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Unvaccinated People Are Not Criminals

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Introducing the How to Do It Podcast

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Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

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Music

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Why Alanis Morissette Is Disowning the New Documentary About Her

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How to Do It

I Found a Woman With an Incredible Sexual Talent. I Worry About What I’m Doing to Her.

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Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

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The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

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Weekend Reads

“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

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A Teen Magazine Icon Is Shattering Her Legend, One Jaw-Dropping Confession at a Time. Why?

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Why College Professors Have Had Enough

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I’m sick of talking about this and sick of hearing about it.

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

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Help! My Daughter and Her Fiancé Refuse to Pay Rent or Move Out.

Help! My Friends Hid Their Breakup From Me for Two Years.

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The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

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Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

Daniel Politi

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal COVID-19 Booster Shots

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The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Guess Who’s on These Cookies!

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Culture

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Charli D’Amelio Has Girlbossed Her Way Too Close to the Sun

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You can’t always get what you want—even with 100 million TikTok followers.

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Impeachment’s Episode About the Clinton-Lewinsky Affair

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Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

Aaron Mak

They became notorious for trying to harass Asian women off the internet. The racial trauma of the past year has only emboldened them.

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

Henry Grabar

We Need to Treat Those With COVID Like People—Not Criminals

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The Missing Link in Biden’s Revolutionary Solar Energy Plan

Jake Dean

I Inherited Some Land With a Disturbing History

Elizabeth Spiers

The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working

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The Megadrought Is Forcing Ranchers to Slaughter Far More Animals

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The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

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Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Uproar Over the “Ultimate American Bible”

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Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Believe My Boyfriend Kept This Huge Secret from Me

Michelle Herman

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You Can Have Black “Friends” and Still Be Racist

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Help! My Sister Just Made a Stunning Accusation—and Now the Whole Family Is on My Case.

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Dear Care and Feeding: My Nephew Threw a Fit Over a Gift I Gave His Brother

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Larry Elder Is Not Going Anywhere

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Biden Administration Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

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F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal COVID-19 Booster Shots

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Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

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Even Republicans Don’t Believe Their Arguments Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

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Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

Daniel Politi

Unvaccinated People Are Not Criminals

Podcast Episode Introducing the How to Do It Podcast

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

Joe Biden Is Wrong: Interracial Relationships Won’t Fix Racism

COVID-19

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal Booster Shots

Food

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: The Most Uncanny Valley Cookies You’ve Ever Seen

Washington, D.C.

Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

Music

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Why Alanis Morissette Is Disowning the New Documentary About Her

How to Do It

I Found a Woman With an Incredible Sexual Talent. I Worry About What I’m Doing to Her.

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

Weekend Reads

“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

A Teen Magazine Icon Is Shattering Her Legend, One Jaw-Dropping Confession at a Time. Why?

Why College Professors Have Had Enough

I’m sick of talking about this and sick of hearing about it.

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Ambivalent IVFer”

Help! My Daughter and Her Fiancé Refuse to Pay Rent or Move Out.

Help! My Friends Hid Their Breakup From Me for Two Years.

My Daughter’s Saying Some Worrying Things About Her Mom’s Boyfriend

Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Believe My Boyfriend Kept This Huge Secret from Me

How a Book Cover Designer Catches the Reader’s Eye

I Fall in Love With Women for the Most Embarrassing Reason Possible—and They Hate Me for It

You Can Have Black “Friends” and Still Be Racist

Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

Biden Administration Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal COVID-19 Booster Shots

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Guess Who’s on These Cookies!

Charli D’Amelio Has Girlbossed Her Way Too Close to the Sun

The Dark Subreddit of Men’s Rights Asians

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Shang-Chi Opens a New Door to the Ever-Expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe

Norm Macdonald’s Memoir Was Mostly Lies, but One Part Rings True

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Impeachment’s Episode About the Clinton-Lewinsky Affair

“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

We Need to Treat Those With COVID Like People—Not Criminals

The Missing Link in Biden’s Revolutionary Solar Energy Plan

I Inherited Some Land With a Disturbing History

The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working

The Megadrought Is Forcing Ranchers to Slaughter Far More Animals

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

The Uproar Over the “Ultimate American Bible”

Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Believe My Boyfriend Kept This Huge Secret from Me

I Fall in Love With Women for the Most Embarrassing Reason Possible—and They Hate Me for It

You Can Have Black “Friends” and Still Be Racist

Help! My Sister Just Made a Stunning Accusation—and Now the Whole Family Is on My Case.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s Saying Some Worrying Things About Her Mom’s Boyfriend

Dear Care and Feeding: My Nephew Threw a Fit Over a Gift I Gave His Brother

Larry Elder Is Not Going Anywhere

Biden Administration Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal COVID-19 Booster Shots

Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Guess Who’s on These Cookies!

Besties, Buddies, Baes: Black Friends Don’t Mean You’re Not Racist

Even Republicans Don’t Believe Their Arguments Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

Introducing the How to Do It Podcast