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Is Impeachment Plausible, Necessary, or Stupid?

A semi-conclusive debate.

The Breakout Star of the Mueller Report?

Christina Cauterucci

The Other Thing the Mueller Report Proved: Journalists Were Right

Justin Peters

The Mueller Report Is an Irrefutable Case That Trump Is Unfit for Office

Frank Bowman

Lyra McKee

Two Teens Arrested in Killing Prominent Journalist

Daniel Politi

Indigenous Peoples

A Third State Is Likely to Officially Scrap Columbus Day

Daniel Politi

NBA Playoffs

Russell Westbrook’s Least-Favorite Sportswriter on Being Russell Westbrook’s Least-Favorite Sportswriter

Nick Greene

Nets-76ers Has the Playoffs’ Most Delightful and Unnecessary Feud

Nick Greene

Help!

My Sister Wants Me to Pay for Our Wedding Dress

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

The Conversation Starts Here

Introducing a story about an experiment in punishment and the people caught up in it.

Most Gun Owners Are White. Most Gun Court Defendants Are Black.

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The Indica vs. Sativa Distinction Isn’t Real

Shannon Palus

How a dubious theory about cannabis strains became stoner canon.

James Holzhauer Could Be the Serena Williams of Jeopardy!

Jeremy Samuel Faust

He isn’t just winning. He’s changing the game.

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Under the Silver Lake Is a Total Mess

Inkoo Kang

But the follow-up to It Follows is also totally worth it.

Why Must Hollywood Deny Us the Pleasure of Seeing Lori Loughlin’s Latest Projects?

Marissa Martinelli

When Did Slasher Movies Get So Respectable?

Jeffrey Bloomer

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Flirtatious Neighbor

Help! I’m Sober Now, but Regret and Shame Keep Preventing Me From Moving Forward.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Treats Me Like an Unpaid Therapist.

Help! My Husband Uses Our Silverware to Feed Our Dog, and It’s Making Me Sick.

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My Dog Is Hopelessly Camera-Shy. How Can I Make Him Less Scared of the Spotlight?

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The One Death Game of Thrones Can’t Face

Sam Adams

There’s no way humans should win this battle.

Stephen Colbert Pays a Heartwarming Tribute to Recently Deceased Late Show and Colbert Report Cameraman John Meiklejohn

Matthew Dessem

Boyz n the Hood Director John Singleton Hospitalized After Stroke

Matthew Dessem

Here’s What Happens When You Smoke Marijuana, According to the Washington Post in 1905

Matthew Dessem

Russell Westbrook’s Least-Favorite Sportswriter on Being Russell Westbrook’s Least-Favorite Sportswriter

Nick Greene

Ben Simmons vs. Jared Dudley Is Some Strange NBA Beef

Nick Greene

Why Must Hollywood Deny Us the Pleasure of Seeing Lori Loughlin’s Latest Projects?

Marissa Martinelli

Technology

How it’s changing us

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How to Scan Your Airbnb for Hidden Cameras

Aaron Mak

It’s not as technically difficult as it might sound.

Why There Won’t Be Any Expeditions to the North Pole This Year

Jane C. Hu

How a Futurist Sees AOC’s Video “A Message From the Future”

Aaron Mak

The Mueller Report Shows Just How Much Russia Trolled Americans in Real Life, Too

April Glaser

New Details From the Mueller Report About Don Jr.’s Interactions With WikiLeaks

April Glaser

Why Was the Mueller Report Delivered to Congress on CDs?

Aaron Mak

Police Are Making Tone-Deaf Memes to Build Community Trust

April Glaser

The Indica vs. Sativa Distinction Isn’t Real

Shannon Palus

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An honest guide to modern life

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Kim K Esq.

Mark Joseph Stern

Can Kim Kardashian actually become a lawyer with no law degree and a busy job playing herself on TV?

Help! My Sister and I Planned to Share a Wedding Dress. Now She Hates It and Wants Me to Pay for It.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

How to Get Rid of (and Prevent) Red Wine Stains on Your Teeth, According to Dentists

Strategist Editors

A Pulled Ancestry.com Ad on Interracial Love During Slavery Sells a Rosy View of Racial History

Rebecca Onion

Rabbit Holes: If “Listening to Your Body” Is the Highest Virtue on Wellness Instagram, I’m a Saint

Lily Puckett

Work Till You Die

Brigid Schulte

This $13, Olive-Derived Oil Gave Me the Best Skin of My Life

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Business

Where the money goes

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The Future of Unions Is White-Collar

Bret Schulte

Blue-collar jobs are disappearing. But a powerful new wave of organized labor is taking its place.

Sometimes It Takes a Horrible Fire to Raise a Billion Dollars

Henry Grabar

Herman Cain Says He Is Not Actually Withdrawing His Name From the Fed Race

Jordan Weissmann

Some of the 2020 Dems Should Really Be Giving a Lot More to Charity

Jordan Weissmann

A Piece of Paris Goes Up in Flames

Henry Grabar

What Trump Should Have Passed Instead of The Tax Bill That Everyone Hates

Jordan Weissmann

Women in Charge: Anna Allanbrook

Allison Benedikt

The Inspecting Our Own Meat Edition

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

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“100 Days of Success”

Jim Newell

Democratic leaders are absolutely positive that everything’s perfect. Why do you ask?

FBI Arrests Head of Armed Militia Group That Was Detaining Migrants at Border

Daniel Politi

Vermont Likely to Become Third State to Officially Scrap Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Daniel Politi

White House Releases Photo of Trump, Limbaugh Golfing as President Tweets Mueller Frustrations

Daniel Politi

Two Teenagers Arrested in Killing of Lyra McKee, Prominent Northern Ireland Journalist

Daniel Politi

Immigrants Can Be Denied Citizenship for Working in Legal Marijuana Industry

Daniel Politi

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