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Companies like Uber and Lyft promise they’re creating opportunities for people shut out of traditional employment, but their opaque background check policies present a barrier for some.

The L.A. Auto Show Demonstrated Why Electric Cars Are Still the Future

Sonari Glinton

Photoshop Isn’t the Problem. Using Women’s Bodies to Sell Products Is.

Shannon Palus

People Keep Throwing Electric Scooters Into Lakes and Rivers

April Glaser

In Turkey, Even the Volatile Bitcoin Looks Pretty Good Compared to the Lira

Sara Nasser

Chinese Tech Giant Huawei’s CFO Was Arrested for Allegedly Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

Aaron Mak

In Two Years, Most New California Homes Will Come With Solar Panels

Jennifer Kang

Of Course Monopoly Man and Alex Jones Showed Up at Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s Capitol Hill Hearing

Aaron Mak

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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When Your Parents are Michael Lewis and Tabitha Soren

Rachelle Hampton

Featuring Quinn Lewis, age 19.

Why Language Can’t Be Tamed

John H. McWhorter

I Hated Vacuuming—Until I Found This Vacuum That Makes It Feel Like Playing a Video Game

Shannon Palus

Help! My Co-Workers’ Perfume Makes Me Physically Ill.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Leonardo DiCaprio Is Rumored to Be in the Market for Dinosaur Skeleton Art. Can You Really Buy Fossils?

Rachelle Hampton

How “Woke Ammon Bundy” Became the Year’s Most Surprising Resistance Figure

Ruth Graham

Help! I’m a Married Dad Who’s Fallen in Love With a Much Younger Co-Worker.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Business

Where the money goes

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Minneapolis Confronts Its History of Housing Segregation

Henry Grabar

By doing away with single-family zoning, the city takes on high rent, long commutes, and racism in real estate in one fell swoop.

Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Says Cruises Are Getting More Personalized

Seth Stevenson

Why Selfie-Takers Are the Bane of Museum Security Guards

Jordan Weissmann

Hannibal Buress and Marina Franklin Talk Consensual Sex, Chicago, and Stand-Up

Catie Lazarus

What Harvard Business School Can Tell Us About Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Finally, NYC Is Doing Right by Lyft and Uber Drivers

Terri Gerstein

Further Proof That Millennials Are the Brokest Generation

Jordan Weissmann

Why the Uber and Lyft IPOs Won’t Change Much

Henry Grabar

News & Politics

What really matters

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John Kelly Was Supposed to Bring Credibility to the White House. He Failed.

Fred Kaplan

No tears should be shed for the outgoing chief of staff.

James Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing of Heather Heyer at Unite the Right Rally

Molly Olmstead

The Depths of Disinformation in 2016

Virginia Heffernan

2018 Was a Year of Fantastic History Threads on Twitter. Here’s a Look Back at the Best.

Rebecca Onion

Giuliani May Sign Very Cool, Very Legal Deal to Do “Consulting” for Congo Regime That Needs Favors From Trump

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Former Baylor Fraternity President Given No Jail Time in Plea Deal for Alleged Rape

Molly Olmstead

44 Former Senators Warn We Are at a National “Inflection Point” on Russia Investigation, Call on Senate to Defend Democracy

Elliot Hannon

Notable topics

Ammon Bundy Is “Woke” Now

Of Course Monopoly Man and Alex Jones Showed Up at the Google CEO’s Capitol Hill Hearing

James Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing of Heather Heyer at Unite the Right Rally

A Conservative Judge Torched Trump’s Latest Illegal Assault on Immigrants

Trump World

Giuliani May Sign “Consulting” Deal With Congo Regime That Needs Trump Favors

Transportation

People Really Are Throwing E-Scooters Into Lakes and Rivers

U.K. Meltdown

MP Swipes Royal Mace From Parliament Floor

TV

Golden Globes Name TV Achievement Award After a Comedy Legend

#MeToo

The Army’s Sexual Harassment Training Looks Promising. Really.

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2018

The Best Songs From Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Midseason Finale

THE GOODS

Real Bodies, Real Profits

Leonardo DiCaprio Is Trying to Buy Dinosaur Bones. And You Could Too.

I Hated Vacuuming—Until I Found This Vacuum That Makes It Feel Like Playing a Video Game

My co-workers' perfume makes me physically ill.

Help! I’m a Married Dad Who’s Fallen in Love With a Much Younger Co-Worker.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Vicious Boss

Help! A Distant Friend Asked Me to Describe My Genitals Over Text.

Help! My Cisgender Partner Keeps Misgendering Me.

James Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing of Heather Heyer at Unite the Right Rally

The Depths of Disinformation in 2016

Of Course Monopoly Man and Alex Jones Showed Up at Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s Capitol Hill Hearing

Trevor Noah Says the White House Can’t Even Get an Immigrant to be Chief of Staff

2018 Was a Year of Fantastic History Threads on Twitter. Here’s a Look Back at the Best.

Giuliani May Sign Very Cool, Very Legal Deal to Do “Consulting” for Congo Regime That Needs Favors From Trump

House Republicans Took One Final Shot at Comey—and Discredited Themselves

Dear Care and Feeding: My Parents Constantly Indulge My 2-Year-Old’s Vices

Bird Bath

The 10 Best Books of 2018

The Best Jazz Albums of 2018

Trevor Noah Says the White House Can’t Even Get an Immigrant to be Chief of Staff

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2018

The Golden Globes Name Their New Television Achievement Award After a Comedy Legend

How a Sex Scandal Arguably Helped Mary Astor’s Career

Triple Frontier Applies the Narcos Template to Veterans’ Issues

The Real Lee Israel on Faking Dorothy Parker

Workers With Criminal Records Struggle to Find a Place in the Gig Economy

The L.A. Auto Show Demonstrated Why Electric Cars Are Still the Future

Photoshop Isn’t the Problem. Using Women’s Bodies to Sell Products Is.

People Keep Throwing Electric Scooters Into Lakes and Rivers

In Turkey, Even the Volatile Bitcoin Looks Pretty Good Compared to the Lira

Chinese Tech Giant Huawei’s CFO Was Arrested for Allegedly Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

In Two Years, Most New California Homes Will Come With Solar Panels

Of Course Monopoly Man and Alex Jones Showed Up at Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s Capitol Hill Hearing

When Your Parents are Michael Lewis and Tabitha Soren

Why Language Can’t Be Tamed

I Hated Vacuuming—Until I Found This Vacuum That Makes It Feel Like Playing a Video Game

Help! My Co-Workers’ Perfume Makes Me Physically Ill.

Leonardo DiCaprio Is Rumored to Be in the Market for Dinosaur Skeleton Art. Can You Really Buy Fossils?

How “Woke Ammon Bundy” Became the Year’s Most Surprising Resistance Figure

Help! I’m a Married Dad Who’s Fallen in Love With a Much Younger Co-Worker.

Minneapolis Confronts Its History of Housing Segregation

Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Says Cruises Are Getting More Personalized

Why Selfie-Takers Are the Bane of Museum Security Guards

Hannibal Buress and Marina Franklin Talk Consensual Sex, Chicago, and Stand-Up

What Harvard Business School Can Tell Us About Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook

Finally, NYC Is Doing Right by Lyft and Uber Drivers

Further Proof That Millennials Are the Brokest Generation

Why the Uber and Lyft IPOs Won’t Change Much

John Kelly Was Supposed to Bring Credibility to the White House. He Failed.

James Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing of Heather Heyer at Unite the Right Rally

The Depths of Disinformation in 2016

2018 Was a Year of Fantastic History Threads on Twitter. Here’s a Look Back at the Best.

Giuliani May Sign Very Cool, Very Legal Deal to Do “Consulting” for Congo Regime That Needs Favors From Trump

Former Baylor Fraternity President Given No Jail Time in Plea Deal for Alleged Rape

44 Former Senators Warn We Are at a National “Inflection Point” on Russia Investigation, Call on Senate to Defend Democracy

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