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How Will We Know When COVID Is Over?

Abdullah Shihipar

The Misguided Thinking That Could Lead Biden to Blow His Chance at a Deal With Iran

Fred Kaplan

We Probably Just Saw the Biggest College Football Coaching Move Ever

Alex Kirshner

You Don’t Have to Worry About Omicron Yet

Shannon Palus

Education

How Duolingo’s Bizarre Sentences Help You Learn

Jane C. Hu

Is the SAT the Wrong Villain in College Admissions?

Mary Harris

Omicron

Why WHO Skipped Over Two Letters in Greek Alphabet to Name Latest COVID Variant

Daniel Politi

Screen Time

Succession Can’t Stop Using Hip-Hop as a Punchline

Jack Hamilton

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

Ellin Stein

How to Do It

Our Open Relationship Has Revealed Something Disturbing About My Husband’s “Preferences”

Rich Juzwiak

I Was Always Embarrassed by How Easily I Blush. I Only Recently Understood Why.

Dorie Chevlen

What They Never Tell You Happens When You Get Your Semen Analyzed

David McMillin

Holidays

I’m Overshadowed by My Mother-In-Law on Christmas

Care and Feeding

My Company Is Forcing Us to Use PTO for a Week It’s Going to Be Closed

Alison Green

A Gift Guide Made Only of Things Whose Prices Haven’t Gone Up Because of Inflation

Ben Mathis-Lilley

My brother is using my story as a cautionary tale about why he thinks the vaccine “is dangerous.”

Help! My Best Friend’s Son Is Aggressively Stalking My Daughter.

Help! My Gym Freak Husband Won’t Stop Criticizing My Body.

Help! My Girlfriend and I Can’t Do Anything Together Without Our Partner Getting Jealous.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “How Would This Work?”

Care and Feeding

My Daughter Was Invited to Eavesdrop on Her Friend’s Therapy Session

3h ago

Hang Up and Listen

Are the Lakers Bad or Just Old?

4h ago

Ellin Stein

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

6h ago

Mary Harris

Is the SAT the Wrong Villain in College Admissions?

8h ago

Fred Kaplan

The Misguided Thinking That Could Lead Biden to Blow His Chance at a Deal With Iran

8h ago

Dorie Chevlen

How I Finally Got Over the Embarrassing Thing My Face Does When I’m Nervous

9h ago

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Help! My Brother Blames Me for My Miscarriage.

My Company Is Forcing Us to Use PTO for a Week It’s Going to Be Closed

Alison Green

We Probably Just Saw the Biggest College Football Coaching Move Ever

Alex Kirshner

Succession Can’t Stop Using Hip-Hop as a Punchline

The way the show keeps Kendall’s rap fandom at an ironic arm’s length says a lot about its relationship to race.

Jack Hamilton

Don’t Close the Borders

This impulse has failed us again and again during the pandemic.

Susan Matthews

Culture

What it all means

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House of Goofy

Dana Stevens

Is Lady Gaga and Adam Driver’s new movie a Godfather-esque epic, a fabulous slog, or the best comedy of 2021?

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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What Can Ancient Cities Teach Us About Surviving Climate Change?

Michael E. Smith

You Don’t Have to Worry About Omicron Yet

Shannon Palus

Why Are Duolingo’s Sentences So Weird???

Jane C. Hu

Against “Off-Ramps” for COVID Restrictions

Abdullah Shihipar

The Exact Wrong Thing to Do About Omicron

Susan Matthews

What if an All-Knowing Algorithm Ran Traffic and Transit?

Henry Grabar

Would You Let a Self-Driving Ride-Share Car Decide Where You’re Going?

Linda Nagata

How I Finally Got Over the Embarrassing Thing My Face Does When I’m Nervous

Dorie Chevlen

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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A Holiday Gift Guide Made Only of Things Whose Prices Haven’t Gone Up Because of Inflation

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Bless your relatives and friends with affordable dental floss and frozen corn (but also some things that would actually be good gifts, we promise).

Is the SAT the Wrong Villain in College Admissions?

Mary Harris

Help! My Brother Blames Me for My Miscarriage.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

I’m Pretty Sure Everyone Is Lying About the “Best” Part of Sex

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Has a Totally Reasonable Parenting Limit—but I Know I’m Going to Regret Agreeing With Him

Stacia L. Brown

No One Tells the Truth About the “Best” Part of Sex

How to Do It

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Totally Overshadowed by My MIL on Christmas

Stacia L. Brown

News & Politics

What really matters

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“Well, I’m Outraged About This Map”

Christina Cauterucci

A congressman whose “safe” district was gerrymandered into a toss-up explains his decision to retire instead of run again.

A Criminal Justice Reformer’s Case for Looser Gun Laws

Mary Harris

RIP to the SAT

What Next

Doctor Says Omicron Patients Have “Mild” Symptoms But Experts Warn It’s Far Too Early to Know

Daniel Politi

Schiff: Jan. 6 Panel Likely to Decide This Week on Meadows Criminal Contempt Charges

Daniel Politi

NIH Director Francis Collins: “There’s No Reason to Panic” Over Omicron Yet

Daniel Politi

Netherlands, Australia, Denmark Confirm Omicron Cases as Israel Shuts Borders

Daniel Politi

The Misguided Thinking That Could Lead Biden to Blow His Chance at a Deal With Iran

Fred Kaplan

How Will We Know When COVID Is Over?

The Misguided Thinking That Could Lead Biden to Blow His Chance at a Deal With Iran

We Probably Just Saw the Biggest College Football Coaching Move Ever

You Don’t Have to Worry About Omicron Yet

Education

How Duolingo’s Bizarre Sentences Help You Learn

Is the SAT the Wrong Villain in College Admissions?

Omicron

Why WHO Skipped Over Two Letters in Greek Alphabet to Name Latest COVID Variant

Screen Time

Succession Can’t Stop Using Hip-Hop as a Punchline

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

How to Do It

Our Open Relationship Has Revealed Something Disturbing About My Husband’s “Preferences”

I Was Always Embarrassed by How Easily I Blush. I Only Recently Understood Why.

What They Never Tell You Happens When You Get Your Semen Analyzed

Holidays

I’m Overshadowed by My Mother-In-Law on Christmas

My Company Is Forcing Us to Use PTO for a Week It’s Going to Be Closed

A Gift Guide Made Only of Things Whose Prices Haven’t Gone Up Because of Inflation

My brother is using my story as a cautionary tale about why he thinks the vaccine “is dangerous.”

Help! My Best Friend’s Son Is Aggressively Stalking My Daughter.

Help! My Gym Freak Husband Won’t Stop Criticizing My Body.

Help! My Girlfriend and I Can’t Do Anything Together Without Our Partner Getting Jealous.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “How Would This Work?”

My Daughter Was Invited to Eavesdrop on Her Friend’s Therapy Session

Are the Lakers Bad or Just Old?

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

Is the SAT the Wrong Villain in College Admissions?

The Misguided Thinking That Could Lead Biden to Blow His Chance at a Deal With Iran

How I Finally Got Over the Embarrassing Thing My Face Does When I’m Nervous

Help! My Brother Blames Me for My Miscarriage.

My Company Is Forcing Us to Use PTO for a Week It’s Going to Be Closed

We Probably Just Saw the Biggest College Football Coaching Move Ever

Succession Can’t Stop Using Hip-Hop as a Punchline

Don’t Close the Borders

House of Goofy

Are the Lakers Bad or Just Old?

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

We Probably Just Saw the Biggest College Football Coaching Move Ever

Succession Can’t Stop Using Hip-Hop as a Punchline

Michigan Manballed Ohio State Into Submission

How Stephen Sondheim Solved the Puzzle of Being Alive

What Can Ancient Cities Teach Us About Surviving Climate Change?

You Don’t Have to Worry About Omicron Yet

Why Are Duolingo’s Sentences So Weird???

Against “Off-Ramps” for COVID Restrictions

The Exact Wrong Thing to Do About Omicron

What if an All-Knowing Algorithm Ran Traffic and Transit?

Would You Let a Self-Driving Ride-Share Car Decide Where You’re Going?

How I Finally Got Over the Embarrassing Thing My Face Does When I’m Nervous

A Holiday Gift Guide Made Only of Things Whose Prices Haven’t Gone Up Because of Inflation

Is the SAT the Wrong Villain in College Admissions?

Help! My Brother Blames Me for My Miscarriage.

I’m Pretty Sure Everyone Is Lying About the “Best” Part of Sex

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Has a Totally Reasonable Parenting Limit—but I Know I’m Going to Regret Agreeing With Him

No One Tells the Truth About the “Best” Part of Sex

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Totally Overshadowed by My MIL on Christmas

“Well, I’m Outraged About This Map”

A Criminal Justice Reformer’s Case for Looser Gun Laws

RIP to the SAT

Doctor Says Omicron Patients Have “Mild” Symptoms But Experts Warn It’s Far Too Early to Know

Schiff: Jan. 6 Panel Likely to Decide This Week on Meadows Criminal Contempt Charges

NIH Director Francis Collins: “There’s No Reason to Panic” Over Omicron Yet

Netherlands, Australia, Denmark Confirm Omicron Cases as Israel Shuts Borders

The Misguided Thinking That Could Lead Biden to Blow His Chance at a Deal With Iran