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Hollywood’s Big #MeToo Movement Collapsed Under Its Own Hypocrisy

Lili Loofbourow

Golf

OMG That Was Some Shot

Jim Newell

Golf’s Weirdest Tournament Is Back. Why Does Team USA Almost Always Lose It?

Alex Kirshner

Pets

You Are Not the Boss of Your Dog

Margret Grebowicz

Influencers

Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

L.V. Anderson

The Gabby Petito Story Is Rocking #Vanlife TikTok

Heather Schwedel

Pay Dirt

My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.

Elizabeth Spiers

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

Daniel Schroeder

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Audience Engagement Editor?

Abby McIntyre

Find out with this week’s news quiz.

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

Rebecca Onion

What a Tribal Casino Boss and a Cold-Blooded Killer Have in Common

Shea Vassar

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

Sam Adams

I told Molly she had a lot of nerve to even compare the situations—community college is not a trip to Bali.

Help! My Husband Says He Can’t Love Me “Like That,” but He Wants to Have Kids.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Bailing on Bali”

Help! I Despise My Friend’s Husband.

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

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

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In Texas, Some Planned Parenthoods Have Stopped Providing All Abortions, Even the Legal Ones

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Jordan Weissmann

It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

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Jim Newell

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

L.V. Anderson

My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.

Elizabeth Spiers

You Are Not the Boss of Your Dog

Cesar Millan popularized the idea that every pack needs a stern leader. It’s misguided—but so appealing.

Margret Grebowicz

How Did Time’s Up Go So Wrong?

The glitzy advocacy organization posited that strong women could fix the world. They couldn’t even fix their own workplace.

Lili Loofbourow

Culture

What it all means

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

Sam Adams

Just because it’s made by the same writer-director doesn’t mean it has the same sorts of scares.

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

Jim Newell

How the ’60s Counterculture Blossomed Artistically in the Early ’70s

Hit Parade

Golf’s Weirdest Tournament Is Back. Why Does Team USA Almost Always Lose It?

Alex Kirshner

What a Tribal Casino Boss and a Cold-Blooded Killer Have in Common

Shea Vassar

The Secret to Beating Nintendo’s Absurdly Hard New Party Games

Evan Urquhart

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

Rebecca Onion

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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

Lili Loofbourow

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

Cesar Millan’s Method of Dominating Dogs Got Debunked a Long Time Ago. Why Is It Still So Popular?

Margret Grebowicz

If Snoop Dogg Isn’t This Secret NFT Trader, Who Is?

Nitish Pahwa

My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.

Elizabeth Spiers

What’s Going On With J&J Boosters

Yana Pashaeva

Nuking the Filibuster Is the Obvious Way to End This Dumb Debt-Ceiling Standoff

Jordan Weissmann

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

Athena Valentine

It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

Jordan Weissmann

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

L.V. Anderson

What does he believe now?

Dear Care and Feeding: My Child’s Playtime With His Aunt Has Taken a Creepy Turn

Jamilah Lemieux

Dear Care and Feeding: I Found Out the Horrible Secret Behind Why My Parents and Sister Aren’t Speaking

Jamilah Lemieux

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

Daniel Schroeder

Help! My Husband Says He Can’t Love Me “Like That,” but He Wants to Have Kids.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

When You Forget Why You’re Friends With Someone

Big Mood Little Mood

Does My Baby Need a Bank Account?

Mom and Dad Are Fighting

News & Politics

What really matters

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Trumpists Don’t Need Rallies Anymore

Aymann Ismail

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

Texas Political Culture Wars

A Word … With Jason Johnson

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Audience Engagement Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Abby McIntyre

Democrats’ Most Miserable Week Yet

Jim Newell

The Clock Is Ticking for Democrats

Political Gabfest

One Legal Strategy to Preserve Roe v. Wade: Flatter Three Conservative Justices

Mark Joseph Stern

How Did Time’s Up Go So Wrong?

Lili Loofbourow

In Texas, Some Planned Parenthoods Have Stopped Providing All Abortions, Even the Legal Ones

Christina Cauterucci

Hollywood’s Big #MeToo Movement Collapsed Under Its Own Hypocrisy

In Texas, Some Planned Parenthoods Have Stopped Providing Even Legal Abortions

Democrats’ Most Miserable Week Yet

It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

Golf

OMG That Was Some Shot

Golf’s Weirdest Tournament Is Back. Why Does Team USA Almost Always Lose It?

Pets

You Are Not the Boss of Your Dog

Influencers

Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

The Gabby Petito Story Is Rocking #Vanlife TikTok

Pay Dirt

My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Audience Engagement Editor?

screen time

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

What a Tribal Casino Boss and a Cold-Blooded Killer Have in Common

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

I told Molly she had a lot of nerve to even compare the situations—community college is not a trip to Bali.

Help! My Husband Says He Can’t Love Me “Like That,” but He Wants to Have Kids.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Bailing on Bali”

Help! I Despise My Friend’s Husband.

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

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

Dear Care and Feeding: My Child’s Playtime With His Aunt Has Taken a Creepy Turn

Dear Care and Feeding: I Found Out the Horrible Secret Behind Why My Parents and Sister Aren’t Speaking

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

In Texas, Some Planned Parenthoods Have Stopped Providing All Abortions, Even the Legal Ones

It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.

You Are Not the Boss of Your Dog

How Did Time’s Up Go So Wrong?

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

OMG That Was Some Golf Shot

How the ’60s Counterculture Blossomed Artistically in the Early ’70s

Golf’s Weirdest Tournament Is Back. Why Does Team USA Almost Always Lose It?

What a Tribal Casino Boss and a Cold-Blooded Killer Have in Common

The Secret to Beating Nintendo’s Absurdly Hard New Party Games

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

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

Cesar Millan’s Method of Dominating Dogs Got Debunked a Long Time Ago. Why Is It Still So Popular?

If Snoop Dogg Isn’t This Secret NFT Trader, Who Is?

My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.

What’s Going On With J&J Boosters

Nuking the Filibuster Is the Obvious Way to End This Dumb Debt-Ceiling Standoff

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

It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy

Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Child’s Playtime With His Aunt Has Taken a Creepy Turn

Dear Care and Feeding: I Found Out the Horrible Secret Behind Why My Parents and Sister Aren’t Speaking

Burger King Makes the Perfect Fast Food Fry

Help! My Husband Says He Can’t Love Me “Like That,” but He Wants to Have Kids.

When You Forget Why You’re Friends With Someone

Does My Baby Need a Bank Account?

Trumpists Don’t Need Rallies Anymore

Texas Political Culture Wars

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Audience Engagement Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Democrats’ Most Miserable Week Yet

The Clock Is Ticking for Democrats

One Legal Strategy to Preserve Roe v. Wade: Flatter Three Conservative Justices

How Did Time’s Up Go So Wrong?

In Texas, Some Planned Parenthoods Have Stopped Providing All Abortions, Even the Legal Ones