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Every Single Kid in the Pod Was White

Dan Kois

How one diverse, progressive Charlottesville school redivided itself along racial lines during remote learning.

Nov. 3

SCOTUS Agrees With Alabama GOP: Voting Should Be Difficult, as the Founders Intended

Elliot Hannon

Of Course You Should Be Panicking About the Election (Again)

Mary Harris

How Far Will Conservative Media Go to Help Trump?

Mike Pesca

The Debate

Ban the Trump Family

Shannon Palus

Online Life

The Indian American Trump Supporters Taking Over WhatsApp

Nitish Pahwa

Ask a Teacher

Why Is My School Spending Its Precious Resources on Virtual P.E. Right Now?

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Katie Holbrook

What Donald Trump Learned From David Duke’s Political Rise

Josh Levin

How Faithful Is the New Rebecca Movie to the Book by Daphne du Maurier?

Rebecca Onion

The Past

We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like

Riley Black

Historians Are Not Equipped to Bring the Trump Administration to Justice

Andrew Seal

The 2,000-Year-Old History of Vending Machines

Chason Gordon

I’m 50. My deadbeat dad is still tormenting me.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Deadbeat Dad

Help! We Think There Was a Mix-Up at Our IVF Clinic.

Help! My Ex-Husband Spoils Our Daughters With Lavish Gifts.

Help! I Just Found Out I Have a 6-Year-Old Daughter.

How to Do It

I Found My Girlfriend’s Porn, and the Guys She Likes Are Extremely Different From Me

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Julia Craven

Help Make Sure People Can Vote

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Elliot Hannon

Republicans Bulldoze Senate Rules to Advance Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination

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Elliot Hannon

Supreme Court Conservatives Agree With Alabama Conservatives: Voting Should Be Dangerous and Difficult, as the Founding Fathers Intended

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Danny M. Lavery and June Thomas

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Deadbeat Dad

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Danny M. Lavery

Help! I’m 50. My Deadbeat Dad Is Still Tormenting Me.

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Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Katie Holbrook

Ask a Teacher: Why Is My School Spending Its Precious Resources on Virtual P.E. Right Now?

I Am Extremely Jealous of Ilhan Omar’s Gaming Setup

Seung Park

We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like

Riley Black

The FOBO Is Real

Let Jeffrey Toobin’s penis be a turning point in our new Zoom-era anxiety: the fear of being on.

Heather Schwedel

Donald Trump Has Even Lost His Polling Advantage on “Handling the Economy”

How did this happen?

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Culture

What’s worth your time

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Why The Good Lord Bird Makes Frederick Douglass Look Like a Jerk

Rebecca Onion

Daveed Diggs plays the heroic abolitionist as a vain playboy with two lovers. Here are the facts.

How Faithful Is the New Rebecca Movie to the Book by Daphne du Maurier?

Rebecca Onion

Why I’ll Miss Daryl Morey, the Loser Who Always Won

Joel Anderson

The Borat Sequel Is a More Serious Moviefilm

Sam Adams

The 2,000-Year-Old History of Vending Machines

Chason Gordon

When You Get Paid to Eat Cereal

Culture Gabfest

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is a Twitch Streamer Now

Matthew Dessem

Tech & Business

How it moves US

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I Am Extremely Jealous of Ilhan Omar’s Gaming Setup

Seung Park

The congresswoman tweeted her PC specs while livestreaming with AOC. Um, wow.

We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like

Riley Black

The Problem With Twitter’s Noble Attempt to Make Retweets More Difficult

Shannon Palus

The Most Surprising Thing About the New Indictment of Six Russian Intelligence Hackers

Josephine Wolff

All the Reasons the Government’s Google Antitrust Suit Looks Like a Rush Job

Aaron Mak

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Killed Someone. Why Isn’t Uber Being Charged?

Jesse Halfon

How Much Did COVID Drugs Contribute to Trump’s Recovery?

Shannon Palus

Ban the Trump Family From the Debate

Shannon Palus

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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What Happens When You Publicly Chronicle Terrible Men on Dating Apps—and Then Get Engaged to a Guy From Hinge

Aymann Ismail

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Deadbeat Dad

Danny M. Lavery and June Thomas

Help! I’m 50. My Deadbeat Dad Is Still Tormenting Me.

Danny M. Lavery

Ask a Teacher: Why Is My School Spending Its Precious Resources on Virtual P.E. Right Now?

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Katie Holbrook

Every Single Kid in the Pod Was White

Dan Kois

Now Streaming: The Kids Are Asleep

Jamilah Lemieux

Help! We Think There Was a Mix-Up at Our IVF Clinic.

Danny M. Lavery

News & Politics

What really matters

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Calling It

Mike Pesca

Can the TV networks get it right on Nov. 3?

Republicans Bulldoze Senate Rules to Advance Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination

Elliot Hannon

Supreme Court Conservatives Agree With Alabama Conservatives: Voting Should Be Dangerous and Difficult, as the Founding Fathers Intended

Elliot Hannon

Is an Upset Brewing in Iowa?

What Next

Trump’s Attack on Fauci Is Unbelievably Idiotic

William Saletan

What Donald Trump Learned From David Duke’s Political Rise

Josh Levin

Why Tens of Thousands of Nigerians Are Protesting

Molly Olmstead

Help Make Sure People Can Vote

Julia Craven

Every Single Kid in the Pod Was White

Trump Has Lost One of His Top Polling Advantages

Republicans Bulldoze Senate Rules to Advance Barrett Nomination

The Only Rational Response to the Jeffrey Toobin Zoom Penis Situation

Nov. 3

SCOTUS Agrees With Alabama GOP: Voting Should Be Difficult, as the Founders Intended

Of Course You Should Be Panicking About the Election (Again)

How Far Will Conservative Media Go to Help Trump?

The Debate

Ban the Trump Family

Online Life

The Indian American Trump Supporters Taking Over WhatsApp

Ask a Teacher

Why Is My School Spending Its Precious Resources on Virtual P.E. Right Now?

From now until Election Day—and everything that comes after.

What Donald Trump Learned From David Duke’s Political Rise

How Faithful Is the New Rebecca Movie to the Book by Daphne du Maurier?

The Past

We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like

Historians Are Not Equipped to Bring the Trump Administration to Justice

The 2,000-Year-Old History of Vending Machines

I’m 50. My deadbeat dad is still tormenting me.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Deadbeat Dad

Help! We Think There Was a Mix-Up at Our IVF Clinic.

Podcast Episode Help! My Ex-Husband Spoils Our Daughters With Lavish Gifts.

Help! I Just Found Out I Have a 6-Year-Old Daughter.

I Found My Girlfriend’s Porn, and the Guys She Likes Are Extremely Different From Me

Help Make Sure People Can Vote

Republicans Bulldoze Senate Rules to Advance Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination

Supreme Court Conservatives Agree With Alabama Conservatives: Voting Should Be Dangerous and Difficult, as the Founding Fathers Intended

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Deadbeat Dad

Help! I’m 50. My Deadbeat Dad Is Still Tormenting Me.

Ask a Teacher: Why Is My School Spending Its Precious Resources on Virtual P.E. Right Now?

I Am Extremely Jealous of Ilhan Omar’s Gaming Setup

We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like

The FOBO Is Real

Donald Trump Has Even Lost His Polling Advantage on “Handling the Economy”

Why The Good Lord Bird Makes Frederick Douglass Look Like a Jerk

How Faithful Is the New Rebecca Movie to the Book by Daphne du Maurier?

Why I’ll Miss Daryl Morey, the Loser Who Always Won

The Borat Sequel Is a More Serious Moviefilm

The 2,000-Year-Old History of Vending Machines

When You Get Paid to Eat Cereal

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is a Twitch Streamer Now

I Am Extremely Jealous of Ilhan Omar’s Gaming Setup

We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like

The Problem With Twitter’s Noble Attempt to Make Retweets More Difficult

The Most Surprising Thing About the New Indictment of Six Russian Intelligence Hackers

All the Reasons the Government’s Google Antitrust Suit Looks Like a Rush Job

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Killed Someone. Why Isn’t Uber Being Charged?

How Much Did COVID Drugs Contribute to Trump’s Recovery?

Ban the Trump Family From the Debate

What Happens When You Publicly Chronicle Terrible Men on Dating Apps—and Then Get Engaged to a Guy From Hinge

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Deadbeat Dad

Help! I’m 50. My Deadbeat Dad Is Still Tormenting Me.

Ask a Teacher: Why Is My School Spending Its Precious Resources on Virtual P.E. Right Now?

Every Single Kid in the Pod Was White

Now Streaming: The Kids Are Asleep

Help! We Think There Was a Mix-Up at Our IVF Clinic.

Calling It

Republicans Bulldoze Senate Rules to Advance Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination

Supreme Court Conservatives Agree With Alabama Conservatives: Voting Should Be Dangerous and Difficult, as the Founding Fathers Intended

Is an Upset Brewing in Iowa?

Trump’s Attack on Fauci Is Unbelievably Idiotic

What Donald Trump Learned From David Duke’s Political Rise

Why Tens of Thousands of Nigerians Are Protesting

Help Make Sure People Can Vote

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Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Help! My Ex-Husband Spoils Our Daughters With Lavish Gifts.