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“We Knew Never to Leave a Friend Alone”

The Kavanaugh allegations are awfully similar to the sexual dangers I witnessed at D.C.’s ’80s prep school parties.

Brett Kavanaugh

Rod Rosenstein

The Conversation Starts Here

This Shakespeare tragedy has changed radically over time.

Is Othello a Racist Play or a Play About Racism—or Both?

Mourning at the Magic Kingdom

I didn’t know how to grieve my father’s death until I went to Disney World.

They face greater threats than I do. But they’ve taught me so much.

Television

In Season 3, someone’s watching over the main characters a little too closely.

Matthew Zeitlin

Marissa Martinelli

Molly Olmstead

Laura Miller

Joseph Jerome

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Mark Joseph Stern

Alexandra Lescaze

Elliot Hannon

On overcoming the psychic torture of sleeplessness.

Anita Felicelli

Culture

What’s worth your time

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A menial office worker gets wrapped up in espionage in Kate Atkinson’s new novel.

Technology

How it’s changing us

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It wants to be in your microwave, and your clock, and your car, and everywhere in between.

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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

Business

Where the money goes

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Marijuana stocks are ripping higher. But how long can the fun last?

News & Politics

What really matters

Swaying people who believe sexual assault is rare or no big deal may be hopeless—but these campaigns herald a different sort of power.

Notable topics

“We Knew Never to Leave a Friend Alone”

The Most Alarming Thing About Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview

Why Jane Mayer Has Been Overshadowed by Ronan Farrow in Their Joint #MeToo Stories

We’re About to Find Out Whether Michael Avenatti Is Full of It

Brett Kavanaugh

Time’s Up Calls for Kavanaugh to Withdraw Supreme Court Nomination

Ted Cruz Chased Out of D.C. Restaurant by Kavanaugh Protesters

Kavanaugh’s Yearbook Page Appears to Make Sexual Reference to Female Friend

Rod Rosenstein

DOJ Wrote an Exit Statement Laying Out Who Would Replace Rosenstein

It’s Terrifying How Scared We Are About One Man Losing His Job

This Shakespeare tragedy has changed radically over time.

Mourning at the Magic Kingdom

How My Queer Friends Helped Me Understand My Disability

Television

The Good Place Returns to Earth

The Woman in Charge of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Talks About Building a Better Hollywood

John Oliver Reads Facebook Insults to Prove a Point About Misinformation and Hate Speech

The real issue? Your husband’s clearly jealous of how much money your sister’s making.

Help! My Husband Just Learned His Family’s Biggest Secret Through a DNA Test.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Envious Heiress

Help! My Dad Revised His Will—and His New Girlfriend Is Getting More Than Me.

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

The DOJ Wrote an Exit Statement for Rosenstein Laying Out Who Would Replace Him

Time’s Up Calls for Kavanaugh to Withdraw Supreme Court Nomination: “Do Not Delay the Inevitable”

Ted Cruz Chased Out of Fancy D.C. Restaurant by Kavanaugh Protesters

A Spy Thriller About the Menial Office Workers Behind WWII Espionage

We’re Finally Having a Real Conversation About Privacy. Why Aren’t We Looking Closely at Data Brokers?

Help! Is My Couch-Surfing Sister Using Us to Make a Fortune on Airbnb?

The Most Alarming Thing About Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview

The Kavanaugh Allegations Are Upsettingly Similar to What I Saw at D.C.’s Prep School Parties in the ’80s

Kavanaugh’s High School Yearbook Page Appears to Make Sexual Reference to Female Friend

Anxiety-Based Insomnia Nearly Tore My Life Apart

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All Women Are Spies

Time’s Up Calls for Kavanaugh to Withdraw Supreme Court Nomination: “Do Not Delay the Inevitable”

In The Good Place Season 3, God Is a Helicopter Parent

There’s a Disco Version of the Trogdor Song and We Thought You’d Like to Know About It

The Great Seal Is Undone, the Sevenfold Door Has Been Opened, and the Time of the Philadelphia Flyers’ New Mascot, Gritty, Has Come at Last!

PJ Harvey Will Score Ivo Van Hove’s Stage Adaptation of All About Eve

Kenyan Judge Allows Lesbian Romance Rafiki to Qualify for an Oscar

Amazon Wants to Be In Every Room of Your House

How SiriusXM’s Purchase of Pandora Could Change the Balance of Power in the Music Industry

In the Era of TomKat and Brangelina, WhosDatedWho.com Was Inescapable. The Web Moved On—but the Site Is Still Here.

Extremely Rare Two-Headed Snake Found in Virginia

Why There’s No Fingerprint Sensor on the iPhone XS

Siri May Finally Be Able to Make Your Life Easier

A New California Bill Would Require Better Passwords for Internet of Things Devices

We’re Finally Having a Real Conversation About Privacy. Why Aren’t We Looking Closely at Data Brokers?

The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

Help! Is My Couch-Surfing Sister Using Us to Make a Fortune on Airbnb?

Why Didn’t Anyone Think of a Right-Angled iPhone Cable Sooner?

Taking My Kids to Disney World Helped Me Grieve After My Father’s Death

The Kavanaugh Allegations Are Upsettingly Similar to What I Saw at D.C.’s Prep School Parties in the ’80s

Jane Mayer Has Been Reporting Alongside Ronan Farrow. So Why Isn’t She Getting Branded as a Hero of #MeToo?

Help! My Husband Just Learned His Family’s Biggest Secret Through a DNA Test.

Welcome to the Weed Bubble

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

Commerce Secretary Uses Office Space Logic to Defend Tariffs

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

Why the Middle-Class Black Neighborhood Doesn’t Exist in the White Imagination

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

The Vital Weirdness of Robert Venturi, the Most Influential Architect of His Generation

#WhyIDidntReport and #MeToo Have Higher Aims Than Converting Skeptics

The DOJ Wrote an Exit Statement for Rosenstein Laying Out Who Would Replace Him

Ted Cruz Chased Out of Fancy D.C. Restaurant by Kavanaugh Protesters

Kavanaugh’s High School Yearbook Page Appears to Make Sexual Reference to Female Friend

The Most Alarming Thing About Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview

Kavanaugh Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Fox News Interview, Says He Remained a Virgin Through College

Republican Senators Do Not Appear to Give a Damn About the Latest Kavanaugh Allegation

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