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The Supreme Court Ruling That’s Stopping Larry Nassar’s Victims From Getting Justice

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Star Wars Has Figured Out Something Marvel Hasn’t

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Madison Malone Kircher and Rachelle Hampton

COVID-19

The Unbelievably Grim Subreddit That Catalogs Anti-Vaxxer Deaths

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Apparently Anti-Vaxxers Only Have Two Historical Reference Points

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Democrats

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Alex Yablon

Health Care

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Dahlia Lithwick

Advice

My Best Friend Has Turned Into a Mommy Influencer, and It’s Getting Ugly

Care and Feeding

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I Worry I’m About to Break the Oldest Rule in the Book When It Comes to Men and Sex

How to Do It

Did You Think Evan Hansen Was Gay? You Are Not Alone.

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He is at minimum inept as a parent and at worst outright abusive.

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My Girlfriend Got Plastic Surgery at My Request. It’s Ruined Everything for Me.

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Lili Loofbourow

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Athena Valentine

The Rinky-Dink Politics Behind Our Looming Financial Apocalypse

Jim Newell

Anti-Vaxxers Only Have Two Historical Reference Points, Apparently

A new twist on Godwin’s law has been born.

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Culture

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Did Drake Just Prove He’s Bigger Than the Beatles?

Chris Molanphy

With his latest Billboard Hot 100 record, he’s one step closer to being bigger than the biggest band of all time. Or is he?

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This is not a forum that attempts to change minds. It’s much darker.

What Does Global Health Justice Look Like With a Seven-Figure Drug?

Kevin Doxzen and Diana M. Bowman

Why Chinatowns Are in Trouble Now

Aaron Mak

What Cities Can Do With All the Hotels No One Wants to Stay In

Henry Grabar

A Divorced Couple Is Fighting Over Frozen Dead Bodies

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If I Could Use Gene Therapy to Cure My Manic-Depression, I Don’t Know Whether I Would

Tana Wojczuk

China’s New Video Game Restrictions Are About Far More Than Kids’ Habits

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I Worry I’m About to Break the Oldest Rule in the Book When It Comes to Men and Sex

Jessica Stoya

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Nicole Chung

Dear Care and Feeding: My Best Friend Has Turned Into a Mommy Influencer, and It’s Getting Ugly

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News & Politics

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Trumpists Don’t Need Rallies Anymore

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A pro-Trump protest at the Capitol flopped. What if the former president’s movement no longer has a use for insurrections?

The Supreme Court Ruling That’s Stopping Larry Nassar’s Victims From Getting Justice

Victoria Nourse

The Biden Administration Hasn’t Ended the Cruel Treatment of Migrants

Mary Harris

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How Slavery Haunts Today’s Big Debates About Federal Spending

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New Florida Surgeon General Appeared at Demon-Sperm COVID Conspiracy Event With Future Capitol Rioter

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Supreme Court Ruling That’s Stopping Larry Nassar’s Victims From Getting Justice

Star Wars Has Figured Out Something Marvel Hasn’t

New Florida Surgeon General Appeared at Demon-Sperm COVID Conspiracy Event With Future Capitol Rioter

Did True Crime Influencers Really Help Solve the Death of Gabby Petito?

COVID-19

The Unbelievably Grim Subreddit That Catalogs Anti-Vaxxer Deaths

Apparently Anti-Vaxxers Only Have Two Historical Reference Points

Democrats

Dems Are at War Over Biden’s Agenda. Here’s One Big Idea That Could Save It.

Health Care

“Stunned, Numb, Frozen”: How Those Denied Abortions in Texas Are Coping

Advice

My Best Friend Has Turned Into a Mommy Influencer, and It’s Getting Ugly

I Think My Husband Is Trying to Destroy My Credit Before We Divorce

I Worry I’m About to Break the Oldest Rule in the Book When It Comes to Men and Sex

Did You Think Evan Hansen Was Gay? You Are Not Alone.

screen time

Netflix’s No. 1 Show Will Make You Feel Gross, but You Should Watch It Anyway

Is This the Definitive History of Black Cinema?

How Scary Is Midnight Mass, the New Netflix Show by the Creator of Haunting of Hill House?

He is at minimum inept as a parent and at worst outright abusive.

Help! My Boyfriend Wants Me to Attend His Ex-Wife’s Birthday Party.

My Girlfriend Got Plastic Surgery at My Request. It’s Ruined Everything for Me.

Help! My Sister Just Made a Stunning Accusation—and Now the Whole Family Is on My Case.

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

I Suspect My Boyfriend Is Up to Something Shady on Snapchat

Netflix’s No. 1 Show Will Make You Feel Gross, but You Should Watch It Anyway

I Worry I’m About to Break the Oldest Rule in the Book When It Comes to Men and Sex

New Florida Surgeon General Appeared at Demon-Sperm COVID Conspiracy Event With Future Capitol Rioter

The Supreme Court Ruling That’s Stopping Larry Nassar’s Victims From Getting Justice

Did True Crime Influencers Really Help Solve the Death of Gabby Petito?

Star Wars Has Figured Out Something Marvel Hasn’t

The Unbelievable Grimness of HermanCainAward, the Subreddit That Catalogs Anti-Vaxxer COVID Deaths

I Think My Husband Is Trying to Destroy My Credit Before We Divorce

The Rinky-Dink Politics Behind Our Looming Financial Apocalypse

Anti-Vaxxers Only Have Two Historical Reference Points, Apparently

Did Drake Just Prove He’s Bigger Than the Beatles?

Netflix’s No. 1 Show Will Make You Feel Gross, but You Should Watch It Anyway

Did True Crime Influencers Really Help Solve the Death of Gabby Petito?

Star Wars Has Figured Out Something Marvel Hasn’t

Is This the Definitive History of Black Cinema?

Sometimes You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover

Did You Think Evan Hansen Was Gay? You Are Not Alone.

The Unbelievable Grimness of HermanCainAward, the Subreddit That Catalogs Anti-Vaxxer COVID Deaths

What Does Global Health Justice Look Like With a Seven-Figure Drug?

Why Chinatowns Are in Trouble Now

What Cities Can Do With All the Hotels No One Wants to Stay In

A Divorced Couple Is Fighting Over Frozen Dead Bodies

If I Could Use Gene Therapy to Cure My Manic-Depression, I Don’t Know Whether I Would

China’s New Video Game Restrictions Are About Far More Than Kids’ Habits

I Think My Husband Is Trying to Destroy My Credit Before We Divorce

Getting an IUD Doesn’t Have to Hurt

I Worry I’m About to Break the Oldest Rule in the Book When It Comes to Men and Sex

Dear Care and Feeding: I Hate How Mom Culture Is Changing My Personality

Dear Care and Feeding: My Best Friend Has Turned Into a Mommy Influencer, and It’s Getting Ugly

Has the Shift to Online Classes Made It Too Easy to Plagiarize?

The Most Unholy Snacks People Invented While Working From Home for a Year

I Suspect My Boyfriend Is Up to Something Shady on Snapchat

Trumpists Don’t Need Rallies Anymore

The Supreme Court Ruling That’s Stopping Larry Nassar’s Victims From Getting Justice

The Biden Administration Hasn’t Ended the Cruel Treatment of Migrants

Democrats Are at War Over Joe Biden’s Agenda. Here’s One Big Idea That Could Save It.

“Stunned, Numb, Frozen.” How Those Denied Abortion in Texas Are Coping (or Not).

How Slavery Haunts Today’s Big Debates About Federal Spending

The Haitian Refugees Blocked at the Border

New Florida Surgeon General Appeared at Demon-Sperm COVID Conspiracy Event With Future Capitol Rioter