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The Other Sin Unearthed by the New Kavanaugh Scandal

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Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

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Why Is Comedy So Much Funnier Than It Used to Be?

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The Internet

Sensitive Personal, Financial Data of an Entire Country Leaked

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Dancing With the Stars

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Arizona

Supreme Court Rules Businesses Can Discriminate Against Same-Sex Weddings

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Books

If Jack Reacher Had a Life Philosophy, What Would It Be?

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Care and Feeding

I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

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How To Look Like a Superhero

Tips from the trainer who got Ryan Reynolds ready to play Deadpool.

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On Whining

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If a child falls in the forest, does he make a sound?

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason

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Do I owe them an explanation?

Entertainment

I have $230,000 of student debt—and my fiancée wants nothing to do with it.

Help! I Was Upstaged by a Rumor at My Wedding.

Help! How Do I Get My Ex to Stop Coming to My Dinner Parties?

Help! My Friend’s Fiancée Sexually Assaulted Me During Her Bachelorette Party.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Insists on Driving Even Though He’s Prone to Seizures.

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Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary? (No.)

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Sensitive Personal and Financial Data of What’s Likely an Entire Country Leaked Online

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I Only Use This Zingy Southern Mayonnaise Now

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The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

Dahlia Lithwick

The State of Comedy in 2019

Mike Pesca

Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

The filmmaker’s latest documentary has more than three chords, not enough of the truth.

Carl Wilson

The Miami Dolphins Really Want to Be the Worst Team in NFL History

Nick Greene

Culture

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Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

Carl Wilson

The filmmaker’s latest documentary has more than three chords, not enough of the truth.

The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

Studio 360

In the Living With Yourself Trailer, Paul Rudd Faces His Ultimate Nemesis: Paul Rudd

Matthew Dessem

Issa Rae Sets Up Set It Off Remake

Matthew Dessem

What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

Sam Adams

Saturday Night Live Drops Shane Gillis After Backlash to Racist Remarks

Marissa Martinelli

Tech & Business

How it moves us

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Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil

April Glaser

How a Nazi-punching satire led to the first union drive at a well-known tech company—and, workers say, the firing of two organizers in eight days.

Churches Are Using Targeted Ads to Convert and Recruit

Josh Wilbur

Trump’s Plan to Stop Violence Via Smartphone Tracking Isn’t Just a Massive Privacy Violation

Jane C. Hu

Trump’s Proposed Ban on Flavors Won’t Reduce Vaping Illnesses

Jeremy Samuel Faust

What Happened After a Bunch of Democratic Presidential Campaigns Started Texting Me

Aaron Mak

Kickstarter Has Fired Two Union Organizers in Eight Days

April Glaser

Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers

Heather Schwedel

Most Americans Think Climate Change Is a Crisis. Even (Young) Republicans.

Oliver Milman

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

Lauren Michele Jackson

Robin DiAngelo’s idea changed how white progressives talk about themselves—and little else.

I Only Use This Zingy Southern Mayonnaise Now

Strategist Editors

The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

Charles Duhigg

Help! Shouldn’t My Fiancée Help Me Pay Off My $230,000 of Student Debt?

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

Rumaan Alam

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason. Do I Owe Them an Explanation?

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On Whining

Dan Kois

News & Politics

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Is It Finally Time for Bookermentum?

Jim Newell

Sean Spicer’s Wardrobe on Dancing With the Stars Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Elliot Hannon

Sensitive Personal and Financial Data of What’s Likely an Entire Country Leaked Online

Elliot Hannon

Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Elliot Hannon

What Does It Mean to Be “for Impeachment”?

Mary Harris

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

Dahlia Lithwick

Elaine Chao Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

Jeremy Stahl

Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary? (No.)

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Other Sin Unearthed by the New Kavanaugh Scandal

Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary? (No.)

Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Why Is Comedy So Much Funnier Than It Used to Be?

The Internet

Sensitive Personal, Financial Data of an Entire Country Leaked

Dancing With the Stars

Sean Spicer’s Wardrobe Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Arizona

Supreme Court Rules Businesses Can Discriminate Against Same-Sex Weddings

Books

If Jack Reacher Had a Life Philosophy, What Would It Be?

Care and Feeding

I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

How To Look Like a Superhero

On Whining

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason

Entertainment

Ken Burns’ Country Music Isn’t Whitewashed, but It Is Awfully Rosy

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

Issa Rae Plans Set It Off Remake

I have $230,000 of student debt—and my fiancée wants nothing to do with it.

Help! I Was Upstaged by a Rumor at My Wedding.

Help! How Do I Get My Ex to Stop Coming to My Dinner Parties?

Help! My Friend’s Fiancée Sexually Assaulted Me During Her Bachelorette Party.

Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Insists on Driving Even Though He’s Prone to Seizures.

I Accidentally Discovered a Disturbing Online Profile of Someone I Know. I’m Worried.

Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary? (No.)

Sean Spicer’s Wardrobe on Dancing With the Stars Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Sensitive Personal and Financial Data of What’s Likely an Entire Country Leaked Online

I Only Use This Zingy Southern Mayonnaise Now

Podcast Episode The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

Podcast Episode The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

The State of Comedy in 2019

Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

The Miami Dolphins Really Want to Be the Worst Team in NFL History

If You Love Slate, Support It

Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

Podcast Episode The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

In the Living With Yourself Trailer, Paul Rudd Faces His Ultimate Nemesis: Paul Rudd

Issa Rae Sets Up Set It Off Remake

Podcast Episode What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

Saturday Night Live Drops Shane Gillis After Backlash to Racist Remarks

Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil

Churches Are Using Targeted Ads to Convert and Recruit

Trump’s Plan to Stop Violence Via Smartphone Tracking Isn’t Just a Massive Privacy Violation

Trump’s Proposed Ban on Flavors Won’t Reduce Vaping Illnesses

What Happened After a Bunch of Democratic Presidential Campaigns Started Texting Me

Kickstarter Has Fired Two Union Organizers in Eight Days

Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers

Most Americans Think Climate Change Is a Crisis. Even (Young) Republicans.

What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

I Only Use This Zingy Southern Mayonnaise Now

Podcast Episode The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

Help! Shouldn’t My Fiancée Help Me Pay Off My $230,000 of Student Debt?

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason. Do I Owe Them an Explanation?

On Whining

Is It Finally Time for Bookermentum?

Sean Spicer’s Wardrobe on Dancing With the Stars Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Sensitive Personal and Financial Data of What’s Likely an Entire Country Leaked Online

Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Podcast Episode What Does It Mean to Be “for Impeachment”?

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

Elaine Chao Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary? (No.)

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Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Insists on Driving Even Though He’s Prone to Seizures.

The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

What Does It Mean to Be “for Impeachment”?