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The new movie keeps some details but adds a hot French lady and Matt Damon in MAGA drag.

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My “hot vax summer” has cooled into a season of confusion and dread.

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Introducing “Sinemanchin Watch,” a recurring feature on everyone’s favorite Democratic centrists.

The Arizona Audit Is Getting Very Close to Being Hauled in Front of Congress

What Does It Really Mean When a Headline Says 75% of Cases Occurred in Vaccinated People?

The Most Thrilling Olympic Sport Is Played in Basements Nationwide

The DOJ Official Who Tried to Steal the Election for Trump Has a Sweet New Gig

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What Does Nina Turner’s Loss in Ohio Say About the Party?

Obama Scales Back 60th Birthday Bash Amid COVID Concerns

Will Andrew Cuomo Go?

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How Condo Buildings End

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Robinhood Is Now a Memestonk

Parler’s Return Shows the Content Moderation Conversation Needs to Change

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In Nightbitch, Becoming a Better Mother Requires Returning to Nature—Literally

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I Was Stunned to Learn the Truth About the Finances I Share With My Husband

The Best Word for Female Genitals Really Shouldn’t Be Considered “Vulgar”

I Have a Dark Suspicion About My Boyfriend’s Strange Sexual “Condition”

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Some Countries Offer Olympic Medalists More Than Glory

Why the Crypto Industry Is Having a Meltdown Over the Infrastructure Bill

Biden Warns New Eviction Moratorium May Not Survive Legal Challenges

It feels like he’s just trying to control us and the way we spend our time.

Help! I Don’t Know Why My Best Friend Killed Herself. Her Parents Don’t Believe Me.

Help! My Son Wants Me to Pay $100,000 to See My Granddaughter.

Help! I Didn’t Get a Job Because I Look Too Much Like a Dead Man.

Help! My Neighbor Has Let a Year’s Worth of Dog Poop Pile Up on His Lawn.

I Have an Absurd, Involuntary Habit When I Have Sex. The Aftermath Isn’t Pretty.

I Have a Dark Suspicion About My Boyfriend’s Strange Sexual “Condition”

The Best Word for Female Genitals Really Shouldn’t Be Considered “Vulgar”

Will Andrew Cuomo Go?

In Nightbitch, Becoming a Better Mother Requires Returning to Nature—Literally

The Arizona Audit Is Getting Very Close to Being Hauled in Front of Congress

The Most Thrilling Olympic Sport Is Played in Basements Nationwide

How Condo Buildings End

Simone Biles’ Balance Beam Final Is One of Her Career’s Greatest Moments

I Was Stunned to Learn the Truth About the Finances I Share With My Husband

The Arizona Audit Is Getting Very Close to Being Hauled in Front of Congress

How Much of Stillwater Is Really Based on Amanda Knox?

In Nightbitch, Becoming a Better Mother Requires Returning to Nature—Literally

The Most Thrilling Olympic Sport Is Played in Basements Nationwide

Some Countries Offer Olympic Medalists More Than Glory

The Most Popular Opera Composer of Our Time on Why His Work Resonates

Can a Movie About Medieval Masculinity Enchant Modern Viewers?

Inside the Reaction-Video Economy

What to Make of the “Concerning” New CDC Study

I Was Stunned to Learn the Truth About the Finances I Share With My Husband

Robinhood Is Now a Memestonk

What Does It Really Mean When a Headline Says “75 Percent of Cases Occurred in Vaccinated People”?

Parler’s Return Shows the Content Moderation Conversation Needs to Change

A Very Thorough but Highly Subjective Review of Influencer Pro-Vax Videos

How Condo Buildings End

The Best Word for Female Genitals Really Shouldn’t Be Considered “Vulgar”

I Was Part of the July Fourth Provincetown “Breakthrough” COVID Cluster. It’s Been a Sobering Experience.

I Have a Dark Suspicion About My Boyfriend’s Strange Sexual “Condition”

What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in Florida, Where School Mask Mandates Are Banned

End Office Happy Hours

Help! I Don’t Know Why My Best Friend Killed Herself. Her Parents Don’t Believe Me.

Dear Care and Feeding: Strangers Won’t Stop Scolding Me About Letting My Toddler Crawl Outside

Dear Care and Feeding: My Kid’s Classroom Discipline System Is Making Her Sick With Anxiety

Was Joe Manchin Booed in a Jokey Way, or for Real?

The Arizona Audit Is Getting Very Close to Being Hauled in Front of Congress

The DOJ Official Who Tried to Steal the Election for Trump Has a Sweet New Gig

Obama Sharply Scales Back 60th Birthday Bash Amid Rising Concerns Over Delta

Remember the Couple Who Waved Guns at Protesters? The Missouri Governor Just Pardoned Them.

CDC Unveils New Eviction Moratorium, but Biden Warns it May Not Survive Legal Challenges

Cuomo vs. Everyone

Will Andrew Cuomo Go?