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Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit

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Uh-oh.

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Nicola Fumo

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Mary Harris

Republican Governors Are Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits to Force People Back to Work

Jordan Weissmann

Why Police Won’t Confront Their Deadliest Danger

Julia Craven

Sports

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

Alex Kirshner

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Eric Betts

GOP

Florida Is Now Also Making It Harder to Vote

Elliot Hannon

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Jim Newell

Housing

The Tool America Needs to Escape the Eviction Crisis

Peter Hepburn and Devin Q. Rutan

Mothers

My Mom’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Anna Nordberg

15 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Burned-Out Mom in Your Life

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I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

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Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

Madeline Ducharme

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I’ve never run into a situation like this, where both our desires are polar opposites.

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Help! My White Colleagues Have Made Diversity and Inclusion My Job.

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Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Rebecca Onion

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

The 19-year-old superstar couldn’t escape her body, so she managed its rollout.

Nicola Fumo

The Magic Christian

How Chelsea’s American star Christian Pulisic helped lead his team to the Champions League final.

Eric Betts

Culture

What’s worth your time

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The Story Behind The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Killer Furbies

Karen Han

Including a melted face, contentious copyright negotiations, and the director’s childhood nightmares.

Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

Madeline Ducharme

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

Alex Kirshner

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot Tall Vampire Lady

Luke Winkie

My Mother’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Anna Nordberg

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Eric Betts

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twist

Allegra Frank, Daniel Schroeder, and Heather Schwedel

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

Chandni Doulatramani

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.

Jordan Weissmann

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Mary Harris

Latin America’s Moonshot

Myriam Vidal Valero

America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

Peter Hepburn and Devin Q. Rutan

The Facebook Oversight Board Did the Best It Could on the Trump Decision

Rebecca MacKinnon

Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

Jordan Weissmann

Republican Governors Are Now Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits to Force People Back to Work

Jordan Weissmann

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Why Bill and Melinda Gates’ Divorce Is Such a Shock

Heather Schwedel

America had no idea this would be hot Melinda Gates summer.

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

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Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Nicola Fumo

Help! An Online Group Is Convincing My Wife She’s a Victim of My Candles.

Danny M. Lavery

Ask a Teacher: My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, Amy Scott, and Carrie Bauer

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Rebecca Onion

News & Politics

What really matters

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The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

Joshua Keating

Joe Biden may be pulling troops from Afghanistan, but he’s not giving up the power that sent them there.

The Big Lie Lives On

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Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

Elliot Hannon

Will a Patent Waiver for COVID Vaccines End the Pandemic?

Elliot Hannon

The Gates Divorce

What Next

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Jim Newell

Why Police Won’t Confront Their Deadliest Danger

Julia Craven

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Republican Governors Are Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits to Force People Back to Work

Why Police Won’t Confront Their Deadliest Danger

Sports

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

GOP

Florida Is Now Also Making It Harder to Vote

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Housing

The Tool America Needs to Escape the Eviction Crisis

Mothers

My Mom’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

15 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Burned-Out Mom in Your Life

New president. New court. We’re ready for what’s next.

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

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Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot-Tall Vampire Lady

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twists

Ray Romano Is Doing the Finest Work of His Career

I’ve never run into a situation like this, where both our desires are polar opposites.

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Podcast Episode Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.

Help! My Friend Is in an Abusive Relationship With Her Dog.

Help! My White Colleagues Have Made Diversity and Inclusion My Job.

My Stingy Friend Just Revealed a Jaw-Dropping Financial Secret

Republican Governors Are Now Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits to Force People Back to Work

Why Police Won’t Confront Their Deadliest Danger

Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

The Magic Christian

The Story Behind The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Killer Furbies

Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot Tall Vampire Lady

My Mother’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twist

Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Latin America’s Moonshot

America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

The Facebook Oversight Board Did the Best It Could on the Trump Decision

Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

Republican Governors Are Now Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits to Force People Back to Work

Why Bill and Melinda Gates’ Divorce Is Such a Shock

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Help! An Online Group Is Convincing My Wife She’s a Victim of My Candles.

Ask a Teacher: My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

The Big Lie Lives On

Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

Will a Patent Waiver for COVID Vaccines End the Pandemic?

The Gates Divorce

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Why Police Won’t Confront Their Deadliest Danger

Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.