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The Royal Family Is Freaked Out by Prince Harry’s Court Testimony. Maybe It Should Be.

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You Should Actually Be Glad Chris Christie Is Running for President Again

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Congress Just Upended the Legal Case Against Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

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Trump Is Telling Us How He’ll Respond to Future Indictments

Norman L. Eisen and Trevor W. Morrison

Trump World

The Trump-Era Fascination With the Politics of Rural America Just Won’t Die

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The Law

Liberals Have to Fall Out of Love With the Supreme Court

Dahlia Lithwick

The Feds Are Going After Coinbase. But They Have a Bigger Target.

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Fame

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Nadira Goffe

Sports

The PGA Tour’s Grim, Blockbuster Merger

Alex Kirshner

Beauty

There’s a Perfect Term for What Women Have Known About Their Hair for Years

Heather Schwedel

Starbucks Torched Its Progressive Reputation. Ben & Jerry’s … Chilled

Terri Gerstein

Did Clarence Thomas Benefit From Affirmative Action or Did It Hold Him Back?

Slow Burn

Pride

Hungry for Queer Community? Find (or Organize!) Yourself a Potluck.

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How I Overcame the Idea That Queerness Was a “White Thing”

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Meet Lou Sullivan, the Pioneer Who Taught the World That Trans Men Can Be Gay

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I feel terrible because my actions are putting someone out of his home, but I also don’t know how to help.

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Help! My Husband Had a Child With Another Woman, Then Died. Everyone Has Opinions On What I Should Do.

Help! My Parents Are Going to Bankrupt Themselves Trying to Pay for My Wedding.

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn’t Know Why He Loves Me.

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We Want to Take a Family Trip to Disneyland … and Leave One Kid at Home

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The Royal Family Is Freaked Out by Prince Harry’s Court Testimony. Maybe It Should Be.

Heather Schwedel

What Lane Does Mike Pence Think He’s Driving In, Exactly?

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Hair Math

The ingenious term that explains what women have known about their hair for years.

Heather Schwedel

Who, or What, Is a “Matt Rife”?

A beginner’s guide to the zillennial comedian whose tour tickets are impossible to get.

Nadira Goffe

Culture

What it all means

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The PGA Tour’s Grim, Blockbuster Merger

Alex Kirshner

Getting married to LIV Golf is just business—and a betrayal.

The Spider-Verse Proliferates

Culture Gabfest

The Short-Lived, Very Controversial Healy-Swift Affair

ICYMI

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Nadira Goffe

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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Actors Are Already Selling Digital Clones of Themselves for $500. Are Stars Next?

Heather Tal Murphy

I’ve seen the future that terrifies Hollywood actors. Here’s what the tech can really do.

Starbucks Torched Its Progressive Reputation. Ben & Jerry’s … Chilled

Terri Gerstein

The Feds Are Going After Coinbase. But They Have a Bigger Target.

Nitish Pahwa

How to Turn Kindergartners Into Fact-Checkers

Kari Kivinen

The Feds Are Going After Binance. It Looks Like FTX but Worse.

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New York Could Ban One of the Most Chilling Tools of Police Surveillance

Albert Fox Cahn and Nina Loshkajian

I Helped Lead the Movement Against “Fake News.” I Have a Big Regret.

Claire Wardle

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Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Mysterious Origins of Modern Yoga’s Go-To Move

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I Wish My Son Weren’t So Freakishly Smart

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News & Politics

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Trump Blew an Enormous Hole in His Classified Documents Defense

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The Trump-Era Fascination With the Politics of Rural America Just Won’t Die

Steven Conn

Did Clarence Thomas Benefit From Affirmative Action or Did It Hold Him Back?

Slow Burn

You Should Actually Be Glad Chris Christie Is Running for President Again

Jim Newell

Trump Is Telling Us How He’ll Respond to Future Indictments

Norman L. Eisen and Trevor W. Morrison

How Putin’s Chef Became Putin’s Butcher

What Next

Liberals Have to Fall Out of Love With the Supreme Court

Dahlia Lithwick

The Royal Family Is Freaked Out by Prince Harry’s Court Testimony. Maybe It Should Be.

You Should Actually Be Glad Chris Christie Is Running for President Again

Congress Just Upended the Legal Case Against Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

Wildfire Smoke: Can You Exercise? Go Outside? Is This … Normal Now?

Trump Is Telling Us How He’ll Respond to Future Indictments

Trump World

The Trump-Era Fascination With the Politics of Rural America Just Won’t Die

The Law

Liberals Have to Fall Out of Love With the Supreme Court

The Feds Are Going After Coinbase. But They Have a Bigger Target.

Fame

Who Is Matt Rife, the “ProbleMATTic” Comedian Who Just Sent Ticketmaster Into a Meltdown?

Sports

The PGA Tour’s Grim, Blockbuster Merger

Beauty

There’s a Perfect Term for What Women Have Known About Their Hair for Years

Podcast

Hi-Phi Nation

A philosophy podcast that turns stories into ideas.

The Digital Future of Grief

If you create an A.I. version of a dying loved one, do you ever really grieve?

Starbucks Torched Its Progressive Reputation. Ben & Jerry’s … Chilled

Podcast Episode Did Clarence Thomas Benefit From Affirmative Action or Did It Hold Him Back?

Pride

Hungry for Queer Community? Find (or Organize!) Yourself a Potluck.

How I Overcame the Idea That Queerness Was a “White Thing”

Meet Lou Sullivan, the Pioneer Who Taught the World That Trans Men Can Be Gay

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I feel terrible because my actions are putting someone out of his home, but I also don’t know how to help.

Help! My Friend Kept Up the Same Infuriating Habit for Years. Now She Wants Another Chance.

Help! My Husband Had a Child With Another Woman, Then Died. Everyone Has Opinions On What I Should Do.

Help! My Parents Are Going to Bankrupt Themselves Trying to Pay for My Wedding.

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn’t Know Why He Loves Me.

We Want to Take a Family Trip to Disneyland … and Leave One Kid at Home

Liberals Have to Fall Out of Love With the Supreme Court

Congress Just Upended the Legal Case Against Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

The Trump-Era Fascination With the Politics of Rural America Just Won’t Die

This Won’t Be the Last Time the East Coast Experiences Wildfire Smoke. Here’s How to Handle It.

My Family’s Entire Life Is Based Around Video Games. I Can’t Take It Anymore.

Help! My Friend Kept Up the Same Infuriating Habit for Years. Now She Wants Another Chance.

The Royal Family Is Freaked Out by Prince Harry’s Court Testimony. Maybe It Should Be.

What Lane Does Mike Pence Think He’s Driving In, Exactly?

Hair Math

Who, or What, Is a “Matt Rife”?

The PGA Tour’s Grim, Blockbuster Merger

The Spider-Verse Proliferates

The Short-Lived, Very Controversial Healy-Swift Affair

Who Is Matt Rife, the “ProbleMATTic” Comedian Who Just Sent Ticketmaster Into a Meltdown?

What Went Wrong for U.S. Men’s Tennis at the French Open?

The Mascot That Changed American Sports

Taylor Swift Still Isn’t Your Friend

Actors Are Already Selling Digital Clones of Themselves for $500. Are Stars Next?

Starbucks Torched Its Progressive Reputation. Ben & Jerry’s … Chilled

The Feds Are Going After Coinbase. But They Have a Bigger Target.

How to Turn Kindergartners Into Fact-Checkers

The Feds Are Going After Binance. It Looks Like FTX but Worse.

New York Could Ban One of the Most Chilling Tools of Police Surveillance

I Helped Lead the Movement Against “Fake News.” I Have a Big Regret.

This Won’t Be the Last Time the East Coast Experiences Wildfire Smoke. Here’s How to Handle It.

The Mysterious Origins of Modern Yoga’s Go-To Move

My Family’s Entire Life Is Based Around Video Games. I Can’t Take It Anymore.

Help! My Friend Kept Up the Same Infuriating Habit for Years. Now She Wants Another Chance.

I Wish My Son Weren’t So Freakishly Smart

Help! My Husband Had a Child With Another Woman, Then Died. Everyone Has Opinions On What I Should Do.

Help! I Accidentally Got My Longtime Neighbor Evicted.

More Than Marriage

Trump Blew an Enormous Hole in His Classified Documents Defense

Congress Just Upended the Legal Case Against Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

The Trump-Era Fascination With the Politics of Rural America Just Won’t Die

Did Clarence Thomas Benefit From Affirmative Action or Did It Hold Him Back?

You Should Actually Be Glad Chris Christie Is Running for President Again

Trump Is Telling Us How He’ll Respond to Future Indictments

How Putin’s Chef Became Putin’s Butcher

Liberals Have to Fall Out of Love With the Supreme Court

Did Clarence Thomas Benefit From Affirmative Action or Did It Hold Him Back?