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I’m Having Mind-Blowing Sex With a Woman. If Only She Knew What I Was Thinking About.

Help! My Boyfriend Keeps Falling for His Ex’s Manipulations With the Kids. I’m Over It.

My Mother Sabotaged My Local Grocery Store Worker—and Other Advice From the Week

In Japan, Naomi Osaka Is an Object of Adoration and Fascination. But It’s Complicated.

So Many People Are Angry at a Very Unpopular Streaming Service Right Now

A Former Lover Wrote Me a Big Check. My Family Thinks I’m Lying About Why.

The Chaos in Trump’s New York Civil Trial Portends Bad News for Jack Smith

Elon Musk Is Realizing He Should Have Bought TikTok

The Curse Finale Might Be the Most Inexplicable Ending in TV History

The Truth in True Detective: Night Country

The Remarkable New Godzilla Movie That’s Tearing Up the U.S. Box Office

Grammys Coronate Big Hits—and That’s OK.

In Japan, Naomi Osaka Is an Object of Adoration and Fascination. But It’s Complicated.

How Does the New Mean Girls Stack Up Against the Original? We Graded Each One.

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The Wildest Ending in TV History? We May Have a New Winner.

I Do Not Think Selena Gomez Knows What a “Social Media Break” Is

I’m Finally Quitting Trying to Quit Social Media

Reevaluating the Apple Maps vs Google Maps Battle

Elon Musk Is Realizing He Should Have Bought TikTok

Boeing’s Max Mess

How Can a Phone Survive a Fall From a Plane Without Cracking? Let’s Look at the Physics.

My Sister-in-Law Destroyed My Wedding Dress. And My Fiancé Is Not Reacting the Way He Should.

How Sense Memory Exercises Can Improve Your Art

So Many People Are Angry at a Very Unpopular Streaming Service Right Now

Shia LeBeouf, Catholic Deacon?

I’m Having Mind-Blowing Sex With a Woman. If Only She Knew What I Was Thinking About.

Help! My Boyfriend Keeps Falling for His Ex’s Manipulations With the Kids. I’m Over It.

My Mother Sabotaged My Local Grocery Store Worker—and Other Advice From the Week

Help! My Friend Has Grieved a Sad Death for Entirely Too Long.

A Former Lover Wrote Me a Big Check. My Family Thinks I’m Lying About Why.

My Sister Wants a Piece of Our Mother’s Jewelry for Her Stepdaughter. I Think the Brat Disqualified Herself.

Why E. Jean Carroll Is Taking Donald Trump Back to Court

The SCOTUS Power Grab That Could Affect the Trump Cases

The Slatest for Jan. 12: We’re Getting a Preview of Trump’s Chaotic Legal Strategy, and It Doesn’t Bode Well for Jack Smith

This May Be the Only Way to Avoid a Broader Regional War in the Middle East

The Women of Gaza are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives

The Chaos in Trump’s New York Civil Trial Portends Bad News for Jack Smith

The Democrats Are Falling Into a Trap on Immigration Again

Maybe Picking a Junior Varsity House Speaker Was a Mistake

Brian Cox’s Post-Succession Turn Has Been a Real Sight to Behold