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The Moment When Colin Powell Squandered His Spectacular Career

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Aliens

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Biden Is About to Break a Promise He Made to Puerto Ricans

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Pennsylvania

A Woman Was Raped on a Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

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I’m So Ashamed of How I Feel About My Son

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Lost in the Weeds”

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Fred Kaplan

A Woman Was Raped on a Pennsylvania Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Daniel Politi

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

William Saletan

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

The filmmaker’s work is as polarizing as those candies, and The French Dispatch is an especially gourmet variety.

Dana Stevens

Culture

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I Found ClickHole’s “Worst Person You Know”

Cameron Wilson

Why LSU Dumped Its Title-Winning Coach

Hang Up and Listen

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

Dana Stevens

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar Royco

Sam Adams and Heather Schwedel

Velvet Underground Director Todd Haynes on the Interview That Made Him Cry

Sam Adams

Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Panic! at the Disco Take Their Place in Punk’s Lineage

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The TikTok Salmon Bowl Can’t Save Us

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Where we’re headed

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I Couldn’t Afford Hearing Aids Until I Got a Six-Figure Book Deal

Ariel Henley

What Would Religious Leaders Do if Aliens Showed Up?

Josh Wilbur

Future Tense Newsletter: We Need More Low-Stakes Rules for Internet Conduct

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The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Supply Chain Woes

Jordan Weissmann

Why Hasn’t the New York Times Made Ben Smith Sell His BuzzFeed Options Yet?

Justin Peters

Don’t Celebrate Microsoft for Pulling LinkedIn Out of China Just Yet

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Henry Grabar

What Colin Powell’s Death Really Means About the Vaccines

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Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Is the German Catholic Church Going Rogue or Saving Itself?

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My Wife Went Snooping on My Computer. I’m in Major Trouble for What She Found.

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Dear Care and Feeding: Our Otherwise Excellent Nanny Does One Thing That Really Worries Me

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“Doing What an Angry 3-Year-Old Would Do” Is the Only Remaining Republican Principle

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Chris Kemmitt and Georgina Yeomans

The Moment When Colin Powell Squandered His Spectacular Career

Fred Kaplan

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Neil Weare

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Mary Wilson

Germany’s Promising Plan to Bring Conspiracy Theorists Back From the Brink

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The Supreme Court Deals a Harsh, Unanimous Blow to Police Reform

Mark Joseph Stern

The Moment When Colin Powell Squandered His Spectacular Career

The Pathetic Details of the Suburban Couple Spy Case

The Supreme Court Deals a Harsh, Unanimous Blow to Police Reform

What Could Possibly Come From a Meeting Between Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders?

What Colin Powell’s Death Really Means About the Vaccines

Aliens

What Would Religious Leaders Do if Aliens Showed Up?

Policing

The States Can Save Us From the Supreme Court’s Brutal Rulings Protecting Bad Police

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

Succession

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar–Royco

46

Biden Is About to Break a Promise He Made to Puerto Ricans

Pennsylvania

A Woman Was Raped on a Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Care and Feeding

I’m So Ashamed of How I Feel About My Son

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

My Wife Went Snooping on My Computer. I’m in Major Trouble for What She Found.

Supply Chain

What the Fight Over the Mail Is Really About

The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Woes

What Americans Who Can’t Find a New Couch Are Resorting To

My husband blurted out "the love of my life is married to someone else."

Help! I Took My Best Friend’s Virginity Before His Wedding. Should I Still Attend the Ceremony?

Help! My Ex Is Insisting on an Embarrassing Name for Our Child Out of “Tradition.”

Help! My Brother Did Everything the Wrong Way, and Now He’s Thriving and a Millionaire.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Lost in the Weeds”

Do I Really Have to Bond with My Mom’s New Husband’s Family?

Why LSU Dumped Its Title-Winning Coach

My Wife Went Snooping on My Computer. I’m in Major Trouble for What She Found.

The Supreme Court Deals a Harsh, Unanimous Blow to Police Reform

What Could Possibly Come From a Meeting Between Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders?

The States Can Save Us From the Supreme Court’s Brutal Rulings Protecting Bad Police

The Moment When Colin Powell Squandered His Spectacular Career

The Pathetic Details at the Heart of the Suburban Couple Spy Case

A Woman Was Raped on a Pennsylvania Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

I Found ClickHole’s “Worst Person You Know”

Why LSU Dumped Its Title-Winning Coach

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar Royco

Velvet Underground Director Todd Haynes on the Interview That Made Him Cry

Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Panic! at the Disco Take Their Place in Punk’s Lineage

The TikTok Salmon Bowl Can’t Save Us

I Couldn’t Afford Hearing Aids Until I Got a Six-Figure Book Deal

What Would Religious Leaders Do if Aliens Showed Up?

Future Tense Newsletter: We Need More Low-Stakes Rules for Internet Conduct

The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Supply Chain Woes

Why Hasn’t the New York Times Made Ben Smith Sell His BuzzFeed Options Yet?

Don’t Celebrate Microsoft for Pulling LinkedIn Out of China Just Yet

What Americans Who Can’t Find a New Couch Are Resorting To

What Colin Powell’s Death Really Means About the Vaccines

Is the German Catholic Church Going Rogue or Saving Itself?

My Wife Went Snooping on My Computer. I’m in Major Trouble for What She Found.

Help! My Husband Called His Ex the “Love of His Life.”

Dear Care and Feeding: Our Otherwise Excellent Nanny Does One Thing That Really Worries Me

My Wife Found Something Very Unfortunate on My Computer …

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m So Ashamed of How I Feel About My Son

My Amazing Open Relationship Is Built on a White Lie

“Doing What an Angry 3-Year-Old Would Do” Is the Only Remaining Republican Principle

What Could Possibly Come From a Meeting Between Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders?

The States Can Save Us From the Supreme Court’s Brutal Rulings Protecting Bad Police

The Moment When Colin Powell Squandered His Spectacular Career

Biden Made a Promise to End Discrimination Against Puerto Ricans. He’s About to Break It.

What the Fight Over the Mail Is Really About

Germany’s Promising Plan to Bring Conspiracy Theorists Back From the Brink

The Supreme Court Deals a Harsh, Unanimous Blow to Police Reform