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Virginia Heffernan and Dahlia Lithwick

Justice Department Indicts the Judge Who Helped an Immigrant Evade ICE in Her Courthouse

Mark Joseph Stern

Trump and Russia

The Press Didn’t Just Report Accurately. It Prevented the Corruption From Being Worse.

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Basta

Why Many Democrats Fell for Michael Avenatti’s Schtick

Otto Warmbier

Report: North Korea Demanded $2 Million From the U.S.

Molly Olmstead

Pop Culture

How a Myth About the Endgame in Chess Seduced Avengers, GOT, and More

Carrie Bauer , Brandon Hersey , Cassy Sarnell , and Amy Scott

Ask a Teacher

My Kid Was Given a Morbid Assignment. What Is This Teacher Thinking?

The Conversation Starts Here

Journey into the criminal justice system.

How One Man Landed in One of America’s Most Infamous Jails

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Cover Story

Many Toddlers Know How to Poop in the Toilet, but Refuse

Emily Oster

It’s more common than you think. What gives?

I Recommend Sonically Cleansing Your Face

Shannon Palus

Who cares if these fancy brushes work? They feel great!

Entertainment

Olivia Munn’s Bizarre Vendetta

What does she have against one of the internet’s least-mean fashion sites?

Why Britney Spears Had to Confirm She’s Not Being Held Hostage

Marissa Martinelli

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in May

Marissa Martinelli

He confessed he still had feelings for one of them a month before he proposed.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Cruel Co-Worker and Kids

Help! My Boyfriend Expects Me to Move Back Home, but I Don’t Want To!

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Sister Thinks She’s a Genius Because of an Online Quiz.

Help! My Dad Lied About a Secret Loan He Took Out and Now Expects Me to Pay It Off.

Care and Feeding

My 6-Year-Old Lies All the Time. Should I Worry?

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Mike Pesca

Forgetting the Recent History of Climate Change Politics

40m ago

Elliot Hannon

Facebook Faces Yet Another Privacy Investigation, This Time for Harvesting 1.5 Million Users’ Contacts Without Consent

Alan Scherstuhl

The Spiritual Sequel to Hedwig and the Angry Inch Is a Game-Changing Podcast Musical

Nick Greene

I Can’t Afford Doggy Day Care Anymore. What Will My Pup Need if I Cut Back?

Josh Voorhees

Joe Biden Wants to Make America … Great Again?

Fred Kaplan

Trump Doesn’t Want a “Better” Deal With Iran

Ask a Teacher: My Child Was Assigned the Worst School Project Ever. What Should I Do?

Carrie Bauer, Brandon Hersey, Cassy Sarnell, and Amy Scott

One Reason So Many Democrats Are Running for President: They Don’t Think Joe Biden Can Win

Jim Newell

What a Married Mom of Twins Spends on Her Kids During a Week in Biberach an der Riss, Germany

On an annual joint income of $167,700.

Rebecca Onion

The Census Case Will Define the Roberts Court

David H. Gans

Culture

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The Spiritual Sequel to Hedwig and the Angry Inch Is a Game-Changing Podcast Musical

Alan Scherstuhl

John Cameron Mitchell’s Anthem: Homunculus recruits Broadway legends for a show that defies the conventions of both mediums.

A Punk, a Writer, and a Cop Poet

Studio 360

Beyoncé’s Dad Is Developing a Destiny’s Child Stage Musical From His Perspective

Natalia Winkelman

How a Myth About the Endgame in Chess Seduced Pop Culture

Donald Trump's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

I Am Donald Trump’s Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and I’ve Seen Enough. It’s Time for Impeachment.

Why Did Britney Spears Have to Confirm She’s Not Being Held Hostage?

Marissa Martinelli

Trevor Noah Weighs Elizabeth Warren’s Policies Against Pete Buttigieg’s Charm

Natalia Winkelman

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Even Space Isn’t Safe From Ads

Jane C. Hu

Companies want to turn satellites into billboards.

Washington Set to Be the First State to Allow the Composting of Human Bodies

Jane C. Hu

Do You Want to Buy a Murder Bird?

Shannon Palus

Facebook Just Hired the Co-Author of the Patriot Act and An Advocate Who Helped Fight It

April Glaser

This Nonprofit Wants to Offer Political Campaigns Free Protection From Hackers. Here’s the Catch.

Aaron Mak

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Why Parents Panic Way Too Much Over Kids Who Learn to Walk Late

Emily Oster

I Can’t Afford Doggy Day Care Anymore. What Will My Pup Need if I Cut Back?

Nick Greene

Wait, Does Every Guy Really Lie About Penis Size?

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

What the Black Feminists Who First Fought Misinformation Online Can Teach Us

Nichole Perkins, Hanna Rosin, and June Thomas

Olivia Munn’s Bizarre Vendetta Against One of the Least-Mean Fashion Sites on the Internet

Ruth Graham, Gabriel Roth, and Carvell Wallace

My 4-Year-Old Is Obsessed With Her Looks, on Slate’s Parenting Podcast

I Highly Recommend Sonically Cleansing Your Face

Shannon Palus

Business

Where the money goes

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Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Forgive Student Debt Is Smart Politics and Decent Policy. Will Anyone Care?

Stephen Moore Might Be a Slimebag, but Let’s Not Forget That His Economic Ideas Are Terrible Too

Herman Cain Says He Decided to Pull Out of the Fed Race Because It Would Be a Pay Cut. LOL.

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

How Does the Comedy Cellar’s Owner Do His Job?

Laura Bennett

How Does It Feel to Be the First Black Woman to Lead the Harvard Crimson?

Allison Benedikt

The Inspecting Our Own Meat Edition

Sometimes It Takes a Horrible Fire to Raise a Billion Dollars

Henry Grabar

Elizabeth Warren’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Mostly Helps the Middle Class, Think Tank Finds