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The Alternative to Overturning Roe That Terrifies Anti-Abortion Advocates

Mark Joseph Stern

The Wheel of Time Isn’t “the New Game of Thrones.” It’s Better.

Rebecca Long

Why One Mom’s Viral Video About Her Night Doula Made So Many People So Angry

Julia Craven

Red States Are Now Paying Unemployment Benefits to Anti-Vaxxers Who Quit Their Jobs

William Saletan

Today Was the Best Day for Democracy in Months

Jeremy Stahl

Capitol Hill

A Necessary Explainer on How Lauren Boebert’s Smear Sent the House Into Chaos

Jim Newell

Dr. Oz Gave Dr. Oz Show Staff 15 Minutes’ Notice That He’s Quitting to Run for Senate in State Where He May Not Live

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Music

There’s a Reason the New Beatles Doc Had to Be Eight Hours

Carl Wilson

Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Opens With Her Lawyer Diving Straight Into the Muck

Seth Stevenson

Work

My Job Is Forcing Us to Use PTO for a Week It’s Going to Be Closed

Alison Green

How to Do It

My New Guy Won’t Do What I Actually Want During Sex. I Know a Real Man Would.

Jessica Stoya

Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Display Might Make You Miss Melania’s Blood Trees

Heather Schwedel

My Daughters’ Friends Have the Most Frustrating Excuse for Being Flaky

Care and Feeding

Health

I shudder at the thought of watching people jam 50,000 calories into their faces.

Help! My Brother Blames Me for My Miscarriage.

Help! My Best Friend’s Son Is Aggressively Stalking My Daughter.

Help! My Gym Freak Husband Won’t Stop Criticizing My Body.

Help! My Girlfriend and I Can’t Do Anything Together Without Our Partner Getting Jealous.

Care and Feeding

My Daughter Was Invited to Eavesdrop on Her Friend’s Therapy Session

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Seth Stevenson

Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell’s Defense So Intent on Talking About Jeffrey Epstein’s Famous Friends?

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William Saletan

Red States Are Now Paying Unemployment Benefits to Anti-Vaxxers Who Quit Their Jobs

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Aaron Mak

The First Major Antitrust Move Against Meta Is Over GIFs?

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Jim Newell

A Necessary Explainer on How Lauren Boebert’s Smear Sent the House Into Chaos

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Jeremy Stahl

Tuesday Was the Best Day for American Democracy in Months

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Jessica Stoya

My New Guy Won’t Do What I Actually Want During Sex. I Know a Real Man Would.

The Wheel of Time Isn’t “the New Game of Thrones.” It’s Better.

Rebecca Long

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

Ellin Stein

The Alternative to Overturning Roe That Terrifies Anti-Abortion Advocates

Almost everyone thinks the Supreme Court will either affirm or abandon Roe v. Wade. But there’s another option.

Mark Joseph Stern

Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Display Might Just Make You Miss Melania’s Blood Trees

Heather Schwedel

Culture

What it all means

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House of Goofy

Dana Stevens

Is Lady Gaga and Adam Driver’s new movie a Godfather-esque epic, a fabulous slog, or the best comedy of 2021?

There’s a Reason the New Beatles Doc Had to Be Eight Hours

Carl Wilson

The Wheel of Time Isn’t “the New Game of Thrones.” It’s Better.

Rebecca Long

Why Are Vampires Always Hot Men?

Decoder Ring

Are the Lakers Bad or Just Old?

Hang Up and Listen

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

Ellin Stein

We Probably Just Saw the Biggest College Football Coaching Move Ever

Alex Kirshner

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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What Can Ancient Cities Teach Us About Surviving Climate Change?

Michael E. Smith

Can Democrats Fix “the Most Broken Business in America”?

Mary Harris

How Morale at Facebook Tumbled After Trump’s “Looting and Shooting” Post

Nitish Pahwa

The U.S. Government Is Wasting Billions on Ineffective Wildfire Policy

Aaron Labaree

How I Finally Got Over the Embarrassing Thing My Face Does When I’m Nervous

Dorie Chevlen

You Don’t Have to Worry About Omicron Yet

Shannon Palus

Why Are Duolingo’s Sentences So Weird???

Jane C. Hu

The First Major Antitrust Move Against Meta Is Over GIFs?

Aaron Mak

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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A Holiday Gift Guide Made Only of Things Whose Prices Haven’t Gone Up Because of Inflation

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Bless your relatives and friends with affordable dental floss and frozen corn (but also some things that would actually be good gifts, we promise).

My New Guy Won’t Do What I Actually Want During Sex. I Know a Real Man Would.

Jessica Stoya

I’m Terrified of Revealing My True Passion to My Judgmental Family

Big Mood Little Mood

Why One Mom’s Viral Video About Her Night Doula Made So Many People So Angry

Julia Craven

Help! I’m Disgusted by All Our Holiday Food Traditions.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Why You May Not Actually Need to Walk Your Dog

How To!

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband’s Family Has Taken Their Disney Obsession Too Far

Doyin Richards

News & Politics

What really matters

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The Loneliest Anti-Vaxxer

Nick Keppler

Even the popular polio shot had its haters.

Red States Are Now Paying Unemployment Benefits to Anti-Vaxxers Who Quit Their Jobs

William Saletan

A Necessary Explainer on How Lauren Boebert’s Smear Sent the House Into Chaos

Jim Newell

Tuesday Was the Best Day for American Democracy in Months

Jeremy Stahl

Dr. Oz Gave Dr. Oz Show Staff 15 Minutes’ Notice That He’s Quitting to Run for Senate in State Where He May Not Live

Ben Mathis-Lilley

It’s Time for CNN to Can Chris Cuomo for Being Completely Full of Crap

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Alternative to Overturning Roe That Terrifies Anti-Abortion Advocates

Mark Joseph Stern

Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell’s Defense So Intent on Talking About Jeffrey Epstein’s Famous Friends?

Seth Stevenson

The Alternative to Overturning Roe That Terrifies Anti-Abortion Advocates

The Wheel of Time Isn’t “the New Game of Thrones.” It’s Better.

Why One Mom’s Viral Video About Her Night Doula Made So Many People So Angry

Red States Are Now Paying Unemployment Benefits to Anti-Vaxxers Who Quit Their Jobs

Today Was the Best Day for Democracy in Months

Capitol Hill

A Necessary Explainer on How Lauren Boebert’s Smear Sent the House Into Chaos

Dr. Oz Gave Dr. Oz Show Staff 15 Minutes’ Notice That He’s Quitting to Run for Senate in State Where He May Not Live

Music

There’s a Reason the New Beatles Doc Had to Be Eight Hours

Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Opens With Her Lawyer Diving Straight Into the Muck

Work

My Job Is Forcing Us to Use PTO for a Week It’s Going to Be Closed

How to Do It

My New Guy Won’t Do What I Actually Want During Sex. I Know a Real Man Would.

Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Display Might Make You Miss Melania’s Blood Trees

My Daughters’ Friends Have the Most Frustrating Excuse for Being Flaky

Health

I Was Always Embarrassed by How Easily I Blush. I Only Recently Understood Why.

You Don’t Have to Worry About Omicron Yet

What They Never Tell You Happens When You Get Your Semen Analyzed

I shudder at the thought of watching people jam 50,000 calories into their faces.

Help! My Brother Blames Me for My Miscarriage.

Help! My Best Friend’s Son Is Aggressively Stalking My Daughter.

Help! My Gym Freak Husband Won’t Stop Criticizing My Body.

Help! My Girlfriend and I Can’t Do Anything Together Without Our Partner Getting Jealous.

My Daughter Was Invited to Eavesdrop on Her Friend’s Therapy Session

Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell’s Defense So Intent on Talking About Jeffrey Epstein’s Famous Friends?

Red States Are Now Paying Unemployment Benefits to Anti-Vaxxers Who Quit Their Jobs

The First Major Antitrust Move Against Meta Is Over GIFs?

A Necessary Explainer on How Lauren Boebert’s Smear Sent the House Into Chaos

Tuesday Was the Best Day for American Democracy in Months

My New Guy Won’t Do What I Actually Want During Sex. I Know a Real Man Would.

The Wheel of Time Isn’t “the New Game of Thrones.” It’s Better.

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

The Alternative to Overturning Roe That Terrifies Anti-Abortion Advocates

Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Display Might Just Make You Miss Melania’s Blood Trees

House of Goofy

There’s a Reason the New Beatles Doc Had to Be Eight Hours

The Wheel of Time Isn’t “the New Game of Thrones.” It’s Better.

Why Are Vampires Always Hot Men?

Are the Lakers Bad or Just Old?

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci

We Probably Just Saw the Biggest College Football Coaching Move Ever

What Can Ancient Cities Teach Us About Surviving Climate Change?

Can Democrats Fix “the Most Broken Business in America”?

How Morale at Facebook Tumbled After Trump’s “Looting and Shooting” Post

The U.S. Government Is Wasting Billions on Ineffective Wildfire Policy

How I Finally Got Over the Embarrassing Thing My Face Does When I’m Nervous

You Don’t Have to Worry About Omicron Yet

Why Are Duolingo’s Sentences So Weird???

The First Major Antitrust Move Against Meta Is Over GIFs?

A Holiday Gift Guide Made Only of Things Whose Prices Haven’t Gone Up Because of Inflation

My New Guy Won’t Do What I Actually Want During Sex. I Know a Real Man Would.

I’m Terrified of Revealing My True Passion to My Judgmental Family

Why One Mom’s Viral Video About Her Night Doula Made So Many People So Angry

Help! I’m Disgusted by All Our Holiday Food Traditions.

Why You May Not Actually Need to Walk Your Dog

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband’s Family Has Taken Their Disney Obsession Too Far

The Loneliest Anti-Vaxxer

Red States Are Now Paying Unemployment Benefits to Anti-Vaxxers Who Quit Their Jobs

A Necessary Explainer on How Lauren Boebert’s Smear Sent the House Into Chaos

Tuesday Was the Best Day for American Democracy in Months

Dr. Oz Gave Dr. Oz Show Staff 15 Minutes’ Notice That He’s Quitting to Run for Senate in State Where He May Not Live

It’s Time for CNN to Can Chris Cuomo for Being Completely Full of Crap

The Alternative to Overturning Roe That Terrifies Anti-Abortion Advocates

Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell’s Defense So Intent on Talking About Jeffrey Epstein’s Famous Friends?