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Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierre’s Critics on the Board of Directors

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Citizenship

Trump Is Falling Back on “States’ Rights” to Revive His Census War

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The Border

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Music

Paul McCartney Is Writing Music, Lyrics for It’s a Wonderful Life Musical

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Tituss Burgess Calls Trump “Dumb as Bricks” in Catchy Protest Song

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Political Gabfest

Is Our Nation in Greater Peril Than We Are Willing to Grapple With?

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My Dog Wakes Up the Whole House to Pee During the Night

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Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling

Ashley Feinberg

Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

Understanding them has helped me feel optimistic about space and the future.

Mark Jacobson

Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

This isn’t even about immigration anymore. It’s about dividing all Americans.

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Culture

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The Art of Self-Defense’s Ending, Analyzed

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What to make of the Jesse Eisenberg movie’s big surprise twists.

The Cats Trailer Looks Great, You Weirdos

Marissa Martinelli

The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Willa Paskin

How Lady Day Transformed Pain Into Art

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Paul McCartney Is Writing Music and Lyrics for an It’s a Wonderful Life Musical

Rhodes Murphy

Tituss Burgess Calls Donald Trump “Dumb as Bricks” in Supremely Catchy Protest Song

Marissa Martinelli

The New Hampshire Poetry Community Has Never Been More Angry

Ruth Graham

Technology

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The Latest Study on Trigger Warnings Finally Convinced Me They’re Not Worth It

Shannon Palus

All the evidence suggests they don’t help and might actually hurt, which means we need to devote more attention to better forms of mental health care.

Could We Go Back to Wind-Powered Ships by Rediscovering a Nautical Innovation We Abandoned a Century Ago?

Tom Standage and Seth Stevenson

How Will We Govern Ourselves and Create Community in Space?

Anthony Nguyen

How Worried Should You Be About That Face-Aging App Made by a Russian Company?

Chip Brownlee

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Mark Jacobson

Dog Facial Recognition Technology Is Finally Here

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Future Tense Newsletter: Face/Off

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In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

Tom Standage and Seth Stevenson

Human Interest

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The Visitor

Jessica Francis Kane

I wrote a novel about a woman who rekindles old friendships with some strict rules. Then I tried to follow them myself.

My Dog Wakes Up the Whole House to Pee During the Night

Nick Greene

Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Carpool Liability Waiver Edition

Dan Kois and Rebecca Lavoie

Zara’s New Sustainability Plan Reveals the Limits of Fast Fashion

Rachelle Hampton

Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain, Nichole Perkins, and June Thomas

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

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Business

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What Determines Your Social Network? In New York, Your Subway Line.

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Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

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Tropical Storm Barry’s Biggest Threat to New Orleans Is Rainfall

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Parts of New Orleans Are Flooded. Worse Is on the Way.

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New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

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Elizabeth Warren Just Announced a Huge Fundraising Haul. That’s Good for the Whole Democratic Party.

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Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

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News & Politics

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Trump’s Racist Tweets Paused House Democrats’ Infighting. Only Nancy Pelosi Can Stop It.

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Is Our Nation in Greater Peril Than We Are Willing to Grapple With?

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Senator Michael Bennet May Be a Centrist Candidate, But He’s Tired of Reaching Across the Aisle

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Virginia Heffernan

The Angle: The NRA Is in Disarray

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Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierre’s Critics on the Board of Directors

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The Bachelorette Finally Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Republicans Unable to Condemn “Send Her Back” Chant Without Equivocating Caveats

CNN’s Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth Telling

Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierre’s Critics on the Board of Directors

Citizenship

Trump Is Falling Back on “States’ Rights” to Revive His Census War

The Border

Border Patrol Agent Accused of Sexually Harassing Mother of Migrant Child

Music

Paul McCartney Is Writing Music, Lyrics for It’s a Wonderful Life Musical

Tituss Burgess Calls Trump “Dumb as Bricks” in Catchy Protest Song

Political Gabfest

Podcast Episode Is Our Nation in Greater Peril Than We Are Willing to Grapple With?

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

My Dog Wakes Up the Whole House to Pee During the Night

The New Hampshire Poetry Community Has Never Been More Angry

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Podcast Episode Senator Michael Bennet May Be a Centrist Candidate, But He’s Tired of Reaching Across the Aisle

Podcast Episode Trump the Criminal Co-Conspirator

Dear Care and Feeding: I Don’t Ever Want My Mom Alone With My Kids. What Should I Tell Her?

Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling

Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

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The Art of Self-Defense’s Ending, Analyzed

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Tropical Storm Barry’s Biggest Threat to New Orleans Is Rainfall

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New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

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Trump’s Racist Tweets Paused House Democrats’ Infighting. Only Nancy Pelosi Can Stop It.

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Podcast Episode Senator Michael Bennet May Be a Centrist Candidate, But He’s Tired of Reaching Across the Aisle

Podcast Episode Trump the Criminal Co-Conspirator

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Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierre’s Critics on the Board of Directors

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Senator Michael Bennet May Be a Centrist Candidate, But He’s Tired of Reaching Across the Aisle

Trump the Criminal Co-Conspirator

How Lady Day Transformed Pain Into Art

Could We Go Back to Wind-Powered Ships by Rediscovering a Nautical Innovation We Abandoned a Century Ago?

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