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Democrats Have Their First Online Meltdown of the Biden Era

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Kayleigh McEnany Leaves White House a Few Days Early

Daniel Politi

Sheriffs Helped Lead This Insurrection

Jessica Pishko

Officer Almost Crushed by Capitol Mob: “If it Wasn’t My Job I Would Have Done That for Free”

Daniel Politi

The Golf World Hardly Deserves Praise for “Breaking” With Trump

Paul Haney

See Ya

Trump’s Final Attempt to Sabotage the Census Has Officially Failed

Mark Joseph Stern

Mike Pompeo Was the Worst Secretary of State in U.S. History

Fred Kaplan

COVID-19

Waiting in Line and Hoping for a Dose of Vaccine About to Go Bad

Shannon Palus

Black Doctors Explain How to Overcome Reluctance Toward the Vaccine

Julia Craven

Books

Stories George Saunders Thinks Every Aspiring Writer Should Read

Laura Miller

Small Pleasures

The Magical Feature That Gives Candles an Upgrade

Cleo Levin

What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

Dan Kois

Oh God, I Just Read a Book Called My Antifa Lover: A Riot of the Heart: Steamy Romance Against Fascism

Rachelle Hampton

Television

I’ve never heard his voice or seen a picture of him, but I’m attracted to him.

Help! I Think I’m Trans and Want to Surprise My Husband With the News.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Mother-in-Law Who Only Wants Money

Help! Is It Crazy to Leave a Marriage That’s Mostly OK?

Help! I’m Terrified That Coming Out as Trans Will Ruin My Career.

Care and Feeding

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Mark Joseph Stern

Sotomayor Condemns Trump’s Execution Spree: “This Is Not Justice”

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Daniel Politi

Officer Almost Crushed by Capitol Mob: “If it Wasn’t My Job I Would Have Done That for Free”

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Paul Haney

The Golf World Hardly Deserves Praise for “Breaking” With Trump

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Greta Moran

Should Fossil Fuels Be Treated Like Nuclear Weapons?

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Pete Scherer

How to Make Pancakes Like a Flipping Pro

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Torie Bosch

Future Tense Newsletter: Welcome to the Great Deplatforming

Mike Pompeo Was the Worst Secretary of State in American History

Fred Kaplan

Sheriffs Helped Lead This Insurrection

Jessica Pishko

The Real Bridgerton Mystery I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About

Heather Schwedel

What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

Dan Kois

Culture

What’s worth your time

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What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in One Night in Miami

Nitish Pahwa

Did Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, and Muhammad Ali really all party together?

The Golf World Hardly Deserves Praise for “Breaking” With Trump

Paul Haney

How to Make Pancakes Like a Flipping Pro

Pete Scherer

Oh God, I Just Read a Book Called My Antifa Lover: A Riot of the Heart: Steamy Romance Against Fascism

Rachelle Hampton

Vision Is Hot Now

Karen Han

The Real Bridgerton Mystery I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About

Heather Schwedel

How Star Trek Redeemed a Race of Sexy Alien Slaves

Daniel Schroeder

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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Where MAGA Insurrectionists and QAnon Followers Will Post Now

Aaron Mak

Pro-Trump extremists need a new home after the Great Deplatforming.

Future Tense Newsletter: Welcome to the Great Deplatforming

Torie Bosch

Black Doctors Explain How to Overcome Reluctance Toward the COVID Vaccine

Julia Craven

What It Was Like to Wait in Line at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Hoping for a Vaccine

Shannon Palus

The Biden Administration Needs to Invest in Early-Stage Climate-Friendly Energy Tech

Alex Trembath

To Celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th Birthday, Try Editing It

Stephen Harrison

Joe Biden’s First COVID-Relief Bill Isn’t Screwing Around

Jordan Weissmann

Should Fossil Fuels Be Treated Like Nuclear Weapons?

Greta Moran

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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How to Give a Good Shot

Dan Kois

An expert vaccinator on the art of injection.

Help! I’m Falling for This Guy I Met on Reddit.

Danny M. Lavery

Dear Care and Feeding: We’re Too Busy to Keep a Tidy Home. Are We Doomed?

Jamilah Lemieux

Dear Care and Feeding: My In-Laws Just Announced They’re Getting a “Summer Home” on Our Street

Emily Gould

What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

Dan Kois

The Magical Feature That Gives Candles an Upgrade

Cleo Levin

Help! I Think I’m Trans and Want to Surprise My Husband With the News.

Dear Prudence

News & Politics

What really matters

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Reconstruction Offers No Easy Answers for How to Handle the Trump Insurgency

Rebecca Onion

The last time we had a national debate over treason, the Confederates got away scot-free.

Officer Almost Crushed by Capitol Mob: “If it Wasn’t My Job I Would Have Done That for Free”

Daniel Politi

Trump’s Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Leaves White House a Few Days Early

Daniel Politi

MAGA, the Big Lie, and Trump’s “Stochastic Terrorism”

Trumpcast

Origins of a 6’ 9” Candidate

The Gist

Trump’s Final Attempt to Sabotage the Census Has Officially Failed

Mark Joseph Stern

Pence Breaks With His Party to Finally Concede the Election

Jeremy Stahl

Sotomayor Condemns Trump’s Execution Spree: “This Is Not Justice”

Mark Joseph Stern

Democrats Have Their First Online Meltdown of the Biden Era

Kayleigh McEnany Leaves White House a Few Days Early

Sheriffs Helped Lead This Insurrection

Officer Almost Crushed by Capitol Mob: “If it Wasn’t My Job I Would Have Done That for Free”

The Golf World Hardly Deserves Praise for “Breaking” With Trump

See Ya

Trump’s Final Attempt to Sabotage the Census Has Officially Failed

Mike Pompeo Was the Worst Secretary of State in U.S. History

COVID-19

Waiting in Line and Hoping for a Dose of Vaccine About to Go Bad

Black Doctors Explain How to Overcome Reluctance Toward the Vaccine

Books

Stories George Saunders Thinks Every Aspiring Writer Should Read

Small Pleasures

The Magical Feature That Gives Candles an Upgrade

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

What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

Oh God, I Just Read a Book Called My Antifa Lover: A Riot of the Heart: Steamy Romance Against Fascism

Television

How Star Trek Redeemed a Race of Sexy Alien Slaves

The Real Bridgerton Mystery I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About

Marvel’s Vision Is Hot Now

The Casual Marvel Fan’s Guide to WandaVision

I’ve never heard his voice or seen a picture of him, but I’m attracted to him.

Podcast Episode Help! I Think I’m Trans and Want to Surprise My Husband With the News.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Mother-in-Law Who Only Wants Money

Help! Is It Crazy to Leave a Marriage That’s Mostly OK?

Podcast Episode Help! I’m Terrified That Coming Out as Trans Will Ruin My Career.

My In-Laws Just Announced They’re Getting a “Summer Home” on Our Street

Sotomayor Condemns Trump’s Execution Spree: “This Is Not Justice”

Officer Almost Crushed by Capitol Mob: “If it Wasn’t My Job I Would Have Done That for Free”

The Golf World Hardly Deserves Praise for “Breaking” With Trump

Should Fossil Fuels Be Treated Like Nuclear Weapons?

How to Make Pancakes Like a Flipping Pro

Future Tense Newsletter: Welcome to the Great Deplatforming

Mike Pompeo Was the Worst Secretary of State in American History

Sheriffs Helped Lead This Insurrection

The Real Bridgerton Mystery I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About

What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in One Night in Miami

The Golf World Hardly Deserves Praise for “Breaking” With Trump

How to Make Pancakes Like a Flipping Pro

Oh God, I Just Read a Book Called My Antifa Lover: A Riot of the Heart: Steamy Romance Against Fascism

Vision Is Hot Now

The Real Bridgerton Mystery I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About

How Star Trek Redeemed a Race of Sexy Alien Slaves

Where MAGA Insurrectionists and QAnon Followers Will Post Now

Future Tense Newsletter: Welcome to the Great Deplatforming

Black Doctors Explain How to Overcome Reluctance Toward the COVID Vaccine

What It Was Like to Wait in Line at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Hoping for a Vaccine

The Biden Administration Needs to Invest in Early-Stage Climate-Friendly Energy Tech

To Celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th Birthday, Try Editing It

Joe Biden’s First COVID-Relief Bill Isn’t Screwing Around

Should Fossil Fuels Be Treated Like Nuclear Weapons?

How to Give a Good Shot

Help! I’m Falling for This Guy I Met on Reddit.

Dear Care and Feeding: We’re Too Busy to Keep a Tidy Home. Are We Doomed?

Dear Care and Feeding: My In-Laws Just Announced They’re Getting a “Summer Home” on Our Street

What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

The Magical Feature That Gives Candles an Upgrade

Help! I Think I’m Trans and Want to Surprise My Husband With the News.

Reconstruction Offers No Easy Answers for How to Handle the Trump Insurgency

Officer Almost Crushed by Capitol Mob: “If it Wasn’t My Job I Would Have Done That for Free”

Trump’s Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Leaves White House a Few Days Early

MAGA, the Big Lie, and Trump’s “Stochastic Terrorism”

Origins of a 6’ 9” Candidate

Trump’s Final Attempt to Sabotage the Census Has Officially Failed

Pence Breaks With His Party to Finally Concede the Election

Sotomayor Condemns Trump’s Execution Spree: “This Is Not Justice”

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Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Help! I Think I’m Trans and Want to Surprise My Husband With the News.

Help! I’m Terrified That Coming Out as Trans Will Ruin My Career.