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A new study finds that suspected hoax and propaganda sites have been getting less engagement on Facebook since the 2016 election—and getting more on Twitter.

Why You Should Not Trust Fertility Apps—Yet

Nicole Wetsman

The Best (and Worst) Features of iOS 12

Christina Bonnington

Everything We Know About Trauma Suggests Christine Blasey Ford Is Telling the Truth

Jonathan Foiles

The Media May Need Tech Execs Like Marc Benioff. It Should Fear Them Too.

April Glaser

When You Buy Something From iTunes, You Don’t Really Own It

Aaron Perzanowski

Twitter Is Giving Its Most Rabid Users What They Want: A Reverse-Chronological Timeline

April Glaser

Will Your Universal Basic Income Check Soon Be in the Mail?

Anthony Nguyen

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

Richard Brookhiser and Jeanne Safer

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

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

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

What Hollywood Could Learn From Florida Farmworkers About Fighting Sexual Assault

Bernice Yeung

Why Caitlin Flanagan’s Powerful Essay on Teen Sexual Assault Is So Appealing to #MeToo Skeptics

Rebecca Onion

How to Weatherproof Shoes and Boots, According to Experts

Strategist Editors

Chrissy Teigen Gave Up on People Mispronouncing Her Name. As Someone With My Own “Difficult” Name, I Get It.

Rachelle Hampton

In This Week’s Care and Feeding Extra: Can I Cut My Sister Out of My Life?

Carvell Wallace

Business

Where the money goes

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Black Space, White Blindness

Henry Grabar

Why white Americans have such a hard time picturing a middle-class black neighborhood.

Commerce Secretary Uses Office Space Logic to Defend Tariffs

Matthew Zeitlin

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

Matthew Zeitlin

Why Trump’s Expected Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods Is Actually Not Such a Big Deal

Jordan Weissmann

Jeff Bezos’ $2 Billion Donation to Build Preschools and Fight Homelessness Is, Well, Morally Complicated

Jordan Weissmann

How Homebuilders Made North Carolina Vulnerable to Florence

Henry Grabar

The Rate of Uninsured Americans Had Been Falling for Years. Now It’s Stalled Out.

Jordan Weissmann

For North Carolina, and for the Rest of Us, the Danger Is Rain

Henry Grabar

News & Politics

What really matters

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A Killer Who Didn’t Kill

Katie Rose Quandt

In the U.S., you can get convicted of felony murder without taking someone’s life. Curtis Brooks’ case shows that needs to change.

Trump Calls Kavanaugh “an Outstanding Man,” Putting Him in Elite Company With Various Disgraced Goons, Criminals, and Nazis

Ben Mathis-Lilley

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Men Are More Afraid Than Ever

As the Trump Scandals Grow, Believe What You’re Seeing

Why Caitlin Flanagan’s Essay on Teen Sexual Assault Is So Appealing to #MeToo Skeptics

An Interview With the Psychiatrist Who Says W.H. Officials Called Her With Concerns About Trump

North Korea

A New Agreement Makes It Clear That Kim Isn’t Giving Up Nukes—and Trump Won’t Make Him

Brett Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh Is the Perfect Nominee for Our Era of Elite Impunity

Florence

Two Mental Health Patients Stuck in Van Drown in South Carolina Floods

Our President

Trump’s Latest Attack on Sessions: “I Don’t Have an Attorney General”

Apple

The Best and Worst Features of iOS 12

A conversation with the co-creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

She’s a Liberal. He Works at National Review.

Keira Knightley’s Colette Takes a Provocative Approach to LGBTQ History

FAMILY

My Kid Will Do Anything to Avoid His Chores

Why You Should Not Trust Fertility Apps—Yet

How to Choose the Right Sippy Cup From Amazon’s 10 Million Options

If my sister found out about this, she might well disown her kids.

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

Help! My Son’s Summer Fling Is Pregnant, and I Want Her to Keep the Baby.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Abused Husbands

Help! My Boyfriend Tricked Me Into Becoming Friends With His Other Girlfriend.

Trump Calls Kavanaugh “an Outstanding Man,” Putting Him in Elite Company With Various Disgraced Goons, Criminals, and Nazis

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

What Hollywood Could Learn From Florida Farmworkers About Fighting Sexual Assault

Two Mental Health Patients Stuck in Van Drown in South Carolina Floods

Why Caitlin Flanagan’s Powerful Essay on Teen Sexual Assault Is So Appealing to #MeToo Skeptics

Jimmy Kimmel Follows Up With Emmys Proposer Glenn Weiss and His Fiancée

The Kavanaugh Accusation Has Men More Afraid Than Ever

How Will the President Respond to His Penis Being Described as “the Mushroom Character From Mario Kart”?

An Interview With the Psychiatrist Who Says WH Officials Called Her With Concerns About Trump

Why Russia Can’t Do Anything About Other Countries Killing Its Troops in Syria

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Pride Over Prejudice

Jimmy Kimmel Follows Up With Emmys Proposer Glenn Weiss and His Fiancée

If You Thought Seth Meyers Would Pass Up a Chance to Talk About Trump’s Toad Penis, You Were Mistaken

Uncle Gunnar Really, Really Didn’t Like Karl Ove Knausgaard’s My Struggle

The Trailer for The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Offers a First Look at The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, If You’ve Never Seen The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

Should Fans Be Excited or Worried About Netflix’s New Live-Action Last Airbender?

How the Co-Hosts of The Talk Reacted to Julie Chen’s Emotional Goodbye Video

Facebook’s Crackdown on Misinformation Might Actually Be Working

Why You Should Not Trust Fertility Apps—Yet

The Best (and Worst) Features of iOS 12

Everything We Know About Trauma Suggests Christine Blasey Ford Is Telling the Truth

The Media May Need Tech Execs Like Marc Benioff. It Should Fear Them Too.

When You Buy Something From iTunes, You Don’t Really Own It

Twitter Is Giving Its Most Rabid Users What They Want: A Reverse-Chronological Timeline

Will Your Universal Basic Income Check Soon Be in the Mail?

The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

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

What Hollywood Could Learn From Florida Farmworkers About Fighting Sexual Assault

Why Caitlin Flanagan’s Powerful Essay on Teen Sexual Assault Is So Appealing to #MeToo Skeptics

How to Weatherproof Shoes and Boots, According to Experts

Chrissy Teigen Gave Up on People Mispronouncing Her Name. As Someone With My Own “Difficult” Name, I Get It.

In This Week’s Care and Feeding Extra: Can I Cut My Sister Out of My Life?

Black Space, White Blindness

Commerce Secretary Uses Office Space Logic to Defend Tariffs

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

Why Trump’s Expected Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods Is Actually Not Such a Big Deal

Jeff Bezos’ $2 Billion Donation to Build Preschools and Fight Homelessness Is, Well, Morally Complicated

How Homebuilders Made North Carolina Vulnerable to Florence

The Rate of Uninsured Americans Had Been Falling for Years. Now It’s Stalled Out.

For North Carolina, and for the Rest of Us, the Danger Is Rain

A Killer Who Didn’t Kill

Trump Calls Kavanaugh “an Outstanding Man,” Putting Him in Elite Company With Various Disgraced Goons, Criminals, and Nazis

Two Mental Health Patients Stuck in Van Drown in South Carolina Floods

The Latest Korea Summit Sets the Terms for Trump’s Surrender to Kim

As the Trump Scandals Grow, Believe What You’re Seeing

Trump Attacks Sessions in Interview: “I Don’t Have an Attorney General”

Why “Asian American” Is an Insufficient, Alienating Term for So Many Americans

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