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Biden Has Found a Way to Unite the Senate. It’s Probably Not What He Had in Mind.

Mary Harris

Fame

Should We Be Worried About Billie Eilish?

Carl Wilson

Movies

Oscar Heavyweight The Father Is a Dementia Movie Unlike Any Other

Dana Stevens

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Judas and the Black Messiah

Matthew Dessem

Military

Could a Viral Video Launch a Sexual Assault Reckoning in the Marine Corps?

Mary Harris

Biden Is About to Face His Toughest Foreign Dilemma Yet

Fred Kaplan

Care and Feeding

Teachers Keep Telling Me My Stepdaughter Would Be Better Off With Her Mom

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Cassy Sarnell

Right Wing Laments Loss of Mr. Potato Head’s Imaginary Genitals

Ben Mathis-Lilley

So Are French Bulldog Thieves Just Running Around Stealing Dogs?

Elena DeBré

Money

E-Bikes for Everyone!

David Zipper

Why shouldn’t the government help Americans get electric bicycles?

What Those Shocking Texas Power Bills Have in Common With Uber Surges

Ramsi A. Woodcock

Why Someone Bought a YouTube Clip of LeBron Dunking on the Kings for $208,000

Alex Kirshner

He says I am in the wrong and that I should just not bring it into the house.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Friend of a Friend’s Fraud

Help! My Mom Is Sharing Nazi Memes on Facebook.

Help! My Parents Won’t Eat at My House Because of My Cats.

Help! I’m Really Tired of Following “Reasonable” ADA Guidelines for My Co-Worker.

Care and Feeding

I Want to Keep My Anti-Vaxxer Family Away From My Newborn

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Carl Wilson

Should We Be Worried About Billie Eilish?

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Jim Newell

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks $15 Minimum Wage

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Elena DeBré

So Are French Bulldog Thieves Just Running Around Stealing Dogs?

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Matthew Dessem

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Judas and the Black Messiah

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Political Gabfest

Not Your Garden Variety Hypocrisy

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Ben Mathis-Lilley

Right Wing Laments Loss of Mr. Potato Head’s Imaginary Genitals as Hasbro Gives Toy Line Gender-Neutral Name

The Rise and Fall of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Marriage, as Told by Her Infamous Instagram Posts

Heather Schwedel

Republicans Roll Out Belated and Frantic Strategy to Fight COVID Relief Bill

Jim Newell

Cracking Austin

The Texas freeze proved that our representatives feel no obligation to their constituents.

Lucas Schaefer

Biden Has Found a Way to Unite the Senate

It’s probably not what he had in mind.

Mary Harris

Culture

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Netflix’s True Crime Boom Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

Jessica Cullen

The hit Elisa Lam documentary Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel brings true crime back to its disreputable roots.

Should We Be Worried About Billie Eilish?

Carl Wilson

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Judas and the Black Messiah

Matthew Dessem

Oscar Heavyweight The Father Is a Dementia Movie Unlike Any Other

Dana Stevens

Why Are NBA Fans Paying Six Figures to “Buy” Highlight Clips They Could Watch for Free?

Alex Kirshner

The Strange Beauty of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Human Inhumans

Laura Miller

How Daft Punk’s Forgotten Anime Changed My Life

Allegra Frank

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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E-Bikes for Everyone!

David Zipper

Why shouldn’t the government help Americans get electric bicycles?

The Creepy Test Subjects Used in Mask Studies

Elena DeBré

The Mexican Elites Who Are Traveling to the U.S. to Get Vaccinated

Lorena Rios

Report: A Software Flaw in Arizona Is Keeping People Behind Bars

Elena DeBré

Digital Technology Helps Governments Target Critics Across Borders

Isabel Linzer

The One Word That Could Decide Whether Democrats Hike the Minimum Wage

Jordan Weissmann

Could You Get the Vaccine in Your Butt?

Ben Mathis-Lilley

What Those Shocking Texas Power Bills Have in Common With Uber Surges, Broadway Tickets, and Airfare

Ramsi A. Woodcock

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Hamsterkauf! Coronazeit! There’s a German Word for Your Pandemic Experience.

Rebecca Schuman

My Teen Seems Majorly Offended by the Tiniest Corrections. What Should I Do?

Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Serve Up Your Crispiest Fantasies With This Air Fryer, Now on Sale

Picks Editors

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Friend of a Friend’s Fraud

Danny M. Lavery and Susan Matthews

Help! My Husband Blames Me for His Chocolate Addiction.

Danny M. Lavery

Ask a Teacher: Teachers Keep Telling Me My Stepdaughter Would Be Better Off With Her Mom

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Cassy Sarnell

The Rise and Fall of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Marriage, as Told by Her Infamous Instagram Posts

Heather Schwedel

News & Politics

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Biden Wants to Take On China and Climate Change at the Same Time

Joshua Keating

It will be complicated but hopefully not impossible.

So Are French Bulldog Thieves Just Running Around Stealing Dogs?

Elena DeBré

Not Your Garden Variety Hypocrisy

Political Gabfest

Right Wing Laments Loss of Mr. Potato Head’s Imaginary Genitals as Hasbro Gives Toy Line Gender-Neutral Name

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Political Smearing of Ben Rhodes

William Saletan

Biden Still Hasn’t Reversed Trump’s Most Ridiculous Assault on International Law

Joshua Keating

Biden Has Found a Way to Unite the Senate

Mary Harris

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks $15 Minimum Wage

Jim Newell

Biden Has Found a Way to Unite the Senate. It’s Probably Not What He Had in Mind.

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks $15 Minimum Wage

The Political Smearing of Ben Rhodes

The Southern Baptist Pastor Who Got Expelled for Welcoming Gay Members

Biden Still Hasn’t Reversed Trump’s Most Absurd Assault on International Law

Fame

Should We Be Worried About Billie Eilish?

Movies

Oscar Heavyweight The Father Is a Dementia Movie Unlike Any Other

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Judas and the Black Messiah

Military

Could a Viral Video Launch a Sexual Assault Reckoning in the Marine Corps?

Biden Is About to Face His Toughest Foreign Dilemma Yet

Care and Feeding

Teachers Keep Telling Me My Stepdaughter Would Be Better Off With Her Mom

New president. New court. We’re ready for what’s next.

Right Wing Laments Loss of Mr. Potato Head’s Imaginary Genitals

So Are French Bulldog Thieves Just Running Around Stealing Dogs?

Money

E-Bikes for Everyone!

What Those Shocking Texas Power Bills Have in Common With Uber Surges

Why Someone Bought a YouTube Clip of LeBron Dunking on the Kings for $208,000

He says I am in the wrong and that I should just not bring it into the house.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Friend of a Friend’s Fraud

Help! My Mom Is Sharing Nazi Memes on Facebook.

Podcast Episode Help! My Parents Won’t Eat at My House Because of My Cats.

Help! I’m Really Tired of Following “Reasonable” ADA Guidelines for My Co-Worker.

I Want to Keep My Anti-Vaxxer Family Away From My Newborn

Should We Be Worried About Billie Eilish?

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks $15 Minimum Wage

So Are French Bulldog Thieves Just Running Around Stealing Dogs?

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Judas and the Black Messiah

Not Your Garden Variety Hypocrisy

Right Wing Laments Loss of Mr. Potato Head’s Imaginary Genitals as Hasbro Gives Toy Line Gender-Neutral Name

The Rise and Fall of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Marriage, as Told by Her Infamous Instagram Posts

Republicans Roll Out Belated and Frantic Strategy to Fight COVID Relief Bill

Cracking Austin

Biden Has Found a Way to Unite the Senate

Netflix’s True Crime Boom Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

Should We Be Worried About Billie Eilish?

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Judas and the Black Messiah

Oscar Heavyweight The Father Is a Dementia Movie Unlike Any Other

Why Are NBA Fans Paying Six Figures to “Buy” Highlight Clips They Could Watch for Free?

The Strange Beauty of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Human Inhumans

How Daft Punk’s Forgotten Anime Changed My Life

E-Bikes for Everyone!

The Creepy Test Subjects Used in Mask Studies

The Mexican Elites Who Are Traveling to the U.S. to Get Vaccinated

Report: A Software Flaw in Arizona Is Keeping People Behind Bars

Digital Technology Helps Governments Target Critics Across Borders

The One Word That Could Decide Whether Democrats Hike the Minimum Wage

Could You Get the Vaccine in Your Butt?

What Those Shocking Texas Power Bills Have in Common With Uber Surges, Broadway Tickets, and Airfare

Hamsterkauf! Coronazeit! There’s a German Word for Your Pandemic Experience.

My Teen Seems Majorly Offended by the Tiniest Corrections. What Should I Do?

Serve Up Your Crispiest Fantasies With This Air Fryer, Now on Sale

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Friend of a Friend’s Fraud

Help! My Husband Blames Me for His Chocolate Addiction.

Ask a Teacher: Teachers Keep Telling Me My Stepdaughter Would Be Better Off With Her Mom

The Rise and Fall of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Marriage, as Told by Her Infamous Instagram Posts

Biden Wants to Take On China and Climate Change at the Same Time

So Are French Bulldog Thieves Just Running Around Stealing Dogs?

Not Your Garden Variety Hypocrisy

Right Wing Laments Loss of Mr. Potato Head’s Imaginary Genitals as Hasbro Gives Toy Line Gender-Neutral Name

The Political Smearing of Ben Rhodes

Biden Still Hasn’t Reversed Trump’s Most Ridiculous Assault on International Law

Biden Has Found a Way to Unite the Senate

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks $15 Minimum Wage

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Help! My Parents Won’t Eat at My House Because of My Cats.