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Stereotypes about marriage within my faith made me fear what would happen when I entered my own.

Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to La La Land is about a sad man obsessed with moonlight.

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Arguing that the Framers intended it is specious and ignorant of history.

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The president’s defense of arms sales to the kingdom isn’t just immoral—it’s inaccurate.

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Minority Rule Does Not Have to Be Here Forever

Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Have Split. Their Engagement Is Off. Romance Is Dead.

Democrats See Growing Lead in the House, Even as Trump’s Approval Rating Rises

Trump Suggests Mattis Could Leave Soon: “He’s Sort of a Democrat”

Crime

Police Look for Person Who Put Googly Eyes on a Statue: “It’s No Laughing Matter”

NFL

Can Vikings Quarterback Kirk Cousins Dance? An Investigation.

Nathan Peterman Elevates Bad QB Play to an Art Form

History

One Month After the Titanic Sank, the Washington Post Suggested a Mummy’s Curse Was to Blame

SNL

Kenan Thompson Gives His Bill Cosby Impression One Last Run

My American Muslim Marriage

First Man Is As Intense and Emotionally Distant As Its Hero

Weekend Reads

Why Can’t Democrats Get Angry?

The Mormon Church Urged Women to Avoid Social Media for 10 Days—Right Before the Election

How to Raise Sons Who Don’t Sexually Assault

If he’s not capable of listening when you want to talk, his decency has no real foundation.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Check-Bouncing Boyfriend

Help! The Person Interviewing Me for My Dream Job Might Hate Me.

Help! I Forced My Husband to Have Kids. It Was a Terrible Mistake.

Help! My Fiancé Is Mad That I Want to Keep My First Husband’s Last Name.

60 Minutes Shocker: Donald Trump Has Decorated the White House With a Kitschy Painting of Past Republican Presidents Hanging Out With Donald Trump

Patriots Beat Chiefs as Both Teams Hurdle Into the Void in a Burst of Blue Flame

Erasing Time, in This Week’s Open Thread

Minority Rule Does Not Have to Be Here Forever

One Month After the Titanic Sank, the Washington Post Suggested a Mummy’s Curse Was to Blame

Can Kirk Cousins Dance? A Slate Investigation.

Members of Far-Right Men’s Group “Proud Boys” Beat Up Protesters in New York

Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Split; Engagement Off; Romance Dead

Minority Rule Does Not Have to Be Here Forever

Trump Suggests Defense Secretary Mattis Could Leave Soon: “He’s Sort of a Democrat”

Leonard Cohen’s Kanye West Poem Wasn’t an Insult

60 Minutes Shocker: Donald Trump Has Decorated the White House With a Kitschy Painting of Past Republican Presidents Hanging Out With Donald Trump

Patriots Beat Chiefs as Both Teams Hurdle Into the Void in a Burst of Blue Flame

One Month After the Titanic Sank, the Washington Post Suggested a Mummy’s Curse Was to Blame

Can Kirk Cousins Dance? A Slate Investigation.

Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Split; Engagement Off; Romance Dead

Nathan Peterman Elevates Bad Quarterback Play to an Art Form; Please Give Him His Own Wing in the Louvre

Who Is the We in “We Are Causing Climate Change”?

The Facebook Hack Could Haunt Its Victims for Years to Come

How to Tell Whether Your Account Was Hit by the Massive Facebook Hack

How Much Could Jamal Khashoggi’s Apple Watch Tell Us About His Disappearance?

Facebook Purged a Ton of Political Spam—From Americans, Not Russians

Snapchat Makes Television Now. It’s Vertical, Highly Produced, and Very Superfluous.

Why Google Could Be in Trouble With the Feds Over the Google Plus Bug

Would You Pay a Random Website 99 Cents to Find Out Who Else Paid It 99 Cents?

“I Just Knew I Was Going to Surpass These Guys I Was Working For”

This Funny French Gadget Makes the Best Coffee I’ve Ever Had at Home

The Delusional Futility of Analyzing Ashley Kavanaugh’s Awkward Body Language During Her Husband’s Swearing-In

The Best Hand Mixer

When Should We Tell Our 7-Year-Old She’s Adopted?

Contrary to the “Dead at 45” Theory, a New Study Suggests That Career Peaks Can Happen at Any Age

I Don’t Like Seafood. How Can I Tell Dinner Hosts My Preference Without Being a Pain?

Yes, I Wear Headphones While I Bike. I Have No Regrets.

Why Donald Trump Is Saying That the Fed Has “Gone Loco”

Trump Just Showed How Republicans Will Fight Medicare for All

Amazon Created a Hiring Tool Using AI. It Immediately Started Discriminating Against Women.

Australia Has a Plan to Keep Immigrants Out of Its Largest Cities

Why London’s Poshest Neighborhoods Went to War Over Basements

Amazon Just Raised Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour. Thank Bernie Sanders (and Maybe Tucker Carlson).

It Is Absurd That Trump Is Taking Credit For Falling Obamacare Premiums

Trump’s Saudi Delusions

Minority Rule Does Not Have to Be Here Forever

Stereotypes About Muslim Marriages Made Me Fear What Would Happen When I Entered My Own

Savannah Police Look for Person Who Put Googly Eyes on a Statue: “It’s No Laughing Matter”

New York Governor Cuomo Blames Trump, Republicans for “Proud Boys” Violence

Democrats See Growing Lead in House Race Even as Trump Approval Rating Rises

Four Men Killed in Shooting at One-Year-Old’s Birthday Party in South Texas

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