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I Live in the Best-Run State in America. Really!

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Pandemic

How Did a Billionaire in Seattle Gain So Much Power Over Global Public Health?

Mary Harris

The Law

The Supreme Court Is to Blame for Racist Policing

Dahlia Lithwick

How the Patriot Act Has Disrupted Science

Yong-Bee Lim, David Gillum, and Kathleen Vogel

Screen Time

The Dune Movie Falls Victim to the Very Trope the Book Critiques

Ali Karjoo-Ravary

How to Do It

I’m Terrified of What People Think When They See My Husband and Me Together

Rich Juzwiak

I’ve Realized I Need Something That My Husband Physically Can’t Give Me During Sex

Jessica Stoya

My Aunt Has Been Spending My Grandmother’s Savings on Psychics

Pay Dirt

My Husband Is Refusing to Take His Paid Paternity Leave, and I’m Furious

Care and Feeding

Tech Trouble

The Grimmest Lesson of the Massive Facebook Leak

Siva Vaidhyanathan

The Actual Worst Facebook Crisis

Nitish Pahwa

There’s a Better Way to Use Instagram (and Even Facebook)

Shannon Palus

I've asked him multiple times to lay off, but he doesn't stop.

Help! Accommodating My Unvaccinated Friend Has Become an Exhausting Chore.

Help! I Don’t Know What to Think After Hearing My Co-Worker’s Judgmental Comments.

Help! Our Middle-Aged Friend Says He’s Falling in Love With Our Teen Daughter.

Help! I Got Pregnant From a Vacation Fling. My Family’s Reaction Has Stunned Me.

Care and Feeding

How Do I Get Over My Daughter’s Severe Lapse in Judgment?

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Aaron Mak

How Leakers Get Dealt With in Silicon Valley

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Athena Valentine

My Aunt Has Been Spending My Grandmother’s Savings on Psychics

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Mary Harris

How Did a Billionaire in Seattle Gain So Much Power Over Global Public Health?

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Yong-Bee Lim, David Gillum, and Kathleen Vogel

How the Patriot Act Has Disrupted Science

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Rich Juzwiak

I’m Terrified of What People Think When They See My Husband and Me Together

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Ben Mathis-Lilley

New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America. Really!

Is Dune a White Savior Narrative?

Ali Karjoo-Ravary

As a Parent, I Would Rather Fake My Own Death Than Take Over Curriculum Planning From Teachers and School Boards

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Real-Life Canadian Boardroom Drama That’s Wilder Than Succession

Alex Kirshner

The Nationalism of Facebook

The company has treated most of the planet with all the care of an invading imperial force.

Siva Vaidhyanathan

Culture

What it all means

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Netflix (Still) Isn’t Your Friend

Sam Adams

The Game Fans Love Too Much to Spoil

Diego Nicolás Argüello

Is This YouTuber Eating Himself to Death?

ICYMI

The Problem With All the New Hit Books About Trees

Laura Miller

Dune is Perhaps Good, Mostly Divisive, and Definitely Sandy

Culture Gabfest

“I Screamed Myself Raw”: What It Was Like to Dub Squid Game in English

Rebecca Onion

The Science That Can Help You Tolerate the Worst Part of Horror Movies

Mathias Clasen

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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The Complicated Truth Behind “Botanical Sexism”

Jane C. Hu

Is there any truth to viral TikTok and Twitter claims that cities have made allergies worse by planting mostly male trees?

My Aunt Has Been Spending My Grandmother’s Savings on Psychics

Athena Valentine

How Did a Billionaire in Seattle Gain So Much Power Over Global Public Health?

Mary Harris

How the Patriot Act Has Disrupted Science

Yong-Bee Lim, David Gillum, and Kathleen Vogel

Why I Stopped Birding During the Pandemic

Ethan Freedman

There’s a Better Way to Use Instagram (and Even Facebook)

Shannon Palus

The Real-Life Canadian Boardroom Drama That’s Wilder Than Succession

Alex Kirshner

How Leakers Get Dealt With in Silicon Valley

Aaron Mak

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Strange New Trend That’s Enraging Hiring Managers

Alison Green

I’m Terrified of What People Think When They See My Husband and Me Together

Rich Juzwiak

All Hail the Only Halloween Candy That’s Learned From Its Mistakes

Daniel Schroeder

Help! Accommodating My Unvaccinated Friend Has Become an Exhausting Chore.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Is Refusing to Take His Paid Paternity Leave, and I’m Furious

Laura Bennett

I’ve Realized I Need Something That My Husband Physically Can’t Give Me During Sex

Jessica Stoya

My Friends Aggressively Flirt With My Girlfriend

Big Mood Little Mood

News & Politics

What really matters

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Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

David Campbell

The Supreme Court Is to Blame for Racist Policing

Dahlia Lithwick

Is Bill Gates to Blame for Lagging Vaccinations?

What Next

Watching Democrats Negotiate This Bill Has Become a Soul-Crushing Experience

Jim Newell and Jordan Weissmann

The Bureaucratic Nightmare Facing the Afghans Who Escaped

Mary Harris

As a Parent, I Would Rather Fake My Own Death Than Take Over Curriculum Planning From Teachers and School Boards

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Who Gets to Ask to “Move On” From Jan. 6

Dahlia Lithwick

New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America. Really!

Ben Mathis-Lilley