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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.

We Are All Our Own Militia Now

Donald Trump Is Keeping the Money

We Now Know What the FBI Did With the 4,500 Kavanaugh Tips It Collected

Republicans Hastily Add “Maybe You Should Get Vaccinated” to Their Mix of Mixed Messages

Red States

Mississippi Asks the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Kristi Noem Desperately Wants to Be President

Pandemic

Fox News Could Be Sued if Its Anti-Vaxx Statements Caused People to Die

Climate

The Rain Is Becoming an Issue

Movies

Is M. Night Shyamalan’s Old Scary or Just Goofy?

Why Are On-Screen Bikers a Bunch of Spandex-Wearing Losers?

My Husband Just Caught Me Making Out With My Boss. If Only He Knew What I Was Really Doing.

Think You’re Smarter Than Will Saletan? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

the olympics

The 50 Best Events at the Tokyo Olympics

The Hidden Gems of the Games

The Mostly Bad but Also Kind of Good Sports

The Worst of All the Olympic Events

“I should have bowed out of the wedding months ago.”

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 Date Pointed at a Warehouse and Said, “What if I Murdered You in There?” My Reaction Worries Me.

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

Fox News Could Be Sued if Its Anti-Vaxx Statements Caused People to Die

Mississippi Asks the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

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

High Times’ Identity Crisis

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

We Now Know What the FBI Did With the 4,500 Kavanaugh Tips It Collected in 2018

Kristi Noem Desperately Wants to Be President

Every Single Olympic Event Ranked: 339–251

Every Single Olympic Event Ranked: 50-1

The Anthony Bourdain Documentary Faked His Voice. Would Other Filmmakers Do the Same?

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

The Sexy Beasts of Netflix’s Sexy Beasts, Ranked by Sexiness

Is M. Night Shyamalan’s Old Scary or Just Goofy?

The Best Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Barely Knows She’s on TV

The 50 Best Events at the Tokyo Olympics

Every Single Olympic Event Ranked: 150–51

Why Does Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Look So Much Like a Penis? We Asked a Rocket Scientist.

The Rain Is Becoming an Issue

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

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

I Think My Dad Stole My Inheritance

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

Why I Still Love the Office

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.

Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Believe What These Day Care Teachers Are Doing to One Kid

My Husband Just Caught Me Making Out With My Boss. If Only He Knew What I Was Really Doing.

Should I Worry My Child Is Reading Inappropriate Books?

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

What Climate Scientists Are Saying About This Catastrophic Summer

Mississippi Asks the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Donald Trump Is Keeping the Money

Think You’re Smarter Than Will Saletan? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

We Are All Our Own Militia Now

Congress Goes Gambit-Crazy

We Now Know What the FBI Did With the 4,500 Kavanaugh Tips It Collected in 2018

Fox News Could Be Sued if Its Anti-Vaxx Statements Caused People to Die