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Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Laura Miller

Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

Daniel Politi

COVID-19

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal Booster Shots

Daniel Politi

Immigration

Biden Admin. Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

Daniel Politi

Impeachment

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in the New Episode About the Clinton–Lewinsky Affair

Ellin Stein

Controversies

A Guide to the Country’s Most Incomprehensible Current Crime Story

Ben Mathis-Lilley

What the Critical Race Theory Panic Was Really About (and the Data to Prove It)

Julia Craven

Food

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: The Most Uncanny Valley Cookies You’ve Ever Seen

Nitish Pahwa

Norm Macdonald

Only Now Is It Clear What His Memoir Was Really About

Rebecca Onion

I Found a Woman With an Incredible Sexual Talent—but I’m Worried About What I’m Really Doing to Her

How to Do It

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Carl Wilson

Celebrities

Why Alanis Morissette Is Disowning the New Doc About Her

Sam Adams

The Buzzy New Movie That Will Change How You Think of Jessica Chastain

Dana Stevens

Why Is Nicki Minaj Doing This? There Are Some Dark Theories.

Slate Staff

I’m sick of talking about this and sick of hearing about it.

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Ambivalent IVFer”

Help! My Daughter and Her Fiancé Refuse to Pay Rent or Move Out.

Help! My Friends Hid Their Breakup From Me for Two Years.

Care and Feeding

My Daughter’s Saying Some Worrying Things About Her Mom’s Boyfriend

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Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

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Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

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Jenée Desmond-Harris

Help! My Sister Just Made a Stunning Accusation—and Now the Whole Family Is on My Case.

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Laura Miller

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Carl Wilson

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

It will take a lot more than California’s historic duplex bill to make the state affordable.

Henry Grabar

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

And taking down an important climate protection tool with it.

Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin

Culture

What it all means

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Charli D’Amelio Has Girlbossed Her Way Too Close to the Sun

Aliya Chaudhry

You can’t always get what you want—even with 100 million TikTok followers.

The Dark Subreddit of Men’s Rights Asians

ICYMI

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Carl Wilson

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Laura Miller

Shang-Chi Opens a New Door to the Ever-Expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe

Spoiler Specials

Norm Macdonald’s Memoir Was Mostly Lies, but One Part Rings True

Rebecca Onion

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Impeachment’s Episode About the Clinton-Lewinsky Affair

Ellin Stein

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

Aaron Mak

They became notorious for trying to harass Asian women off the internet. The racial trauma of the past year has only emboldened them.

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

Henry Grabar

We Need to Treat Those With COVID Like People—Not Criminals

Lindsay Ryan

The Missing Link in Biden’s Revolutionary Solar Energy Plan

Jake Dean

I Inherited Some Land With a Disturbing History

Elizabeth Spiers

The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working

Henry Grabar

The Megadrought Is Forcing Ranchers to Slaughter Far More Animals

Ethan Wilk

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Uproar Over the “Ultimate American Bible”

Molly Olmstead

Help! My Sister Just Made a Stunning Accusation—and Now the Whole Family Is on My Case.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s Saying Some Worrying Things About Her Mom’s Boyfriend

Jamilah Lemieux

Dear Care and Feeding: My Nephew Threw a Fit Over a Gift I Gave His Brother

Jamilah Lemieux

I Found a Woman With an Incredible Sexual Talent—but I’m Worried About What I’m Really Doing to Her

Rich Juzwiak

My Husband Is Grossed Out by My Body Hair

Big Mood Little Mood

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

News & Politics

What really matters

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Larry Elder Is Not Going Anywhere

Juanita Tolliver

Biden Administration Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

Daniel Politi

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal COVID-19 Booster Shots

Daniel Politi

Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

Daniel Politi

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Guess Who’s on These Cookies!

Nitish Pahwa

Besties, Buddies, Baes: Black Friends Don’t Mean You’re Not Racist

A Word … With Jason Johnson

Even Republicans Don’t Believe Their Arguments Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

William Saletan

Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

Daniel Politi

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

Unvaccinated People Are Not Criminals

Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

COVID-19

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal Booster Shots

Immigration

Biden Admin. Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

Impeachment

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in the New Episode About the Clinton–Lewinsky Affair

Controversies

A Guide to the Country’s Most Incomprehensible Current Crime Story

What the Critical Race Theory Panic Was Really About (and the Data to Prove It)

Food

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: The Most Uncanny Valley Cookies You’ve Ever Seen

Norm Macdonald

Only Now Is It Clear What His Memoir Was Really About

I Found a Woman With an Incredible Sexual Talent—but I’m Worried About What I’m Really Doing to Her

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Celebrities

Why Alanis Morissette Is Disowning the New Doc About Her

The Buzzy New Movie That Will Change How You Think of Jessica Chastain

Why Is Nicki Minaj Doing This? There Are Some Dark Theories.

I’m sick of talking about this and sick of hearing about it.

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Ambivalent IVFer”

Help! My Daughter and Her Fiancé Refuse to Pay Rent or Move Out.

Help! My Friends Hid Their Breakup From Me for Two Years.

My Daughter’s Saying Some Worrying Things About Her Mom’s Boyfriend

Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security

Biden Administration Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal COVID-19 Booster Shots

Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Guess Who’s on These Cookies!

Help! My Sister Just Made a Stunning Accusation—and Now the Whole Family Is on My Case.

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

Charli D’Amelio Has Girlbossed Her Way Too Close to the Sun

The Dark Subreddit of Men’s Rights Asians

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Shang-Chi Opens a New Door to the Ever-Expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe

Norm Macdonald’s Memoir Was Mostly Lies, but One Part Rings True

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Impeachment’s Episode About the Clinton-Lewinsky Affair

“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

We Need to Treat Those With COVID Like People—Not Criminals

The Missing Link in Biden’s Revolutionary Solar Energy Plan

I Inherited Some Land With a Disturbing History

The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working

The Megadrought Is Forcing Ranchers to Slaughter Far More Animals

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

The Uproar Over the “Ultimate American Bible”

Help! My Sister Just Made a Stunning Accusation—and Now the Whole Family Is on My Case.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s Saying Some Worrying Things About Her Mom’s Boyfriend

Dear Care and Feeding: My Nephew Threw a Fit Over a Gift I Gave His Brother

I Found a Woman With an Incredible Sexual Talent—but I’m Worried About What I’m Really Doing to Her

My Husband Is Grossed Out by My Body Hair

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

Larry Elder Is Not Going Anywhere

Biden Administration Speeds Up Efforts to Deport Haitian Migrants at Southern Border

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Biden’s Push for Universal COVID-19 Booster Shots

Pentagon Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was “Horrible Mistake” That Killed 10 Civilians

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Guess Who’s on These Cookies!

Besties, Buddies, Baes: Black Friends Don’t Mean You’re Not Racist

Even Republicans Don’t Believe Their Arguments Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Marked by Tiny Crowds, Lots of Security