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Trump Is Losing. His Nativism Is Winning.

Americans like the wall more than they like the president.

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The Conversation Starts Here

One is grimly technical. The other is fun.

The Difference Between Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics and the Olympics

I Hate Explaining Why I’m My Toddler’s Guardian

It’s really complicated, and I’m constantly oversharing or acting awkwardly.

A massive new study shows how we’ve simplified our questions about screen time.

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The hubbub over the president’s food choices is making his critics look like uptight elitists.

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The songwriter of “E-Mail My Heart” on the goofy digital love ballad that even he can’t explain.

Technology

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People aren’t good enough at applying sunscreen for us to worry about the harms of its use.

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The president’s latest answers open new avenues for investigation.

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Trump Is Losing. His Nativism Is Winning.

Oh Great, All the Shutdown Needs to End Is for Mitch McConnell or Nancy Pelosi to Cave

Four Gaping Holes in Trump’s Latest Denials of Russian Collusion

If College Gymnasts Can Bowl Us Over, What’s So Great About Olympians?

2020

Kirsten Gillibrand Makes It Official: She’s Running

Shutdown

Close the National Parks Now

Justice

Gorsuch—Yep, Gorsuch—Has Handed Workers a Major Victory

How Al Franken Would Question William Barr

The World

The Defeat of Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Leaves the U.K. With Several Terrible Choices

Witness Claims El Chapo Paid Ex–Mexican President a $100M Bribe

One is grimly technical. The other is fun.

I Hate Explaining Why I’m My Toddler’s Guardian

It’s Not the Screen, It’s How You Use It

Online Life

Why Everyone’s 2019 Photos Are So Much More Attractive Than Their 2009 Ones

Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s Resolution Shows He’s Still Living in the Past

The Instagram Egg Is a Refreshing Break From the Modern Internet

I love my brother—but I had to let them know their daughter was not safe with him.

Help! I’m Not Racist. I Just Love Dogs.

Help! My Sister-in-Law Wants More of Our Embryos, but She’s a Terrible Parent.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Colleague Crush

Help! My Mom Told Me to Stop Mourning My Dad if I Want to Be Part of the Family.

Relax, Because This Flourless Chocolate Cloud Cake Will Look Amazing No Matter What

The Best Moisturizers for Oily Skin, According to Dermatologists

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Caring for a Relative’s Traumatized Toddler. I Feel Like a Mom With an Asterisk.

Close the National Parks Now

If College Gymnasts Can Knock Us out of Our Chairs, What’s So Great About Being an Olympian?

Why Identity Would Be More, Not Less, Fluid in a Just America

The Supreme Court Just Handed a Big, Unanimous Victory to Workers. Wait, What?

Unpaid TSA Screeners Just Might Be What Breaks the Government Shutdown

Federal Judge Obliterates Trump’s Census Shenanigans and Dares the Supreme Court to Reverse Him

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Britney Spears’ Weirdest Song Turns 20

Relax, Because This Flourless Chocolate Cloud Cake Will Look Amazing No Matter What

Is Congressman Steve King a Racist? Trevor Noah Investigates!

Ghostbusters Is Back: Jason Reitman Will Direct a Sequel to His Father Ivan Reitman’s Original Ghostbusters Films

Alicia Keys Will Be the First Woman in 14 Years to Host the Grammys

Time Is a Flat, Confusing Circle in BriTANick’s New Sketch

How Non-Elite Athletes Should Train for Triathlons

Don’t Abandon Sunscreen Just Yet

It’s Not the Screen, It’s How You Use It

Will Democratic Leaders Follow Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the New Green Deal?

Mark Zuckerberg’s Goal for 2019 Shows He Is Still Living in the Past

Our Sci-Fi Is Broken, and Hopepunk—Whatever That Is—Can’t Fix It

Can You Eat a Flamingo? And Why Do So Many People Apparently Want to Know?

Germany Has Ruled Amazon’s Dash Buttons Illegal, and So Should You

Close the National Parks Now

What a Single Mom of Four Spends on Her Kids During One Week in Indianapolis

The Best Moisturizers for Oily Skin, According to Dermatologists

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Caring for a Relative’s Traumatized Toddler. I Feel Like a Mom With an Asterisk.

Why Everyone’s 2019 Photos Are So Much More Attractive Than Their 2009 Ones

Why the Record-Cracking Instagram Egg Is a Refreshing Break From the Modern Viral Internet

I Boil This Timer for Absolutely Perfect Eggs

Help! I’m Not Sure My Nephew Realizes That His Dad’s a Pedophile.

Donald Trump Is Talking About Firing the Fed Chair. Can He?

It’s Their Job to Get Up Close and Personal With the Art

The WeBurnout Edition

California Used to Classify Bus Lanes and Bike Racks as Bad for the Environment. Not Anymore.

Crowded Cities Short on Housing Are Looking to Turn Water Into Land

The CEO of Harry’s on Facial-Hair Trends and the Razor Business

How Does a Museum Event Planner Do Her Job?

Wired Laid Off Five Staffers. Who’s Next at Condé Nast?

Four Questions for Trump About His Contacts With Russia

If College Gymnasts Can Knock Us out of Our Chairs, What’s So Great About Being an Olympian?

Why Identity Would Be More, Not Less, Fluid in a Just America

Trump Recalls 50,000 Essential Workers, Adding to the 400,000 Already Compelled to Work Without Pay During Shutdown

Nuclear Power Is a Deal With the Devil (Says the Guy Who Chaired a Nuclear Commission Under Obama)

The Shutdown Does Not Appear to Be Ending Anytime Soon

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Announces She’s Running for President on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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