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Trump’s National Security Team Must Resign

Fred Kaplan

After Helsinki, anyone who sticks with him is doing a disservice to America.

Trump Angered Most Americans Today, but He’s Still Unlikely to Face Consequences

Yascha Mounk

Now Pelosi and Schumer Are Openly Talking About Possible “Kompromat” on Trump

Jim Newell

The Most Bizarre Part of Trump’s Press Conference Was His Deference to Putin

Isaac Chotiner

Justice

N.H. Voters Have One Chance to Thwart the GOP War on Voting Rights

Mark Joseph Stern

SCOTUS Is About to Get a Lot Less Honest About Its Fake Originalism

Eric Segall

Bad Timing

Amazon’s Website Is Not Having a Great Prime Day

Aaron Mak

New York to Investigate Kushner Companies’ Alleged Tenant Harassment

Molly Olmstead

The Workplace

The Open Office Actually Seems to Decrease Face-to-Face Time

Rachelle Hampton

Games

Here’s How You 🏆 at an Emoji Spelling Bee

Heather Schwedel

The Conversation Starts Here

What happens when you’re addicted to your job?

Inside a Workaholics Anonymous Meeting

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The Sci-Fi Sex Scene That Changed My Life

Evan Urquhart

How an Isaac Asimov novel led me to my transgender journey.

“What the Fluff”

Irineo Cabreros

Are these playful viral videos cruel to pups?

Tech

A Definitive Ranking of Celebrity Headphones

Christina Bonnington

Whether you think they’re terrible or not.

Even Ajit Pai Now Thinks There’s Something Fishy About the Sinclair Merger

Aaron Mak

Elon Musk Baselessly Calls Diver Involved in Thai Cave Rescue Mission a “Pedo”

Molly Olmstead

How can you forgive and move on if he refuses to seek help?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: the Therapist and the Critical Friend

Help! I Kissed Another Man, and Now My Husband Wants a Divorce.

Help! I’m Worried My Aunt Is Going to Serve My Son Spoiled Meat.

Help! My Boyfriend Threw a Coffee Mug During an Argument. Am I in Danger?

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Josh Voorhees

Trump Has Forgiven Rep. Martha Roby. Soon We’ll See if Alabama Republicans Have, Too.

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Isaac Chotiner

The Most Explosive Revelation From the DOJ Charge Against This Alleged Russian Agent

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Rebecca Onion

Trump and Putin, Chicago’s Abusive Police, and a Bad Melon

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Rachelle Hampton

Turns Out Open-Office Plans, Once Hailed as Facilitators of Face Time, Might Actually Stifle Communication

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Heather Schwedel

At the Emoji Spelling Bee, Shruggies Are Not Good Enough

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Aaron Mak

Amazon’s Website Is Not Having a Great Prime Day

Who Is America? Gives Pro-Gun Zealots the Borat Treatment

Willa Paskin

The Eight Craziest Moments of a Truly Bonkers World Cup Final

Nick Greene

It’s Resignation Time

Trump’s performance in Helsinki was a disgrace. Any member of his national security team who sticks with him now is doing a disservice to America.

Fred Kaplan

Chicago’s Abusive Police State Is Untenable

The CPD’s latest deadly use of force leaves little wonder why some hope for a future without cops.

Osita Nwanevu

Culture

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Skyscraper Turns 9/11 Into Kitsch

Sam Adams

The new movie from the Rock turns the World Trade Center attacks into popcorn-friendly entertainment, complete with happy ending.

Watch Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer Take On the Patriarchy in the First On the Basis of Sex Trailer

Rob Dozier

#MeToo Advocates Defend Asia Argento Against “Vicious Cyberbullying” in Open Letter

Carmen Russo

The One-Ingredient Trick to Make Any Bad Melon Much, Much Better

Valerio Farris

Return to the (Relatively) Blissful Ignorance of Two Weeks Ago With Time-Traveling John Oliver

Marissa Martinelli

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Trick Republicans Into Supporting Guns for Toddlers Program

Daniel Politi

The Eight Craziest Moments of a Truly Bonkers World Cup Final

Nick Greene

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Mueller’s Latest Indictment Suggests Russia’s Infiltration of U.S. Election Systems Could Get Worse

Lawrence Norden

With the 2018 midterms looming, we need to prepare for an even more damaging attack.

Amazon’s Website Is Not Having a Great Prime Day

Aaron Mak

Even Ajit Pai, Who Paved the Way for the Sinclair Merger, Now Thinks There’s Something Fishy About the Sinclair Merger

Aaron Mak

Millions of Verizon Customers’ Information Was Exposed Because of a Third Party It Hired to Analyze the Data (Update: Actually, This Happened Last Year)

Sofie Werthan

With Its New Lineup of Funded News Shows, Facebook Sure Does Look Like a Media Company

Morten Bay

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Sci-Fi Sex Scene That Changed My Life

Evan Urquhart

Before I was old enough to fully understand I was transgender, I found Asimov’s The Robots of Dawn.

Turns Out Open-Office Plans, Once Hailed as Facilitators of Face Time, Might Actually Stifle Communication

Rachelle Hampton

Help! My Husband Lost $20,000 Making Secret Bets on Sports.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

All the Best Deals From Amazon Prime Day 2018, According to the Strategist

Strategist Editors

The 14 Best Hostess Gifts, According to Professional Party Attenders

Strategist Editors

Don’t Let Daniella Greenbaum’s Gender-Blind Casting Tantrum Fool You

Evan Urquhart

Ben Carson’s Weird Instagram Is a Time Capsule to His Weird Presidential Campaign. In 2018, It’s Almost Soothing.

Rachelle Hampton

Business

Where the money goes

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All the Problems With WeWork’s Tyrannical New “No Meat” Policy

Felix Salmon

Congress Might Actually Create a Tax Break for Gym Memberships

Jordan Weissmann

It Is Totally Fine to Slap a Car While Biking

Henry Grabar and Shirley Chan

Beautiful Visualizations Reduce 25 American Cities to Their Design Essence

Henry Grabar

Congress Sternly Wags a Finger at Trump Over Trade

Jordan Weissmann

Donald Trump Is Now Trying to Gaslight the Soybean Farmers

Jordan Weissmann

Universal Basic Income Is Not the Solution to Poverty. So Why Do Lefty Wonks Keep Writing About It Like It Is?

Felix Salmon

Kylie Jenner Isn’t a Billionaire but Isn’t Not a Billionaire Because “Billionaire” Has Lost All Meaning

Felix Salmon

News & Politics

What really matters

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It’s Resignation Time

Fred Kaplan

Trump’s performance in Helsinki was a disgrace. Any member of his national security team who sticks with him now is doing a disservice to America.

Trump Has Forgiven Rep. Martha Roby. Soon We’ll See if Alabama Republicans Have, Too.

Josh Voorhees

The Most Explosive Revelation From the DOJ Charge Against This Alleged Russian Agent

Isaac Chotiner

Trump and Putin, Chicago’s Abusive Police, and a Bad Melon

Rebecca Onion

Even Some Right-Wing Outlets Think Trump Got Rolled at “Appalling,” “Disgusting” Press Conference

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Trump-Appointed Judge Bemoans the “Moral Tragedy” of Abortion, Accuses Lower Court of Anti-Christian Bias

Mark Joseph Stern

New Hampshire Voters Have One Chance to Thwart the Republican War on Voting Rights

Mark Joseph Stern

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Trump’s National Security Team Must Resign

Trump Angered Most Americans Today, but He’s Still Unlikely to Face Consequences

Now Pelosi and Schumer Are Openly Talking About Possible “Kompromat” on Trump

The Most Bizarre Part of Trump’s Press Conference Was His Deference to Putin

Justice

N.H. Voters Have One Chance to Thwart the GOP War on Voting Rights

SCOTUS Is About to Get a Lot Less Honest About Its Fake Originalism

Bad Timing

Amazon’s Website Is Not Having a Great Prime Day

New York to Investigate Kushner Companies’ Alleged Tenant Harassment

The Workplace

The Open Office Actually Seems to Decrease Face-to-Face Time

Games

Here’s How You 🏆 at an Emoji Spelling Bee

What happens when you’re addicted to your job?

The Sci-Fi Sex Scene That Changed My Life

“What the Fluff”

Tech

A Definitive Ranking of Celebrity Headphones

Even Ajit Pai Now Thinks There’s Something Fishy About the Sinclair Merger

Elon Musk Baselessly Calls Diver Involved in Thai Cave Rescue Mission a “Pedo”

How can you forgive and move on if he refuses to seek help?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: the Therapist and the Critical Friend

Help! I Kissed Another Man, and Now My Husband Wants a Divorce.

Help! I’m Worried My Aunt Is Going to Serve My Son Spoiled Meat.

Help! My Boyfriend Threw a Coffee Mug During an Argument. Am I in Danger?

Trump Has Forgiven Rep. Martha Roby. Soon We’ll See if Alabama Republicans Have, Too.

The Most Explosive Revelation From the DOJ Charge Against This Alleged Russian Agent

Trump and Putin, Chicago’s Abusive Police, and a Bad Melon

Turns Out Open-Office Plans, Once Hailed as Facilitators of Face Time, Might Actually Stifle Communication

At the Emoji Spelling Bee, Shruggies Are Not Good Enough

Amazon’s Website Is Not Having a Great Prime Day

Who Is America? Gives Pro-Gun Zealots the Borat Treatment

The Eight Craziest Moments of a Truly Bonkers World Cup Final

It’s Resignation Time

Chicago’s Abusive Police State Is Untenable

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Skyscraper Turns 9/11 Into Kitsch

Watch Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer Take On the Patriarchy in the First On the Basis of Sex Trailer

#MeToo Advocates Defend Asia Argento Against “Vicious Cyberbullying” in Open Letter

The One-Ingredient Trick to Make Any Bad Melon Much, Much Better

Return to the (Relatively) Blissful Ignorance of Two Weeks Ago With Time-Traveling John Oliver

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Trick Republicans Into Supporting Guns for Toddlers Program

The Eight Craziest Moments of a Truly Bonkers World Cup Final

Mueller’s Latest Indictment Suggests Russia’s Infiltration of U.S. Election Systems Could Get Worse

Amazon’s Website Is Not Having a Great Prime Day

Even Ajit Pai, Who Paved the Way for the Sinclair Merger, Now Thinks There’s Something Fishy About the Sinclair Merger

Millions of Verizon Customers’ Information Was Exposed Because of a Third Party It Hired to Analyze the Data (Update: Actually, This Happened Last Year)

With Its New Lineup of Funded News Shows, Facebook Sure Does Look Like a Media Company

Elon Musk Baselessly Calls Diver Involved in Thai Cave Rescue Mission a “Pedo”

A Definitive Ranking of Today’s Celebrity Headphones

At the Emoji Spelling Bee, Shruggies Are Not Good Enough

The Sci-Fi Sex Scene That Changed My Life

Turns Out Open-Office Plans, Once Hailed as Facilitators of Face Time, Might Actually Stifle Communication

Help! My Husband Lost $20,000 Making Secret Bets on Sports.

All the Best Deals From Amazon Prime Day 2018, According to the Strategist

The 14 Best Hostess Gifts, According to Professional Party Attenders

Don’t Let Daniella Greenbaum’s Gender-Blind Casting Tantrum Fool You

Ben Carson’s Weird Instagram Is a Time Capsule to His Weird Presidential Campaign. In 2018, It’s Almost Soothing.

All the Problems With WeWork’s Tyrannical New “No Meat” Policy

Congress Might Actually Create a Tax Break for Gym Memberships

It Is Totally Fine to Slap a Car While Biking

Beautiful Visualizations Reduce 25 American Cities to Their Design Essence

Congress Sternly Wags a Finger at Trump Over Trade

Donald Trump Is Now Trying to Gaslight the Soybean Farmers

Universal Basic Income Is Not the Solution to Poverty. So Why Do Lefty Wonks Keep Writing About It Like It Is?

Kylie Jenner Isn’t a Billionaire but Isn’t Not a Billionaire Because “Billionaire” Has Lost All Meaning

It’s Resignation Time

Trump Has Forgiven Rep. Martha Roby. Soon We’ll See if Alabama Republicans Have, Too.

The Most Explosive Revelation From the DOJ Charge Against This Alleged Russian Agent

Trump and Putin, Chicago’s Abusive Police, and a Bad Melon

Even Some Right-Wing Outlets Think Trump Got Rolled at “Appalling,” “Disgusting” Press Conference

Trump-Appointed Judge Bemoans the “Moral Tragedy” of Abortion, Accuses Lower Court of Anti-Christian Bias

New Hampshire Voters Have One Chance to Thwart the Republican War on Voting Rights

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