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What kind of series gets young movie stars to TV? One that’s like a bunch of movies at once.

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Why Kavanaugh advocates would rather defend malfeasance than deny it.

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The ballet is still spectacular, but the rest of the show is more political than the Gene Kelly movie you remember.

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

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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.

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Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is in dire straits.

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The N.Y. Times Stands By Its Rosenstein Scoop

It’s Official: Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford Will Testify Thursday Morning

How Kavanaugh Likely Violated DOJ Policies While Working for Ken Starr

White House Wants to Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Who Receive Public Benefits

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Josh Allen Is Hurdling Dudes and the Buffalo Bills Are Gonna Win the Super Bowl

Kavanaugh

Poll: Opposition Grows as More Voters Believe His Accuser

This Bonkers Conspiracy Theory Proves the Nominee Is in Trouble

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Hannity Warns Trump Not to Fire “Anybody” After Rosenstein Report: “It Is All a Setup”

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Andy Richter Gives His Side of the Story Before the Cult Murder Scandal Breaks

A conversation with the co-creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

The Weird, Unpopular Ideas of Robert Venturi

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Three Teachers on What It’s Like to Survive a School Shooting and Then Return to the Classroom

Mollie Tibbetts and Celia Barquin: Two Brutal Murders, Two Very Different Reactions

Dysphoria is not simply internalized misogyny turned up to 11.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Envious Heiress

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

Help! My Niece and Nephew Took My Teenage Daughter Out of State to Get an Abortion.

Help! My Son’s Summer Fling Is Pregnant, and I Want Her to Keep the Baby.

The Worst Part of That Putrid Titans-Jaguars Game

Bananas and Blow: An Anonymous Music Lover Brought Ween’s Classic Beach Anthem to Life by Hiding $18 Million Worth of Cocaine in Crates of Prison-Bound Bananas

How Kavanaugh Likely Violated DOJ Policies While Working for Ken Starr

It’s Official: Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford Will Testify Thursday Morning

Josh Allen Is Hurdling Dudes and the Buffalo Bills are Going to Win the Super Bowl This Year

Ford Friend Says She Doesn’t Recall Party Where Alleged Kavanaugh Assault Took Place

The New York Times Stands By Its Rod Rosenstein Scoop

Sean Hannity Warns Trump Not to Fire “Anybody” After Rosenstein Report: “It Is All a Setup”

Six Siblings of Republican Congressman Call on Voters to Support His Opponent

Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Preliminary Agreement to Testify Thursday

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The Worst Part of That Putrid Titans-Jaguars Game

Bananas and Blow: An Anonymous Music Lover Brought Ween’s Classic Beach Anthem to Life by Hiding $18 Million Worth of Cocaine in Crates of Prison-Bound Bananas

Josh Allen Is Hurdling Dudes and the Buffalo Bills are Going to Win the Super Bowl This Year

Andy Richter Gives His Side of the Story Before the Cult Murder Scandal Breaks

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Siri May Finally Be Able to Make Your Life Easier

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

I’m Tired of Australia Being Facebook’s Testing Ground for New Features

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Trolls Are Still Tweeting Christine Blasey Ford’s Address, and Twitter Hasn’t Stopped It

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Why There’s No Fingerprint Sensor on the iPhone XS

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Yandy’s Sexy Handmaid Costume Is the Perfectly Logical Merger of Halloween Sexification and Consumer Feminism

Remembering Dick Richards, the Atlanta Public Access Genius Behind RuPaul and Countless Other Queer Artists

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My Ex’s In-Laws Always Find Ways to Keep My Daughter Longer Than Agreed. Can I Cut Them Off?

The Architect Who Wanted More

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

Welcome to the Weed Bubble

Is Ed Whelan’s Conspiracy the Best the GOP Has?

How Kavanaugh Likely Violated DOJ Policies While Working for Ken Starr

It’s Official: Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford Will Testify Thursday Morning

Ford Friend Says She Doesn’t Recall Party Where Alleged Kavanaugh Assault Took Place

Poll Shows Opposition to Kavanaugh Grows as More Voters Believe Accuser

White House Wants to Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Who Receive Public Benefits

Six Siblings of Republican Congressman Call on Voters to Support His Opponent

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