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How Tucker Carlson Conned America

Lili Loofbourow

For years, he convinced audiences that his heinous opinions didn’t matter.

With His Pick for Ambassador to Mexico, Trump Shows How Little He Cares About the Country

León Krauze

Rep. Steve King Belittles Hurricane Katrina Victims for Needing Help, Unlike Iowans

Molly Olmstead

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Shows a Better Way to Use Public Emotion After Tragedy

Danny Li

The Internet

How to Stop People From Seeing Whether You’ve Opened Their Emails

Aaron Mak

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

Alyssa Barna

March Madness

No One Will Scream at Tom Izzo for Screaming at His Players

Nick Greene

The Law

Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Gun Laws Based on 1960s Theory From the KKK

Jared A. Goldstein

How to Do It

I Tried Anal Sex and Loved Almost Everything About It. Almost.

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

The Conversation Starts Here

California Gov. Newsom’s moratorium on executions is largely symbolic.

How Long Will It Take for the Death Penalty to Die?

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My Mother-in-Law Always Sees Our Daughter Without Us

Care and Feeding

This is weird, right?

Think You’re Smarter Than Will Oremus?

Ray Hamel

Find out with this week’s news quiz.

Movies & TV

How Scary Is Us?

Forrest Wickman

Introducing our highly scientific scale for determining if new movies are too scary for you.

Netflix’s Mötley Crüe Biopic Is a Relic of “Rock Star Behavior” Obsession

Christopher R. Weingarten

Trevor Noah Isn’t Buying Conservative Arguments Against Reparations

Natalia Winkelman

She might find the mere fact that you’re close to her age and dating her dad upsetting.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Boyfriend’s Daughter

Help! My Friend Wants Me to Hide His Secret From My Wife.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Can’t Afford Our Fancy Dinners, but Still Wants to Be Invited.

Help! I Think My Co-Worker’s Weight Is Impeding Her Career. Should I Say Something?

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Slobodan Djinovic and Srdja Popovic

A Wave of Youth-Driven Democracy Movements Is Having an Impact Across Africa

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Mary Harris

Court Packing Could Help Strengthen American Democracy

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Fred Kaplan

With One Reckless Tweet, Trump Just Upended His Already Incoherent North Korea Strategy

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Nick Greene

No One Will Scream at Tom Izzo for Screaming at His Players

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Alyssa Barna

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

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Laura Miller

The Bird King Offers a Rare, Thrilling Portrayal of Platonic Love Fiercer Than Its Erotic Counterparts

How Joe Rogan’s Hugely Popular Podcast Became an Essential Platform for “Freethinkers” Who Hate the Left

Justin Peters

Dear Care and Feeding: My Mother-in-Law Insists on Seeing Our Daughter Without Us. That’s Weird, Right?

Nicole Cliffe

Indiana Teachers Say They Were Shot “Execution Style” With Pellet Guns in Active Shooter Training

Molly Olmstead

All Your Questions About Us, Answered

The twist ending, the rabbits, the Tethered, and more.

Marissa Martinelli

Culture

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When All We Wanted Was The Dirt

Christopher R. Weingarten

Netflix’s Mötley Crüe biopic is a time capsule from when we ate up tales of the debauchery and depravity behind the music.

No One Will Scream at Tom Izzo for Screaming at His Players

Nick Greene

The Bird King Offers a Rare, Thrilling Portrayal of Platonic Love Fiercer Than Its Erotic Counterparts

Laura Miller

Trevor Noah Isn’t Buying Conservative Arguments Against Reparations

Natalia Winkelman

Slate Spoiler Specials: Us

K. Austin Collins and Dana Stevens

How a Schlubby Tech Entrepreneur Built a New Kind of Criminal Empire—and How He Was Taken Down

Politics and Prose

It Would Be an Honor to Get Run Over By the Ja Morant Hype Train

Nick Greene

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Why Is Devin Nunes Really Suing Over Twitter Parody Accounts?

Genelle Belmas

He’s not going to get $250 million. So what’s going on?

Facebook Tries to Explain Why It’s Struggled to Contain the Christchurch Shooting Video

Joshua A. Geltzer

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

Alyssa Barna

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Is Sarah Michelle Gellar’s “Mug Cake” a Tribute to Human Ingenuity or a Sign of the End Times?

Heather Schwedel

While you decide, I’ll turn on the microwave.

What Is “Gender Ideology,” and Why Are Anti-LGBTQ Activists Obsessed With It?

Duncan Hosie

A Sturdy, Roomy Dish Rack

Wirecutter Staff

Dear Care and Feeding: My Mother-in-Law Insists on Seeing Our Daughter Without Us. That’s Weird, Right?

Nicole Cliffe

Finding a Balance Between Work Responsibilities Is Just As Important As Work-Life Balance

Brigid Schulte

My Cranky Old Dog Has No Friends. Is That a Problem?

Nick Greene

I Just Tried Anal Sex—and Loved Almost Everything About It. Almost.

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

Business

Where the money goes

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Beto O’Rourke’s Health Care Proposal Is Not Medicare for All, but It Is Ambitious

Jordan Weissmann

New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards’ Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma

Henry Grabar

Are Credit Card Points Worth It?

Felix Salmon

A Health Insurance CEO Shares His Thoughts on Medicare for All

Seth Stevenson

Here’s What It’s Like to Run the Bar at Medieval Times

Jordan Weissmann

David Wallace-Wells Talks Global Warming

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

To Protect New York City From Rising Seas, Build More of It

Henry Grabar

Alan Krueger Was the Rare Economist Whose Work Improved the Lives of Millions

Arindrajit Dube

News & Politics

What really matters

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The Partner Primary

Josh Voorhees

The case for picking a running mate before 2020.

A Wave of Youth-Driven Democracy Movements Is Having an Impact Across Africa

Slobodan Djinovic and Srdja Popovic

Court Packing Could Help Strengthen American Democracy

Mary Harris

With One Reckless Tweet, Trump Just Upended His Already Incoherent North Korea Strategy

Fred Kaplan

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Has Shown the World a Better Way to Use Public Emotion After Tragedy

Danny Li

With His Pick for Ambassador to Mexico, Trump Shows How Little He Cares About the Country

León Krauze

Rep. Steve King Belittles Hurricane Katrina Victims for Needing Help, Unlike Iowans

Molly Olmstead

Notable topics

How Tucker Carlson Conned America

With His Pick for Ambassador to Mexico, Trump Shows How Little He Cares About the Country

Rep. Steve King Belittles Hurricane Katrina Victims for Needing Help, Unlike Iowans

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Shows a Better Way to Use Public Emotion After Tragedy

The Internet

How to Stop People From Seeing Whether You’ve Opened Their Emails

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

March Madness

No One Will Scream at Tom Izzo for Screaming at His Players

The Law

Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Gun Laws Based on 1960s Theory From the KKK

How to Do It

I Tried Anal Sex and Loved Almost Everything About It. Almost.

California Gov. Newsom’s moratorium on executions is largely symbolic.

My Mother-in-Law Always Sees Our Daughter Without Us

Think You’re Smarter Than Will Oremus?

Movies & TV

How Scary Is Us?

Netflix’s Mötley Crüe Biopic Is a Relic of “Rock Star Behavior” Obsession

Trevor Noah Isn’t Buying Conservative Arguments Against Reparations

She might find the mere fact that you’re close to her age and dating her dad upsetting.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Boyfriend’s Daughter

Help! My Friend Wants Me to Hide His Secret From My Wife.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Can’t Afford Our Fancy Dinners, but Still Wants to Be Invited.

Help! I Think My Co-Worker’s Weight Is Impeding Her Career. Should I Say Something?

A Wave of Youth-Driven Democracy Movements Is Having an Impact Across Africa

Court Packing Could Help Strengthen American Democracy

With One Reckless Tweet, Trump Just Upended His Already Incoherent North Korea Strategy

No One Will Scream at Tom Izzo for Screaming at His Players

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

The Bird King Offers a Rare, Thrilling Portrayal of Platonic Love Fiercer Than Its Erotic Counterparts

How Joe Rogan’s Hugely Popular Podcast Became an Essential Platform for “Freethinkers” Who Hate the Left

Dear Care and Feeding: My Mother-in-Law Insists on Seeing Our Daughter Without Us. That’s Weird, Right?

Indiana Teachers Say They Were Shot “Execution Style” With Pellet Guns in Active Shooter Training

All Your Questions About Us, Answered

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When All We Wanted Was The Dirt

No One Will Scream at Tom Izzo for Screaming at His Players

The Bird King Offers a Rare, Thrilling Portrayal of Platonic Love Fiercer Than Its Erotic Counterparts

Trevor Noah Isn’t Buying Conservative Arguments Against Reparations

Slate Spoiler Specials: Us

How a Schlubby Tech Entrepreneur Built a New Kind of Criminal Empire—and How He Was Taken Down

It Would Be an Honor to Get Run Over By the Ja Morant Hype Train

Why Is Devin Nunes Really Suing Over Twitter Parody Accounts?

How to Turn Off Email Trackers

The Problem With San Francisco’s Proposal to Ban Vaping

Is Our Love of Warm Weather Causing Us to Shrug Off Global Warming?

Why Facebook’s Latest Privacy Snafu Is Particularly Gross

Protests and Blackouts Sweep European Internet Ahead of Copyright Law Vote

Facebook Tries to Explain Why It’s Struggled to Contain the Christchurch Shooting Video

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

Is Sarah Michelle Gellar’s “Mug Cake” a Tribute to Human Ingenuity or a Sign of the End Times?

What Is “Gender Ideology,” and Why Are Anti-LGBTQ Activists Obsessed With It?

A Sturdy, Roomy Dish Rack

Dear Care and Feeding: My Mother-in-Law Insists on Seeing Our Daughter Without Us. That’s Weird, Right?

Finding a Balance Between Work Responsibilities Is Just As Important As Work-Life Balance

My Cranky Old Dog Has No Friends. Is That a Problem?

I Just Tried Anal Sex—and Loved Almost Everything About It. Almost.

Beto O’Rourke’s Health Care Proposal Is Not Medicare for All, but It Is Ambitious

New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards’ Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma

Are Credit Card Points Worth It?

A Health Insurance CEO Shares His Thoughts on Medicare for All

Here’s What It’s Like to Run the Bar at Medieval Times

David Wallace-Wells Talks Global Warming

To Protect New York City From Rising Seas, Build More of It

Alan Krueger Was the Rare Economist Whose Work Improved the Lives of Millions

The Partner Primary

A Wave of Youth-Driven Democracy Movements Is Having an Impact Across Africa

Court Packing Could Help Strengthen American Democracy

With One Reckless Tweet, Trump Just Upended His Already Incoherent North Korea Strategy

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Has Shown the World a Better Way to Use Public Emotion After Tragedy

With His Pick for Ambassador to Mexico, Trump Shows How Little He Cares About the Country

Rep. Steve King Belittles Hurricane Katrina Victims for Needing Help, Unlike Iowans

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