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“They Look So Innocent. They’re Not Innocent.”

It Sure Looks Like Donald Trump Is Trying to Take Down Angela Merkel

Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering

Trump’s Complaints About the FBI Imply There’s Ample Evidence for Collusion

Immigration

Protest in New Orleans Leads to Arrests; One Activist Hit by Truck

Social Media

When You Leave Facebook for 10 Days, Facebook Does Not Let You Forget It

Trolling

Elon Musk Is Trying to Redefine Socialism as … Capitalism

World Cup

South Korea Built Its Team Around One Man. Can It Work?

Dear Prudence

Help! My Therapist Told My Husband to Lie to Me About His Infidelity.

Discoveries from underneath one of the world’s biggest cities.

Psychology’s Trolley Dilemma Is Going Off the Rails

Where LeBron Should Play Next Year

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Everything Is Love Is Like a Prestige Drama Finale

Marvel Fans Have Opinions on Which Mega-Conglomerate Should Get to Buy Fox

AMC Pulls Chris Hardwick’s Talking With… in the Wake of Sexual Abuse Allegations

Help! My Therapist Told My Husband to Lie to Me About His Infidelity.

Help! My Fiancée Is Allergic to Dogs, and My Mother Is Mad About It.

It Sure Looks Like Donald Trump Is Trying to Take Down Angela Merkel

Help! My Therapist Told My Husband to Lie to Me About His Infidelity.

Marvel Fans Have Opinions on Which Mega-Conglomerate Should Get to Buy Fox

When You Leave Facebook for 10 Days, Facebook Does Not Let You Forget It

Where LeBron Should Play Next Year, According to a Wine Critic

Protest in New Orleans Over Family Separations Leads to Arrests; One Activist Hit by Truck

Trump’s Damning Doublespeak

“Nits Make Lice”: America’s Long History of Casting Suspicion and Blame on Nonwhite Children

Does the Trolley Problem Have a Problem?

Here’s a Dishonest Tweet from Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Also Five Limericks

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s New Album Is Like the Satisfying Finale of a Prestige Drama

Where LeBron Should Play Next Year, According to a Wine Critic

AMC Pulls Chris Hardwick’s Talking With… in the Wake of Sexual Abuse Allegations

Can a One-Man Team Win at the World Cup?

Last Week Tonight Debuts a Song About Xi Jinping That Will Surely Be Banned in China

Here’s Where You Can Listen to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Album If You Don’t Have Tidal

Thirst Aid Kit Celebrates and Examines Celebrity Lust

What Suicide Leaves Behind

When You Leave Facebook for 10 Days, Facebook Does Not Let You Forget It

Electronic Health Records Are on the Verge of Actually Being Useful

Climate Change–Related Heat Waves Will Be Deadly for People Who Are Homeless

The Trolley Problem Tries to Probe Our Moral Compass. Does It Work?

Five Ways Apple Is Making Its Devices More Secure in iOS 12

The Personalization Battle Is Reaching Its Cartoonish Extreme

Marvel Fans Have Opinions on Which Mega-Conglomerate Should Get to Buy Fox

My Mom Won’t Stop Giving Our Kid Sweets

Help! My Therapist Told My Husband to Lie to Me About His Infidelity.

Rabbit Holes: Why I Obsessively Investigate Celebrities With Dual Nationality

The Best Sunscreens and Sun-Protective Clothing for Kids and Babies

“Nits Make Lice”: America’s Long History of Casting Suspicion and Blame on Nonwhite Children

Why I Love Life Hacks and Hate Them Too

On Raising Boys in an Age of “Gender Battles”

Elizabeth Holmes Deserves Prison, but Her Indictment Won’t Make Silicon Valley Any Less Reckless

Maybe This One Dumb Chart Explains the Economy

How Donald Trump Took Transactional Philanthropy to Its Logical, and Illegal, Extreme

Goldman Sachs, Deepak Chopra, and Paul Tudor Jones Are Launching a New Investment Fund, but It’s Good

Why Donald Trump Is Absolutely Obsessed With Canadian Dairy Protectionism

Highways Have Divided and Afflicted City Neighborhoods for Decades. Can They Be Redeemed?

Donating $20 Million to a Journalism School Is a Really Bad Way to Spend $20 Million

Elon Musk Is Trying to Redefine Socialism as … Capitalism

Justice Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering

It Sure Looks Like Donald Trump Is Trying to Take Down Angela Merkel

Protest in New Orleans Over Family Separations Leads to Arrests; One Activist Hit by Truck

The Supreme Court Punted on Partisan Gerrymandering. The Fight to Kill It Is Far From Over.

Laura Bush Calls Trump Policy of Separating Families at Border “Cruel and Immoral”

Trump’s Damning Doublespeak

At Least Five Killed When SUV Packed With Immigrants Crashes After Border Patrol Chase

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