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How Russia Targeted Black Americans

April Glaser

Now that Congress finally has the full, ugly picture, lawmakers must act.

It’s Impossible to Imagine Anyone Beating Trump in a GOP Primary

Josh Voorhees

John Roberts Will Never Take That New Obamacare Ruling Seriously

Mark Joseph Stern

Some Schools Try to Pose as “Montessori.” Here’s How to Tell the Real Ones From Imposters.

Jackie Mader

Our President

Why Mulvaney Is So Disgustingly Good at Working for Trump

Jordan Weissmann

Trump Tweeted About a “Military Hero” Charged With Murder. Here’s What That’s About.

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Port Authority’s Cutesy Holland Tunnel Scheme Is Just a Ploy to Make You Hate Them Less

Henry Grabar

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Roma Joins a Fascinating Subgenre of Latin American Films About Domestic Workers

Inkoo Kang

Even a Great Christian Bale Can’t Give Dick Cheney a Heart in Vice

Dana Stevens

The Conversation Starts Here

The CEO of E.L.F. Cosmetics talks beauty trends and YouTube marketing.

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Leather, Whiskey Stones, and … a Mammoth-Tusk Knife?

Christina Cauterucci

Chest-thumping men’s gift guides should stop treating guys like cartoonish lumberjacks.

Parents Like Me Try to Mold Our Disabled Children to Fit Into an Able-Bodied World

Elizabeth Picciuto

It should be the other way around.

TV Club

Yes, Pose Is Corny. But It’s Still Vital.

Tara Ariano

As long as there are so few shows by and about trans people, I’m with it.

Succession Did What No Other TV Show Could in 2018

Willa Paskin

How The Good Place Became a Perfect Sitcom Machine

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What you did was terrible. Your wife sounds like a remarkably forgiving woman.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Childless Friend

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Vice Tries (and Fails) to Give Dick Cheney a Heart

Dana Stevens

But Christian Bale comes as close as anyone could to humanizing the former veep.

Pose Was One of the Most Beautiful Stories on TV

Tara Ariano

What Roma Could Learn From the Other Latin American Films About Domestic Workers

Inkoo Kang

Trevor Noah Asks the Question on Everyone’s Lips: “What the Hell Happened With Stephen Miller’s Hair?”

Matthew Dessem

Watch Pixar’s Bao, Which Just Made the Oscar Shortlist

Matthew Dessem

The Weird Annihilation Noise Has Been Shortlisted for an Oscar

Marissa Martinelli

Stephen Curry Was Not Joking About Thinking the Moon Landing Was a Hoax

Vinson Cunningham, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Congress Now Has a Very Full, Very Ugly Picture of How Russia Targeted Black Americans

April Glaser

Will lawmakers finally do something about it?

Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Be to Blame for the Recent Food Safety Scares

Sarah Taber

Wikipedia Is Going Nuclear to Try to Stop Siri, Alexa, and Google From Giving Bad Info

Stephen Harrison

Congressman Says a “WallCoin” Could Fund Trump’s Border Wall

Aaron Mak

Court Says It’s Illegal to Resell Songs You Bought on iTunes

Cullen Seltzer

The Government Isn’t Regulating a Deadly Paint Stripper, so Retailers Are Instead

Jamie Smith Hopkins

Congress Is About to Blow Its Chance to Save Net Neutrality

April Glaser

Can We Make Buildings That Create Their Own Energy? Norway Thinks So.

Tracey Lindeman

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Perfect Gift for the Cartoon Lumberjack in Your Life

Christina Cauterucci

Whiskey stones, leather-wrapped coolers, and more testosterone-doused ideas from gift guides for men.

Help! My Wife Thinks I’m Happy About Her Miscarriage.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Any School Can Call Itself a “Montessori” School. How Can Parents Tell if a Preschool’s For Real?

Jackie Mader

Help! My Husband Told an Internet Forum That I Cheated On Him. I Didn’t.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Why Tumblr’s “Adult Content” Ban Threatens to Close a Crucial Space of Exploration for Trans Women

Elanor J. Broker

What to Gift the Harry Potter Fan in Your Life

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The Expensive-Looking Things I Put in the DIY Gourmet Gift Basket I Send to Friends

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Business

Where the money goes

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The Affordable Care Act Is Not Dead Yet

Jordan Weissmann

The Holland Tunnel Christmas Decorations Fiasco: Not a Feel-Good Story

Henry Grabar

E.L.F. CEO Tarang Amin Says YouTubers Are Making Makeup Less Intimidating

Seth Stevenson

Even the World’s Most Famous Paintings Need to Get Touched Up Once in a While. Here’s How It’s Done at MoMA.

Jordan Weissmann

Jeffrey Wright Guarded “Hippy” Brett Kavanaugh in High School, and “Hippy” Brian Lehrer Claims You Can Be a Mets and Yankees Fan

Catie Lazarus

Why Is Harvard Investing in California Farmland?

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

America’s Hottest Housing Debate Is Coming to Oregon

Henry Grabar

Why Mick Mulvaney Is So Disgustingly Good at Working for Donald Trump

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

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How Progressive Activists Killed New Jersey Democrats’ Gerrymandering Scheme

Mark Joseph Stern

Astrology Is Clearly Nonsense. So Why Is It More Popular Than Ever?

Mike Pesca

It’s Impossible to Imagine Anyone Beating Trump in a GOP Primary

Josh Voorhees

Yemeni Mother Blocked by Trump Travel Ban from Saying Goodbye to Dying 2-Year-Old Son

Molly Olmstead

CBS Announces Ex-CEO Les Moonves Will Not Receive $120 Million Severance Package After Dismissal for Sexual Misconduct

Elliot Hannon

Trump Tweeted About a “Military Hero” Charged With Murder. Here’s What We Know About the Bizarre Case.

Molly Olmstead

The Latest Ruling Against Obamacare Is a Bridge Too Far—Even for SCOTUS

Mark Joseph Stern