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Here are lifestyle bloggers’ most reasonable, not-absurd tips.

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Why this profanity-packed sex romp left me unsatisfied.

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Even in prosperous times, the city is getting harder to live in—and it’s not clear how HQ2 will help.

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Trapped in the Fire Zone

Four Ways to Forgive Student Loan Debt—the Right Way

Gorsuch and Sotomayor Make an Odd, Impressive Duo in This Important SCOTUS Case

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Asylum Ban

Trump World

Ivanka Used Personal Email Account to Conduct Official White House Business. Really.

Report: Trump Administration Pressured 4-H to Remove Policy Welcoming LGBTQ Members

Pets

Why Does My Cat Pee on My Boyfriend’s Clean Laundry?

Being an Emotional Support Animal Is Probably Not Great for the Animal

Sports

Was Chiefs-Rams the Best NFL Game Ever?

The CEO of Cuyana on why Meghan Markle loves her leather totes.

The Country Girl vs. the City Boy

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TV & MOVIES

The Favourite

I Devoured The Little Drummer Girl, and You Will Too

The Social Network Tried to Dismantle Facebook’s Mystique. It Gave It a New One.

My brother died and now I’m stuck caring for his old dog.

Help! I’m in a Happy Hetero Marriage, but I’m Also Bisexual. Can I Stay in the Closet?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Angry Neighbor

Help! How Do I Get the Men to Help With Thanksgiving Dishes?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Brought Home 16 Endangered Animals.

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in December

Need Thanksgiving Ideas? Here Are Lifestyle Bloggers’ Most Reasonable, Not-Absurd Tips.

An Amazon Echo Might Have Recorded a Murder. Is That Enough for Police to Get Access?

A Complete History of Drinking Through Your Hangover

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Asylum Ban

Trump’s Post-Election Mood Makes Him Worse at His Job

Dear Care and Feeding: My Ex-Husband Lets Our Daughters Watch Game of Thrones

Trump Repeatedly Attacks Navy SEAL Who Led Bin Laden Raid, Arguing Bin Laden Should Have Been Captured “A Lot Sooner”

Trapped in the Fire Zone

Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor Have Started Teaming Up to Protect Criminal Defendants

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The Best Movies and TV Shows to Stream on Netflix Before They Expire in December

When Howard Hughes Became Obsessed With Gina Lollobrigida

This Seth Meyers Segment Has a Joke About the Swedish Chef, Which Is Reason Enough to Embed a Bunch of Swedish Chef Videos

Was Chiefs-Rams the Best NFL Game Ever?

The Trailer for Netflix’s Death by Magic Shows the Streaming Service Is Still Risking Eternal Damnation Through the Forbidden Practice of Witchcraft

The Favourite Was Not Mine. Why Does Everyone Love This Movie?

The World Chess Championship Is a Draw-a-Palooza. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Boring.

San Francisco Shouldn’t Cancel School Because of the Fires

Being an Emotional Support Animal Is Probably Not Great for the Animal

Will Facebook Actually Give Any Power to an Independent Speech Court?

The Night of the Gingko Lets Us Watch Climate Change in Real Time

Climate Change Creates Conditions That Allow for Disasters Like the Camp Fire

The Dartmouth Sexual Harassment Allegations Are So Much Worse Than I Thought

Facebook Says It Wants to Give Away Some of Its Power. But Will It Really? How?

An Amazon Echo Might Have Recorded a Murder. Is That Enough for Police to Get Access?

My Ex-Husband Lets Our Daughters Watch Game of Thrones

Need Thanksgiving Ideas? Here Are Lifestyle Bloggers’ Most Reasonable, Not-Absurd Tips.

A Complete History of Drinking Through Your Hangover

Salvador Dali Cocktail Napkins, a Cowboy Coffeepot, and 8 Other Unique Gifts From Little Museum Gift Shops

Help! My Brother Died and Now I’m Stuck Caring for His Old Dog.

Why Does My Cat Pee on My Boyfriend’s Laundry?

Our One Fight: The Country Girl vs. the City Boy

Do New Yorkers Even Want Amazon’s 25,000 Jobs?

How to Build a Brand for Average Women—and Literal Royalty

Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn Arrested for Underreporting Salary

How to Build a Brand for the Average Woman—and Literal Royalty

Collection Specialists Are the Secret Employees Who Quietly Keep the Museum World Running

How Will Amazon’s New Headquarters Actually Help These Cities?

House Democrats Are Already Pursuing a Dumb Tax Stunt, and the Left Is Very Annoyed

Here Are Four Ways to Handle Debt Forgiveness That Even Mushy Centrists Might Like

Democrats Have Made One Thing Very Clear About 2020: They’re Over White Men

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Asylum Ban

Trump’s Post-Election Mood Makes Him Worse at His Job

Despite Living Through the Year 2016, Ivanka Trump Used Personal Email Account to Conduct Official White House Business

In Retirement, Legendary Sportscaster Verne Lundquist Has More Time for Classical Music Than Whatever Game Is On

Multiple Victims Reported as Gunman Opens Fire in Mass Shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital

Report: Trump Administration Pressured 4-H to Remove Policy Welcoming LGBT Members

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