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This Shakespeare tragedy has changed radically over time.

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I didn’t know how to grieve my father’s death until I went to Disney World.

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In Season 3, someone’s watching over the main characters a little too closely.

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A menial office worker gets wrapped up in espionage in Kate Atkinson’s new novel.

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It wants to be in your microwave, and your clock, and your car, and everywhere in between.

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Every time we fight, we’re replaying an old argument that’s rooted in our drastically different political views.

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Marijuana stocks are ripping higher. But how long can the fun last?

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Swaying people who believe sexual assault is rare or no big deal may be hopeless—but these campaigns herald a different sort of power.

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Brett Kavanaugh and the Cruelty of Male Bonding

The Senate Must Investigate Kavanaugh’s Drinking

How Brett Kavanaugh Erases Inconvenient Women

Does It Matter That Senate Hopeful Kyrsten Sinema May Have Embellished Her Story of Childhood Poverty?

Family Separation

Newly Uncovered Memo Suggests Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress

Movies

Why Harry Potter Fans Are So Upset About a Twist in the New Fantastic Beasts Trailer

The Honest Trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story Makes You Relive Its Most Cringe-Worthy Scene

Bill Cosby

Andrea Constand’s Statement on Cosby’s Sexual Assault Is Hard to Read, but You Should Read It

United Nations

President of Iran Compares Trump to Nazis

This Shakespeare tragedy has changed radically over time.

What YIMBYs Should Learn From NYC’s Hasidic, Chinese, and Bangladeshi Enclaves

Mourning at the Magic Kingdom

Television

The Good Place Returns to Earth

Making a Murderer’s Second Season Is Coming to Netflix Oct. 19

Trevor Noah Asks: Why Must Men at Parties Whip Out Their Penises?

The real issue? Your husband’s clearly jealous of how much money your sister’s making.

Help! My Husband Just Learned His Family’s Biggest Secret Through a DNA Test.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Envious Heiress

Help! My Dad Revised His Will—and His New Girlfriend Is Getting More Than Me.

Help! I Had to Give My Flaky Friends the Freeze-out—but Now I Really Miss Them.

Newly Uncovered Memo Suggests Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Family Separation

Weight Watchers’ Pivot to Wellness Is the Same Old Diet Culture With Fancy New Branding

Does It Matter That Senate Hopeful Kyrsten Sinema May Have Embellished Her Story of Childhood Poverty?

How Brett Kavanaugh Erases Inconvenient Women

Kavanaugh’s Drinking Needs Investigating

Andrea Constand’s Statement on Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Is Very Hard to Read. You Should Read It Anyway.

The Most Alarming Thing About Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview

The Kavanaugh Allegations Are Upsettingly Similar to What I Saw at D.C.’s Prep School Parties in the ’80s

Brett Kavanaugh and the Cruelty of Male Bonding

Kavanaugh’s High School Yearbook Page Appears to Make Sexual Reference to Female Friend

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The Honest Trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story Makes You Relive Its Most Cringe-Worthy Scene

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West Virginia Introduces Blockchain Voting App for the Midterm Election

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Why There’s No Fingerprint Sensor on the iPhone XS

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Weight Watchers’ Pivot to Wellness Is the Same Old Diet Culture With Fancy New Branding

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Taking My Kids to Disney World Helped Me Grieve After My Father’s Death

The Kavanaugh Allegations Are Upsettingly Similar to What I Saw at D.C.’s Prep School Parties in the ’80s

Jane Mayer Has Been Reporting Alongside Ronan Farrow. So Why Isn’t She Getting Branded as a Hero of #MeToo?

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Commerce Secretary Uses Office Space Logic to Defend Tariffs

Tesla Stock Plummets After Report of Criminal Probe Into Musk’s Buyout Statements

Why the Middle-Class Black Neighborhood Doesn’t Exist in the White Imagination

What YIMBYs Should Learn From New York’s Hasidic, Chinese, and Bangladeshi Enclaves

#WhyIDidntReport and #MeToo Have Higher Aims Than Converting Skeptics

Newly Uncovered Memo Suggests Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Family Separation

Does It Matter That Senate Hopeful Kyrsten Sinema May Have Embellished Her Story of Childhood Poverty?

How Brett Kavanaugh Erases Inconvenient Women

Kavanaugh’s Drinking Needs Investigating

Andrea Constand’s Statement on Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Is Very Hard to Read. You Should Read It Anyway.

The D.C. Prep Scene, Mourning at Disney, and Male Bonding Gone Wrong

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