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The Heartbreak of Gymnastics’ Superman Flopping Out of the Olympics

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Donald Trump Is Keeping the Money

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The Strange Case of America’s Missing Sofas

Aaron Mak

The Inflation Is Real, and It Isn’t Going Away Soon

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Tokyo

Is the International Olympic Committee a Jerk or What?

Justin Peters

Black Women on Team USA Have to Play Two Games

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It’s Time to Start Requiring Vaccinations

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I Grew Up Without Money. Now I Have It but Can’t Bring Myself to Spend It.

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When You’re a Black Woman on Team USA, You Have to Play Two Games

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Americans Are Ready to Embrace Bicycles, but There’s One Thing Standing in Their Way

Nitish Pahwa

Bike sales are booming, but on-screen depictions haven’t budged since the 1980s.

Stop Insulting Trump Voters and Their Concerns. Instead, Shut Up and Take It.

Matthew Dessem

The Heartbreak of Gymnastics’ Superman Flopping Out of the Olympics

Rebecca Schuman

Is the International Olympic Committee a Jerk or What?

Justin Peters

When You’re a Black Woman on Team USA, You Have to Play Two Games

Amira Rose Davis

A Dialect Coach Assesses Every Russian Accent in Black Widow

Marissa Martinelli

In the Heights Sparks Gender Euphoria on TikTok

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A Prominent Priest Was Outed for Using Grindr. Experts Say It’s a Warning Sign.

Molly Olmstead

The Furniture Supply Chain Is Completely Busted

Aaron Mak

A New Kind of Embryo Genetics Screening Makes Big Promises on Little Evidence

Kyle W. Davis

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Henry Grabar

Why Air Travel Is So Difficult Right Now

Yana Pashaeva

What Happens When We Run Out of Greek Letters for Variants?

Grace Woodruff

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I’m a Furry. Netflix’s Sexy Beasts Misses the Entire Point of Dressing Up Like an Animal.

Riley Black

It’s about showing who you are—not obscuring it.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Child Wants to Call Themself a New Name. Do I Have to Accept It?

Michelle Herman

I Grew Up Without Money. Now I Have It but Can’t Bring Myself to Spend It.

David Epstein

Help! My Parents Gave Me a Wacky, Offensive Name.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

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My Family Has Always Been Transphobic. Is It Wrong to Suddenly Cut Ties With Them Now?

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“The community hasn’t done as good of a job projecting how bad climate impacts would be at 1.2 degrees Celsius,” one scientist said.

Bumble Match Turns in Capitol Riot Suspect (Again)

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U.S. Fails to Win a Medal on Day 1 of Summer Olympics for First Time in Almost 50 Years

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Watch Biden Brush Off Hecklers: “This Is Not a Trump Rally, Let ‘Em Holler”

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The U.S. Takes an Important Cybersecurity Step—Two Decades Late

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It’s Time to Start Requiring Vaccinations

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Watch Man Confront Tucker Carlson in Montana: “You Are the Worst Human Being”

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The Heartbreak of Gymnastics’ Superman Flopping Out of the Olympics

Capitol Riot Suspect Arrested After Dating App Match Turned Him In

Watch Man Confront Tucker Carlson in Montana: “You Are the Worst Human Being”

The Running Event That Must Be Added to the Olympics

Presidents

Biden Brushes Off Hecklers: “This Is Not a Trump Rally, Let ‘Em Holler”

Donald Trump Is Keeping the Money

Money

The Strange Case of America’s Missing Sofas

The Inflation Is Real, and It Isn’t Going Away Soon

Tokyo

Is the International Olympic Committee a Jerk or What?

Black Women on Team USA Have to Play Two Games

Pandemic

It’s Time to Start Requiring Vaccinations

I Grew Up Without Money. Now I Have It but Can’t Bring Myself to Spend It.

The Bananas Ending of M. Night Shyamalan’s Old, Explained

Weekend Reads

What Vaccinated People Should Really Know About the Delta Variant’s Threat to Them

Hollywood’s History of Conservatorship Abuse Goes Way Beyond Britney Spears

I Waited Outside a Tennessee Vaccine Clinic to Learn Why People Were Finally Getting the Shot

“I am increasingly pulling away from them because of this.”

Help! I Think My Adult Stepsons May Be Sleeping Together.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Semi-Introverted”

Help! My Husband’s Former Mistress Still Posts Pictures of Them Together on Social Media.

Help! I’m Afraid of What Will Happen When My Daughter Gets a DNA Test.

My Husband Just Caught Me Making Out With My Boss. It’s Not What It Looked Like!

Dear Care and Feeding: My Child Wants to Call Themself a New Name. Do I Have to Accept It?

Author J. Robert Lennon on the Importance of Revision

Stop Insulting Trump Voters and Their Concerns. Instead, Shut Up and Take It.

Watch Man Confront Tucker Carlson in Montana: “You Are the Worst Human Being”

Bumble Match Turns in Capitol Riot Suspect (Again)

The Heartbreak of Gymnastics’ Superman Flopping Out of the Olympics

Watch Man Confront Tucker Carlson in Montana: “You Are the Worst Human Being”

A Dialect Coach Assesses Every Russian Accent in Black Widow

Watch Biden Brush Off Hecklers: “This Is Not a Trump Rally, Let ‘Em Holler”

When You’re a Black Woman on Team USA, You Have to Play Two Games

Americans Are Ready to Embrace Bicycles, but There’s One Thing Standing in Their Way

Stop Insulting Trump Voters and Their Concerns. Instead, Shut Up and Take It.

The Heartbreak of Gymnastics’ Superman Flopping Out of the Olympics

Is the International Olympic Committee a Jerk or What?

When You’re a Black Woman on Team USA, You Have to Play Two Games

A Dialect Coach Assesses Every Russian Accent in Black Widow

In the Heights Sparks Gender Euphoria on TikTok

A Prominent Priest Was Outed for Using Grindr. Experts Say It’s a Warning Sign.

The Furniture Supply Chain Is Completely Busted

A New Kind of Embryo Genetics Screening Makes Big Promises on Little Evidence

The Rain Is Becoming an Issue

Why Air Travel Is So Difficult Right Now

What Happens When We Run Out of Greek Letters for Variants?

What Vaccinated People Should Really Know About the Delta Variant’s Threat to Them

Why Inflation Could Linger

I’m a Furry. Netflix’s Sexy Beasts Misses the Entire Point of Dressing Up Like an Animal.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Child Wants to Call Themself a New Name. Do I Have to Accept It?

I Grew Up Without Money. Now I Have It but Can’t Bring Myself to Spend It.

Help! My Parents Gave Me a Wacky, Offensive Name.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Sexted Me While Our Son Was Using My Phone

My Family Has Always Been Transphobic. Is It Wrong to Suddenly Cut Ties With Them Now?

Help! I Think My Adult Stepsons May Be Sleeping Together.

What Climate Scientists Are Saying About This Catastrophic Summer

Bumble Match Turns in Capitol Riot Suspect (Again)

U.S. Fails to Win a Medal on Day 1 of Summer Olympics for First Time in Almost 50 Years

Watch Biden Brush Off Hecklers: “This Is Not a Trump Rally, Let ‘Em Holler”

The U.S. Takes an Important Cybersecurity Step—Two Decades Late

It’s Time to Start Requiring Vaccinations

Can Democrat Chris Jones Beat a Huckabee—and History—to Win in Arkansas?

Watch Man Confront Tucker Carlson in Montana: “You Are the Worst Human Being”