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All the Ways That “1 in 5,000 per Day” Breakthrough Infection Stat Is Nonsense

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FBI Reportedly Had Informant in the Crowd During Capitol Riot

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Israel

AOC Apologizes After “Present” Vote on Iron Dome Funding Bill: “Yes, I Wept”

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Pandemic

CDC: Schools With Mask Mandates See Fewer COVID-19 Outbreaks

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Why China Finally Decided to Ban Bitcoin

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#MeToo

Hollywood’s Big Movement Collapsed Under Its Hypocrisy

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Sports

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

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Pets

You Are Not the Boss of Your Dog

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An investigation.

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Why China Finally Decided to Ban Bitcoin

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Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits Didn’t Fix the Economy, It Turns Out

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There’s nothing crunchier, oilier, or more artificial.

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Culture

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How Scary Is Midnight Mass, the New Netflix Show by the Creator of Haunting of Hill House?

Sam Adams

Just because it’s made by the same writer-director doesn’t mean it has the same sorts of scares.

Has Chris Pratt Even Played Super Mario Bros.?: A Slate Investigation

Allegra Frank

Childhood Climate Anxiety Is a Real and Worsening Problem. So Why Can’t We Take It Seriously?

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Who’s the Little Lad Who Loves Berries and Cream?

ICYMI

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

Jim Newell

How the ’60s Counterculture Blossomed Artistically in the Early ’70s

Hit Parade

Golf’s Weirdest Tournament Is Back. Why Does Team USA Almost Always Lose It?

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Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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The Unbelievable Grimness of HermanCainAward, the Subreddit That Catalogs Anti-Vaxxer COVID Deaths

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This is not a forum that attempts to change minds. It’s much darker.

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Why China Finally Decided to Ban Bitcoin

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It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

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Cesar Millan’s Method of Dominating Dogs Got Debunked a Long Time Ago. Why Is It Still So Popular?

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Human Interest

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Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

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First, the Canals

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Pro-slavery Sen. John C. Calhoun opposed infrastructure spending for a reason.

AOC Apologizes After “Present” Vote on Iron Dome Funding Bill: “Yes, I Wept”

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CDC: Schools With Mask Mandates See Fewer COVID-19 Outbreaks

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FBI Reportedly Had Informant in the Crowd During Capitol Riot

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Trust in the Supreme Court Is Tumbling

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The Ugly History Behind Those Border Agents Chasing Haitian Migrants on Horseback

Julia Craven

Trumpers Spent Millions on the Arizona Election Audit. All They Found Was More Votes for Biden.

Jeremy Stahl

Taliban Put Bodies of Alleged Kidnappers on Public Display

Daniel Politi

Netflix’s No. 1 Show Will Make You Feel Gross, but You Should Watch It Anyway

How the Border Patrol Got to This Point

Trumpers Spent Millions on the Arizona Audit. All They Found Was More Votes for Biden.

All the Ways That “1 in 5,000 per Day” Breakthrough Infection Stat Is Nonsense

FBI Reportedly Had Informant in the Crowd During Capitol Riot

Israel

AOC Apologizes After “Present” Vote on Iron Dome Funding Bill: “Yes, I Wept”

Pandemic

CDC: Schools With Mask Mandates See Fewer COVID-19 Outbreaks

Money

Why China Finally Decided to Ban Bitcoin

It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

#MeToo

Hollywood’s Big Movement Collapsed Under Its Hypocrisy

Sports

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

Pets

You Are Not the Boss of Your Dog

I Found Out the Horrible Secret Behind Why My Parents and Sister Aren’t Speaking

Has Chris Pratt Even Played Super Mario Bros.?

Food & Drink

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

The Most Unholy Snacks People Invented While Working From Home for a Year

I Tried T-Pain’s Guide to Getting Wasted. It Worked.

I stood by her as long as I could, out of respect for my Dad.

Help! My Husband Says He Can’t Love Me “Like That,” but He Wants to Have Kids.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Bailing on Bali”

Help! I Despise My Friend’s Husband.

Help! My Boyfriend Wants Me to Attend His Ex-Wife’s Birthday Party.

My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.

Taliban Put Bodies of Alleged Kidnappers on Public Display

AOC Apologizes After “Present” Vote on Iron Dome Funding Bill: “Yes, I Wept”

CDC: Schools With Mask Mandates See Fewer COVID-19 Outbreaks

FBI Reportedly Had Informant in the Crowd During Capitol Riot

Has Chris Pratt Even Played Super Mario Bros.?: A Slate Investigation

Who Wins When the State Appropriates Self-Defense Technologies Developed by Communities?

Trumpers Spent Millions on the Arizona Election Audit. All They Found Was More Votes for Biden.

Why China Finally Decided to Ban Bitcoin

Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits Didn’t Fix the Economy, It Turns Out

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

How Scary Is Midnight Mass, the New Netflix Show by the Creator of Haunting of Hill House?

Has Chris Pratt Even Played Super Mario Bros.?: A Slate Investigation

Childhood Climate Anxiety Is a Real and Worsening Problem. So Why Can’t We Take It Seriously?

Who’s the Little Lad Who Loves Berries and Cream?

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

How the ’60s Counterculture Blossomed Artistically in the Early ’70s

Golf’s Weirdest Tournament Is Back. Why Does Team USA Almost Always Lose It?

The Unbelievable Grimness of HermanCainAward, the Subreddit That Catalogs Anti-Vaxxer COVID Deaths

Read a New Short Story About a Future in Which a Government Tracks All of Its Citizens

All the Ways That “1 in 5,000 per Day” Breakthrough Infection Stat Is Nonsense

Why China Finally Decided to Ban Bitcoin

It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

Cesar Millan’s Method of Dominating Dogs Got Debunked a Long Time Ago. Why Is It Still So Popular?

If Snoop Dogg Isn’t This Secret NFT Trader, Who Is?

Who Wins When the State Appropriates Self-Defense Technologies Developed by Communities?

Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

Help! My Stepmother Behaved Appallingly Around My Father’s Death. Now She Wants Me to Care for Her.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Child’s Playtime With His Aunt Has Taken a Creepy Turn

Dear Care and Feeding: I Found Out the Horrible Secret Behind Why My Parents and Sister Aren’t Speaking

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

Help! My Husband Says He Can’t Love Me “Like That,” but He Wants to Have Kids.

When You Forget Why You’re Friends With Someone

First, the Canals

AOC Apologizes After “Present” Vote on Iron Dome Funding Bill: “Yes, I Wept”

CDC: Schools With Mask Mandates See Fewer COVID-19 Outbreaks

FBI Reportedly Had Informant in the Crowd During Capitol Riot

Trust in the Supreme Court Is Tumbling

The Ugly History Behind Those Border Agents Chasing Haitian Migrants on Horseback

Trumpers Spent Millions on the Arizona Election Audit. All They Found Was More Votes for Biden.

Taliban Put Bodies of Alleged Kidnappers on Public Display