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The Temptation of Apple News

The world’s most valuable company is wooing the media with a human touch and a huge audience. One thing it hasn’t delivered: money.

Family Separation

Higher Ed

Health

Pet Advice

Bill Cosby

The Conversation Starts Here

This Shakespeare tragedy has changed radically over time.

Is Othello a Racist Play or a Play About Racism—or Both?

My 13-Year-Old Niece Steals Stuff

She’s had a tough life, and I don’t want to treat her like a criminal.

Kate Atkinson’s Transcription argues that all women are spies, in a way.

Midterms

Does it matter if Democratic hopeful Kyrsten Sinema embellished her childhood poverty?

Matthew Zeitlin

Anthony Nguyen

Abraham Riesman

Michael Waters

Jordan Weissmann

Strategist Editors

Lili Loofbourow

William Saletan

Elliot Hannon

Jeremy Stahl

Culture

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Technology

How it’s changing us

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

Human Interest

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.

Business

Where the money goes

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Marijuana stocks are ripping higher. But how long can the fun last?

News & Politics

What really matters

Swaying people who believe sexual assault is rare or no big deal may be hopeless—but these campaigns herald a different sort of power.

Notable topics

The Temptation of Apple News

Four Witnesses Swear Christine Blasey Ford Told Them About Alleged Assault Before Kavanaugh’s Nomination

How Brett Kavanaugh Erases Inconvenient Women

The Senate Must Investigate Kavanaugh’s Drinking

Family Separation

Newly Uncovered Memo Suggests Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress

Higher Ed

Why Has This Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program Rejected Almost Every Applicant?

Health

Weight Watchers’ Pivot to Wellness Isn’t Much of a Pivot

Pet Advice

Are Dog Booties Necessary, Ridiculous, or Both?

Bill Cosby

Andrea Constand’s Statement on Cosby’s Sexual Assault Is Hard to Read, but You Should Read It

This Shakespeare tragedy has changed radically over time.

My 13-Year-Old Niece Steals Stuff

A Spy Thriller About the Grunt Work Behind WWII Espionage

Midterms

A Senate Candidate’s Homeless Story Is Under Scrutiny

Bloomberg’s Gun-Control Group Is Shelling Out to Flip 15 GOP House Seats

West Virginia Introduces a Blockchain Voting App for Absentee Ballots

The real issue? Your husband’s clearly jealous of how much money your sister’s making.

Help! My Husband Just Learned His Family’s Biggest Secret Through a DNA Test.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Envious Heiress

Help! My Dad Revised His Will—and His New Girlfriend Is Getting More Than Me.

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

Four Witnesses Swear Christine Blasey Ford Told Them About Alleged Assault Before Kavanaugh’s Nomination

Future Tense Newsletter: Who Watches the Watchers?

How Maniac’s Creators Approached Mental Illness

Video Game Memorials to Players Who Died Help Online and Offline Communities Mourn

Why Has This Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program Rejected Almost Every Applicant?

Everything You Need to Help Manage Migraines, According to a Lifelong Sufferer

Brett Kavanaugh and the Cruelty of Male Bonding

Kavanaugh’s Drinking Needs Investigating

Kavanaugh’s High School Yearbook Page Appears to Make Sexual Reference to Female Friend

Newly Uncovered Memo Suggests Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Family Separation

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Why Harry Potter Fans Are So Upset About a Twist in the New Fantastic Beasts Trailer (and Also Snake Milking)

How Maniac’s Creators Approached Mental Illness

The Honest Trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story Makes You Relive Its Most Cringe-Worthy Scene

Enjoy Temporary Relief From Our Foul News Cycle by Watching This 7-Year-Old Slay the National Anthem

Making a Murderer’s Second Season Is Coming to Netflix Oct. 19

Trevor Noah Asks: Why Must Men at Parties Whip Out Their Penises?

Time’s Up Calls for Kavanaugh to Withdraw Supreme Court Nomination: “Do Not Delay the Inevitable”

Amazon Wants to Be In Every Room of Your House

Video Game Memorials to Players Who Died Help Online and Offline Communities Mourn

Apple News Is Giving the Media Everything It Wants—Except Money

Did Instagram’s Founders Leave Because Mark Zuckerberg Meddled Too Much?

West Virginia Introduces Blockchain Voting App for the Midterm Election

We’re Finally Having a Real Conversation About Privacy. Why Aren’t We Looking Closely at Data Brokers?

How SiriusXM’s Purchase of Pandora Could Change the Balance of Power in the Music Industry

Future Tense Newsletter: Who Watches the Watchers?

The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

Everything You Need to Help Manage Migraines, According to a Lifelong Sufferer

This Week’s Care and Feeding Extra: Should I Be Pushing My 8-Year-Old Genius Harder?

My Emotionally Challenged Niece Has a Habit of Stealing. How Can I Deal With Her Behavior Without Making Things Worse?

Are Dog Booties Actually Necessary, or Just Another Example of Ridiculous Adornments That We Foist on Pets?

Weight Watchers’ Pivot to Wellness Is the Same Old Diet Culture With Fancy New Branding

Help! Is My Couch-Surfing Sister Using Us to Make a Fortune on Airbnb?

Welcome to the Weed Bubble

What YIMBYs Should Learn From New York’s Hasidic, Chinese, and Bangladeshi Enclaves

The Vital Weirdness of Robert Venturi, the Most Influential Architect of His Generation

I’m Not Totally Freaked Out by Trump’s Trade War With China—Yet

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 Has This Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program Rejected Almost Every Applicant?

#WhyIDidntReport and #MeToo Have Higher Aims Than Converting Skeptics

Four Witnesses Swear Christine Blasey Ford Told Them About Alleged Assault Before Kavanaugh’s Nomination

All-Male GOP Judiciary Committee Selects Female Sex Crimes Prosecutor for Hearing on Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Allegations

McConnell Says Not to Worry About the All-Male GOP Judiciary Committee, They Hired a “Female Assistant” to Ask Questions for Them

Newly Uncovered Memo Suggests Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Family Separation

Does It Matter That Senate Hopeful Kyrsten Sinema May Have Embellished Her Story of Childhood Poverty?

How Brett Kavanaugh Erases Inconvenient Women

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