Growth Machine

Withholdings and Refunds in the First Tax Season Under the New Law

Moderate Democrats Are in Love With a Tepid and Outdated Idea to Fix Health Care

There’s Nothing Ridiculous About Trains Replacing Planes

America’s Lack of Child Care Is a Big Economic Problem

Landmark Donald Trump’s Buildings

Here’s What It’s Like to Work as a Knight at Medieval Times

Here’s What It’s Like to Train Horses at Medieval Times

Trump Isn’t Just Defying the Constitution. He’s Undermining SCOTUS.

Anthony Weiner Released From Federal Prison

Japan Nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize Because White House Asked

Watch Miller Struggle as Fox’s Wallace Demands Example on Precedent for Emergency Declaration

Trump Slams SNL After Show Mocks Emergency Declaration: “This is the Real Collusion!”

Chicago Police Investigating Whether Empire Actor Jussie Smollett Staged Own Attack

Police: Houston Officer Lied to Get Search Warrant for Raid that Led to Two Deaths

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