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

Jim Newell

Celebrities

Great News, Bob Odenkirk Is Going to Be OK

Matthew Dessem

Olympics

What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Needs to Do to Save Their Games

Eric Betts

Simone Biles Is Transforming Gymnastics From the Inside—Again

Mary Harris

Why Did the Skateboarders Fall So Much? Aren’t They Supposed to Be Good?

Christina Cauterucci

Jan. 6

Banning Jim Jordan Saved the House Investigation

Jeremy Stahl

Advice

I’m Single for the First Time in Years. When Did Men Add This New “Normal” Part of Sex?

Jessica Stoya

My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?

Elizabeth Spiers

Who Actually Buys a Gold Toilet?

Yana Pashaeva

We Don’t Want Our 12-Year-Old to Tell Anyone She’s a Lesbian

Care and Feeding

Pandemic

The U.S. Government’s Noble Lies About COVID-19

Kerrington Powell and Vinay Prasad

“I Never Quit Masking”: Three Public Health Experts on How They Are Thinking About Masks Now

Julia Craven

What It’s Like to Be a Doctor in Unvaccinated America

Vishal Khetpal

I'm terrified of the things I know my mother will say to my new boyfriend.

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

Help! My Husband Refuses to Stop Talking to His Ex.

Help! Should I Tell My Father I Slept With His Horrible Wife?

Help! I Think My Adult Stepsons May Be Sleeping Together.

How to Do It

I’m Already Acting Out My Secret Sexual Fantasy With My Wife—She Just Doesn’t Know It

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Matthew Dessem

After Jungle Cruise, Which Theme Park Attractions Should Disney Adapt Next?

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Matthew Dessem

Great News, Bob Odenkirk Is Going to Be OK

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Justin Peters

Isn’t NBC Forgetting Something About Simone Biles’ Exit?

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Molly Olmstead

Which Zoo Animals Are “High Risk” Enough to Get an Experimental COVID Vaccine? A Zoo Veterinarian Explains.

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Jim Newell

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

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Eric Betts

What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Needs to Do to Save Their Olympics

My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?

Elizabeth Spiers

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

Jim Newell

Mo Brooks Accidentally Gave Up His Immunity From Eric Swalwell’s Insurrection Lawsuit

Mark Joseph Stern

Was the Olympic Skateboarding Really As Unimpressive As It Seemed?

“A skateboard is not attached to your feet,” an actual skateboarder explains.

Christina Cauterucci

Culture

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A Dialect Coach Assesses Every Russian Accent in Black Widow

Marissa Martinelli

After Jungle Cruise, Which Theme Park Attractions Should Disney Adapt Next?

Matthew Dessem

Great News, Bob Odenkirk Is Going to Be OK

Matthew Dessem

Isn’t NBC Forgetting Something About Simone Biles’ Exit?

Justin Peters

What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Needs to Do to Save Their Olympics

Eric Betts

Simone Biles Is Transforming Gymnastics From the Inside—Again

Mary Harris

White Lotus is a Sendup of the 1 Percent

Culture Gabfest

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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Why Is It So Hard to Use NBC’s Peacock to Watch the Olympics?

Jake Dean

At least you get Snoop Dogg sports commentary.

“I Never Quit Masking”

Julia Craven

My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?

Elizabeth Spiers

It’s Time to Call Out Big Oil Companies for What They Really Are

Adam Sobel

The Best Thing to Happen to Museums in the Pandemic

Riley Davis

The U.S. Government’s Noble Lies About COVID-19

Kerrington Powell and Vinay Prasad

Russia’s Nonsensical, Impossible Quest to Create Its Own Domestic Internet

Josephine Wolff

Which Zoo Animals Are “High Risk” Enough to Get an Experimental COVID Vaccine? A Zoo Veterinarian Explains.

Molly Olmstead

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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How Parents Should Talk to Their Kids About Simone Biles

Dan Kois, Jamilah Lemieux, and Elizabeth Newcamp

When we spend so much time stressing grit and perseverance, what do we say when an athlete walks away?

I’m Single for the First Time in Years. When Did Men Add This New “Normal” Part of Sex?

Jessica Stoya

Who Actually Buys a Gold Toilet?

Yana Pashaeva

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

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Dear Care and Feeding: We Don’t Want Our 12-Year-Old to Tell Anyone She’s a Lesbian

Nicole Chung

How Do I Finally Cut Ties With My Emotionally Abusive Mom?

Big Mood Little Mood

My Dead Husband Is Haunting My Sex Life

Jessica Stoya

News & Politics

What really matters

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Congress Goes Gambit-Crazy

Jim Newell

Trump Won’t Let the GOP Move On

William Saletan

Mo Brooks Accidentally Gave Up His Immunity From Eric Swalwell’s Insurrection Lawsuit

Mark Joseph Stern

An Indigenous Leader on Why She Still Needs to Protest Pipelines, Even Under Biden

Sofia Andrade

Simone Biles Withdraws From the Individual All-Around

Elliot Hannon

Mississippi’s Request for SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v. Wade Might Be a Problem for the Three Trump Justices

David S. Cohen and Dahlia Lithwick

What Happened to Simone Biles?

What Next

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

Jim Newell

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

Isn’t NBC Forgetting Something About Simone Biles’ Exit?

Mo Brooks Accidentally Gave Up His Immunity From the Jan. 6 Lawsuit

Trump Won’t Let the GOP Move On

The Zoo Animals That Are “High Risk” Enough to Get the COVID Vaccine

Celebrities

Great News, Bob Odenkirk Is Going to Be OK

Olympics

What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Needs to Do to Save Their Games

Simone Biles Is Transforming Gymnastics From the Inside—Again

Why Did the Skateboarders Fall So Much? Aren’t They Supposed to Be Good?

Jan. 6

Banning Jim Jordan Saved the House Investigation

Advice

I’m Single for the First Time in Years. When Did Men Add This New “Normal” Part of Sex?

My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?

Who Actually Buys a Gold Toilet?

We Don’t Want Our 12-Year-Old to Tell Anyone She’s a Lesbian

Pandemic

The U.S. Government’s Noble Lies About COVID-19

“I Never Quit Masking”: Three Public Health Experts on How They Are Thinking About Masks Now

What It’s Like to Be a Doctor in Unvaccinated America

I'm terrified of the things I know my mother will say to my new boyfriend.

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

Help! My Husband Refuses to Stop Talking to His Ex.

Help! Should I Tell My Father I Slept With His Horrible Wife?

Help! I Think My Adult Stepsons May Be Sleeping Together.

I’m Already Acting Out My Secret Sexual Fantasy With My Wife—She Just Doesn’t Know It

After Jungle Cruise, Which Theme Park Attractions Should Disney Adapt Next?

Great News, Bob Odenkirk Is Going to Be OK

Isn’t NBC Forgetting Something About Simone Biles’ Exit?

Which Zoo Animals Are “High Risk” Enough to Get an Experimental COVID Vaccine? A Zoo Veterinarian Explains.

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

What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Needs to Do to Save Their Olympics

My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?

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

Mo Brooks Accidentally Gave Up His Immunity From Eric Swalwell’s Insurrection Lawsuit

Was the Olympic Skateboarding Really As Unimpressive As It Seemed?

A Dialect Coach Assesses Every Russian Accent in Black Widow

After Jungle Cruise, Which Theme Park Attractions Should Disney Adapt Next?

Great News, Bob Odenkirk Is Going to Be OK

Isn’t NBC Forgetting Something About Simone Biles’ Exit?

What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Needs to Do to Save Their Olympics

Simone Biles Is Transforming Gymnastics From the Inside—Again

White Lotus is a Sendup of the 1 Percent

Why Is It So Hard to Use NBC’s Peacock to Watch the Olympics?

“I Never Quit Masking”

My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?

It’s Time to Call Out Big Oil Companies for What They Really Are

The Best Thing to Happen to Museums in the Pandemic

The U.S. Government’s Noble Lies About COVID-19

Russia’s Nonsensical, Impossible Quest to Create Its Own Domestic Internet

Which Zoo Animals Are “High Risk” Enough to Get an Experimental COVID Vaccine? A Zoo Veterinarian Explains.

How Parents Should Talk to Their Kids About Simone Biles

I’m Single for the First Time in Years. When Did Men Add This New “Normal” Part of Sex?

Who Actually Buys a Gold Toilet?

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

Dear Care and Feeding: We Don’t Want Our 12-Year-Old to Tell Anyone She’s a Lesbian

How Do I Finally Cut Ties With My Emotionally Abusive Mom?

My Dead Husband Is Haunting My Sex Life

Congress Goes Gambit-Crazy

Trump Won’t Let the GOP Move On

Mo Brooks Accidentally Gave Up His Immunity From Eric Swalwell’s Insurrection Lawsuit

An Indigenous Leader on Why She Still Needs to Protest Pipelines, Even Under Biden

Simone Biles Withdraws From the Individual All-Around

Mississippi’s Request for SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v. Wade Might Be a Problem for the Three Trump Justices

What Happened to Simone Biles?

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