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Dune Is a Ponderous Striptease With a Very Impressive Sandworm

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Denis Villeneuve’s new movie adaptation is incomprehensible, awe-inspiring, and very, very sandy.

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Why Hollywood is Reluctant to Stop Using Real Guns as Props

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Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

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White House Once Again Delays Release of JFK Assassination Documents

Daniel Politi

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Safe to Use Before Fatal Shooting

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

The End of an Era in American Gymnastics

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Tesla Fans’ Anger Is Becoming a Problem

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White House Once Again Delays Release of JFK Assassination Documents

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

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Pie: It’s Gloppy, It’s Soggy, It’s Un-American (2011)

The Octopus Is Not a Crafty, Soulful Genius. It’s Dinner. (2018)

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

Why Do I Feel So Weird Questioning My Daycare Provider?

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Texas Wants to Force a 20-Lane Highway Through Austin

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

The Bigger Reason Washington State Fired Its Vaccine-Refusing Football Coach

I am not an idiot. I am not in over my head.

Help! Our Middle-Aged Friend Says He’s Falling in Love With Our Teen Daughter.

Help! A 28-Year-Old Man Wants to Date Me. I’m 56.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Only Child”

Help! My Mom Gives Me Free Child Care, but She Is Driving Me Up the Wall.

We Caught My Husband’s Teen Sneaking Sleeping Pills

Dear Care and Feeding: Can You Be Sex Positive and a Responsible Parent at the Same Time?

Help! Our Middle-Aged Friend Says He’s Falling in Love With Our Teen Daughter.

Rebecca Lavoie on Her Podcasting “Side Hustle”

The Truth About Sex With My Husband Would Devastate Him

Dear Care and Feeding: Why Do I Feel So Weird Questioning My Daycare Provider?

White House Once Again Delays Release of JFK Assassination Documents

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

The Aliens Are Here, and They Fixed All the Racism

Dune Is a Ponderous Striptease With a Very Impressive Sandworm

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

Why Hollywood is Reluctant to Stop Using Real Guns as Props

The Juiciest, Most Oversexed Succession Magazine Profiles This Year, Ranked

What Happened When a Remote Irish Island Finally Got Broadband Internet

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Everything That Went Wrong With Donald Trump’s New Social Network in the First 24 Hours

10 Questions About the New Ohio License Plate

The Kind of Yucky Reason the Advice on Aspirin Has Shifted

Joe Manchin Might Be a Sentient Brick of Coal, but There’s Still a Chance Democrats Will Pass a Decent Climate Plan

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

When Did This Time of Year Become “Spooky Season”?

Dear Care and Feeding: Can You Be Sex Positive and a Responsible Parent at the Same Time?

Help! Our Middle-Aged Friend Says He’s Falling in Love With Our Teen Daughter.

The Truth About Sex With My Husband Would Devastate Him

Dear Care and Feeding: Why Do I Feel So Weird Questioning My Daycare Provider?

Help! I Got Pregnant From a Vacation Fling. My Family’s Reaction Has Stunned Me.

Philosopher David Lewis Learns About Love and Language

Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

Turkey’s Erdogan Orders Removal of 10 Western Ambassadors, Including U.S. Envoy

Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Safe to Use Before Fatal Shooting

Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Convicted of Campaign Finance Crimes

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

White House Once Again Delays Release of JFK Assassination Documents