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Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

Jim Newell

What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

Mark Joseph Stern

The Right

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

Heather Schwedel

The Left

I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

Nitish Pahwa

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

Jordan Weissmann

Why Merrick Garland Can’t Win

Dahlia Lithwick

Tech Trouble

Tesla Fans’ Anger Is Becoming a Problem

David Zipper

What Happened When a Remote Irish Island Finally Got Broadband Internet

Tracy Brown Hamilton

Screen Time

The Juiciest, Most Oversexed Succession Magazine Profiles This Year, Ranked

Heather Schwedel

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

Tyler Austin Harper

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Shannon Palus

Supply Chain

Christmas Lights Need a Miracle

Aaron Mak

How the Ghost of Jimmy Carter’s Presidency Haunts Everything Biden Says About Shortages

Kevin Mattson

What the Fight Over the Mail Is Really About

Mary Wilson

I am not an idiot. I am not in over my head.

Help! A 28-Year-Old Man Wants to Date Me. I’m 56.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Only Child”

Help! My Mom Gives Me Free Child Care, but She Is Driving Me Up the Wall.

Help! I Am Completely in Over My Head at My New Job.

Care and Feeding

We Caught My Husband’s Teen Sneaking Sleeping Pills

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Daniel Politi

Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Safe to Use Before Fatal Shooting

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Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Convicted of Campaign Finance Crimes

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Sam Adams

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

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Jenée Desmond-Harris

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Philosopher David Lewis Learns About Love and Language

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Amicus

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

David Zipper

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

Heather Schwedel

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Could this common iPhone-holding position really injure you?

Shannon Palus

I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

Turns out the guy has even more glaring climate conflicts of interest than what we knew before.

Nitish Pahwa

Culture

What it all means

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Dune Is a Ponderous Striptease With a Very Impressive Sandworm

Dana Stevens

Denis Villeneuve’s new movie adaptation is incomprehensible, awe-inspiring, and very, very sandy.

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

Sam Adams

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Rebecca Schuman

Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?

ICYMI

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

Tyler Austin Harper

Why Hollywood is Reluctant to Stop Using Real Guns as Props

Molly Olmstead

The Juiciest, Most Oversexed Succession Magazine Profiles This Year, Ranked

Heather Schwedel

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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What Happened When a Remote Irish Island Finally Got Broadband Internet

Tracy Brown Hamilton

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

David Zipper

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Shannon Palus

Everything That Went Wrong With Donald Trump’s New Social Network in the First 24 Hours

Aaron Mak

10 Questions About the New Ohio License Plate

Henry Grabar

The Kind of Yucky Reason the Advice on Aspirin Has Shifted

Julia Craven

Joe Manchin Might Be a Sentient Brick of Coal, but There’s Still a Chance Democrats Will Pass a Decent Climate Plan

Jordan Weissmann

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

Jordan Weissmann

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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When Did This Time of Year Become “Spooky Season”?

Heather Schwedel

The elusive history of a cursed phrase.

Help! I Got Pregnant From a Vacation Fling. My Family’s Reaction Has Stunned Me.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Philosopher David Lewis Learns About Love and Language

Hi-Phi Nation

Dear Care and Feeding: We Caught My Husband’s Teen Sneaking Sleeping Pills. Do We Have to Tell Her Mom?

Jamilah Lemieux

Should I Forgive My Abusive Grandfather Now That He’s Close to Death?

Big Mood Little Mood

Help! A 28-Year-Old Man Wants to Date Me. I’m 56.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Dear Care and Feeding: I Walked in on My 12-Year-Old. I Can’t Believe He Was Watching … That.

Jamilah Lemieux

News & Politics

What really matters

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Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

David Campbell

Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Convicted of Campaign Finance Crimes

Daniel Politi

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform

Amicus

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

Jim Newell

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

Heather Schwedel

What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

Mark Joseph Stern

John Eastman Is Right: His Election Memo Was “Crazy”

Matthew A. Seligman

Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Safe to Use Before Fatal Shooting

Daniel Politi

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Why Hollywood Is Reluctant to Stop Using Real Guns as Props

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

The Right

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

The Left

I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

Why Merrick Garland Can’t Win

Tech Trouble

Tesla Fans’ Anger Is Becoming a Problem

What Happened When a Remote Irish Island Finally Got Broadband Internet

Screen Time

The Juiciest, Most Oversexed Succession Magazine Profiles This Year, Ranked

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Supply Chain

Christmas Lights Need a Miracle

How the Ghost of Jimmy Carter’s Presidency Haunts Everything Biden Says About Shortages

What the Fight Over the Mail Is Really About

I am not an idiot. I am not in over my head.

Help! A 28-Year-Old Man Wants to Date Me. I’m 56.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Only Child”

Help! My Mom Gives Me Free Child Care, but She Is Driving Me Up the Wall.

Help! I Am Completely in Over My Head at My New Job.

We Caught My Husband’s Teen Sneaking Sleeping Pills

Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Safe to Use Before Fatal Shooting

Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Convicted of Campaign Finance Crimes

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

Help! I Got Pregnant From a Vacation Fling. My Family’s Reaction Has Stunned Me.

Philosopher David Lewis Learns About Love and Language

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

Dune Is a Ponderous Striptease With a Very Impressive Sandworm

Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

Why Hollywood is Reluctant to Stop Using Real Guns as Props

The Juiciest, Most Oversexed Succession Magazine Profiles This Year, Ranked

What Happened When a Remote Irish Island Finally Got Broadband Internet

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Everything That Went Wrong With Donald Trump’s New Social Network in the First 24 Hours

10 Questions About the New Ohio License Plate

The Kind of Yucky Reason the Advice on Aspirin Has Shifted

Joe Manchin Might Be a Sentient Brick of Coal, but There’s Still a Chance Democrats Will Pass a Decent Climate Plan

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

When Did This Time of Year Become “Spooky Season”?

Help! I Got Pregnant From a Vacation Fling. My Family’s Reaction Has Stunned Me.

Philosopher David Lewis Learns About Love and Language

Dear Care and Feeding: We Caught My Husband’s Teen Sneaking Sleeping Pills. Do We Have to Tell Her Mom?

Should I Forgive My Abusive Grandfather Now That He’s Close to Death?

Help! A 28-Year-Old Man Wants to Date Me. I’m 56.

Dear Care and Feeding: I Walked in on My 12-Year-Old. I Can’t Believe He Was Watching … That.

Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Convicted of Campaign Finance Crimes

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

John Eastman Is Right: His Election Memo Was “Crazy”

Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Safe to Use Before Fatal Shooting