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Help! I Regularly Cat-Sit for My Friend. I’m Concerned by What I’m Seeing.

I’m Gorgeous and Smart, but My Penis Is Ruining My Life

My Boyfriend Wants His Daughters to Crash My Serious Backpacking Trek—and Other Advice From the Week

We’re Living in a Two-Barbie System

There’s Something Useful Buried in the Shipwreck of Twitter

Help! I Want to Ban a Very Popular Wardrobe Staple From My Home.

The Hit Netflix Movie That Plays a Real-Life Tragedy as a Twist

Fine—I’ll Explain the Ariana Grande Mess

The U.S. Law That Made the Rest of the Globe So Strong at the Women’s World Cup

The Hottest Fashion Trends on the Picket Line, Hollywood’s New Red Carpet

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My Boyfriend Wants His Daughters to Crash My Serious Backpacking Trek—and Other Advice From the Week

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Will Nazi Imagery Survive the Ron DeSantis Reboot?

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