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It swept me up, carried me away on its noble steed, and left me feeling kind of stoned.

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In the early 20th century, a famous anti-vaxxer exposed himself to smallpox. What happened next offers a COVID cautionary tale.

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He’s making his lies about 2020 a major issue in 2022. And that’s dangerous for the Republican Party.

“This Is Going to Change the World”

­­The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe

How Jerky Is the “Unconventional” Swimmer Who Won’t Get the Vaccine or Wear a Mask?

McCarthy Jokes “It Will Be Hard Not to Hit” Pelosi With Gavel if He Becomes Speaker

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An Ode to the Best Olympic Event

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Give This Mullet a Gold Medal

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I Will Defend Microsoft Word to the Death

COVID-19

Florida Sets Daily Record for Entire Pandemic With 21,683 New Cases

Just How Concerning Is That Leaked CDC COVID Study, Really?

Less Than 0.001 Percent of Fully Vaccinated Americans Died From an Infection

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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in August

What Happened When a Famous Early 20th-Century Anti-Vaxxer Got Smallpox

A Chasm Is Growing Between My Teen and Me. What Can I Do to Close It?

Weekend Reads

Turns Out Mo Brooks Was Wearing Body Armor to Trump’s Very Peaceful Jan. 6 Rally

The Mathematician Who Won a Gold Medal Had Some Brilliant Pandemic Advice

Trump Won’t Let the GOP Move On

The flies are atrocious!

Help! I Didn’t Get a Job Because I Look Too Much Like a Dead Man.

Help! My Body-Positive Friends Attack Me for Exercising.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Trusting Other Parents”

Help! My Wife Is Reneging on Our Agreement About Having Kids.

My Wife and I Had Sex With Our Friend One Night. No One Told Me What Would Happen After.

In 2001, a Mysterious Invention Became a Viral Sensation—Then Went Down in Flames. I’ve Always Wondered: Was It All My Fault?

I’ve Made a Truly Terrible Mistake With a Condom and a Vacuum Cleaner

Fauci Has a Warning on COVID-19 Surge: “Things Are Going to Get Worse”

McCarthy Jokes “It Will Be Hard Not to Hit” Pelosi With Gavel if He Becomes Speaker

­­The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe

Take Everything, but Leave Me the 100-Meter Dash

Kerri Strug Shouldn’t Have Been Forced to Do That Vault

The Chicago Cubs Are a Baseball Travesty

Olympics Jerk Watch: The “Unconventional” Swimmer Who Won’t Get the Vaccine and Won’t Wear a Mask

How Much of Stillwater Is Really Based on Amanda Knox?

The Green Knight Is the Ultimate Arthurian Trip

­­The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe

Take Everything, but Leave Me the 100-Meter Dash

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in August

The Chicago Cubs Are a Baseball Travesty

How Jerky Is the “Unconventional” Swimmer Who Won’t Get the Vaccine or Wear a Mask?

Kerri Strug Shouldn’t Have Been Forced to Do That Vault

The Fable of the Sick Anti-Vaxxer

I Will Defend Microsoft Word to the Death

Will Members of the Military Ever Be Willing to Fight Alongside Autonomous Robots?

Read a New Short Story About a Robot Going to War

How Worried Should You Be About the “Concerning” New CDC Study?

A Genius Plan to Improve Amtrak

The Architect of Japan’s Olympic Stadium Thinks It Looks Just as Good Empty

Your Plastic Recycling Is Probably Getting Shipped to … Canada?

Who Actually Buys a Gold Toilet?

In 2001, a Mysterious Invention Became a Viral Sensation—Then Went Down in Flames. I’ve Always Wondered: Was It All My Fault?

I’ve Made a Truly Terrible Mistake With a Condom and a Vacuum Cleaner

Help! I Didn’t Get a Job Because I Look Too Much Like a Dead Man.

Dear Care and Feeding: A Chasm Is Growing Between My Teen and Me. What Can I Do to Close It?

Help! My Neighbor Has Let a Year’s Worth of Dog Poop Pile Up on His Lawn.

“Compartmentalizing” is Crucial to Olympic Success. It’s Also Dangerous.

Trump Won’t Let the GOP Move On

McCarthy Jokes “It Will Be Hard Not to Hit” Pelosi With Gavel if He Becomes Speaker

Less Than 0.001 Percent of Fully Vaccinated Americans Died From a COVID-19 Infection

Trump’s Political Organizations Rack Up $102 Million War Chest

Florida Sets Daily Record for Entire Pandemic With 21,683 New COVID-19 Cases

Trump Pressured Justice Department to Declare Election Was “Corrupt”

Millions of Tenants Could Lose Homes as Eviction Moratorium Expires

Fauci Has a Warning on COVID-19 Surge: “Things Are Going to Get Worse”

The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe

The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe

The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe