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Trump and Kim’s Historic Mismatch

One of them once expressed an awful idea about how to approach arms control negotiation. The other has been preparing for it his whole life.

Anti-Trust

Rod Rosenstein

Privacy

Dear Prudence

The Conversation Starts Here

The co-author of Lean In on getting more women into writers’ rooms.

Breaking Up Comedy’s Boys Club

The Baby Name Crisis of 2018 Is Upon Us

And you can blame MacKayleighn’s parents for it.

Culture

Matthew Dessem

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Elliot Hannon

Josh Voorhees

Daniel Engber

Mark Joseph Stern

Rebecca Onion

It might look like it. But the Republican caucus has always acted this way.

Isaac Chotiner

Culture

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Four Fifty Shades of Grey readers discuss how seriously (or not) the new rom-com takes E.L. James’ series.

Technology

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Wireless carriers are sharing your real-time location with shady third parties—and a bug lets anyone use that data to track you.

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

Business

Where the money goes

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The Atlantic trots out a familiar argument blaming the upper-middle class for income inequality. It’s wrong.

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What really matters

It might look like it. But the Republican caucus has always acted this way.

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Trump and Kim’s Historic Mismatch

Tuesday’s Four Primary States Each Have a Race That’s Crucial to the Midterms

Proof That Obamacare Was Working Before Trump Wrecked It

Neil Gorsuch Just Demolished Labor Rights in a Frontal Attack on the New Deal

Anti-Trust

Progressive Groups Launch Ad Campaign to Break Up Facebook

Rod Rosenstein

Deputy AG Cedes to Trump Demand to Investigate Trump’s Investigators

Why It Makes Sense for Rosenstein to Appease Trump

Privacy

A Scandal to Freak Out About: Wireless Carriers Are Sharing Your Real-Time Location With Shady Third Parties

Dear Prudence

Help! My Boyfriend Thinks I Shouldn’t Have Kids Because I Struggled With Addiction.

The co-author of Lean In on getting more women into writers’ rooms.

The Baby Name Crisis of 2018 Is Upon Us

Gmail’s New Nudge Feature Is a Better Way to Feel Guilty About Your Inbox

Culture

Is Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote Worth the 25-Plus-Year Wait?

Four Fifty Shades of Grey Readers Discuss Book Club’s Treatment of the Series

The Star-Studded Mowgli Will Explore The Jungle Book’s Darker Side

Help! My Boyfriend Thinks I Shouldn’t Have Kids Because I Struggled With Addiction.

Help! I’ve Been Crushing on My Friend for Seven Years.

After Miley Cyrus Sneaks Into His House and Hits Him In the Groin With a Sledgehammer, Jimmy Kimmel Demands Robert Mueller Investigate

Trump’s Weekend Twitter Rant Was So Long-Winded, Seth Meyers Had to Speed It Up

Want to Watch a New Miramax Movie Starring Johnny Depp? City of Lies Has You Covered

Top Trump Fundraiser Reportedly Secured $1 Billion in Contracts From Saudi Arabia and UAE to Push Anti-Qatar Policies in Administration

The Most Important Races in Tuesday’s Primaries

Why Are School Shooters Always Described as “Quiet”?

Neil Gorsuch Just Demolished Labor Rights in a Frontal Attack on the New Deal

How the C-Section Went From Last Resort to Overused

Has Paul Ryan Already Lost Control of the House?

More Details on the NYT’s Latest Don Jr. Meeting Scoop, From One of the Guys Who Reported It

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After Miley Cyrus Sneaks Into His House and Hits Him In the Groin With a Sledgehammer, Jimmy Kimmel Demands Robert Mueller Investigate

Trump’s Weekend Twitter Rant Was So Long-Winded, Seth Meyers Had to Speed It Up

Want to Watch a New Miramax Movie Starring Johnny Depp? City of Lies Has You Covered

An All-Star Jungle Turns Disney Dark in First Mowgli Trailer

Is Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote Worth the 25-Plus-Year Wait?

Barack and Michelle Obama Have Signed a Deal With Netflix

The Privacy Scandal That Should Be Bigger Than Cambridge Analytica

This School District’s Facial Recognition Software Will Not Prevent a Mass Shooting

Tesla’s Model 3 Might Not Be the Perfect, Affordable Electric Car After All

Progressive Groups Launch Ad Campaign to Break Up Facebook

How the C-Section Went From Last Resort to Overused

Why It Matters That Alexa and Google Assistant Finally Have Male Voices

Why We Loved Harry’s Wedding-Aisle Lip Bite—and Can’t Resist Overanalyzing Couples’ Body Language

Gmail’s New Nudge Feature Is a More Efficient Way to Feel Guilty About Your Inbox

My Wife Drinks Too Much in Front of the Kids, and I Don’t Know if We Have a Future Together

Naming Your Kid MacKayleighn Doesn’t Make Her—or You—Unique

Help! My Boyfriend Implied That I Shouldn’t Have Children Because I’ve Struggled With Addiction.

The Best Baking Cookbooks, According to Pastry Chefs and Professional Bakers

I’m a Royals-Hater, Yet Even I Loved This Royal Wedding

Bishop Michael Curry’s Sermon at the Royal Wedding Was a Subtly Radical Piece of Theology

The Best Hats and Most Flamboyant Fascinators From the 2018 Royal Wedding

Actually, the 1 Percent Are Still The Problem

The More Prestigious Your College Degree, the Farther You’re Likely to Move After Getting It

Online Bank Simple Thought It Would Win by “Not Sucking.” Here’s How That’s Going.

The Most Important Questions to Ask About the Kushner 666 Fifth Ave. Deal

Amazon Prime Members Are Getting a Discount at Whole Foods. Here’s How It Works.

Wall Street Is Pouring Money Into House Flipping. Good!

Donald Trump Has Decided a Trade War With China Is a Bad Idea After All

Proof That Obamacare Was Working Before Trump Wrecked It

Has Paul Ryan Already Lost Control of the House?

Top Trump Fundraiser Reportedly Secured $1 Billion in Contracts From Saudi Arabia and UAE to Push Anti-Qatar Policies in Administration

The Most Important Races in Tuesday’s Primaries

Why Are School Shooters Always Described as “Quiet”?

Authoritarianism in Venezuela, LeBron’s Assists, and Workers’ Losses at the Supreme Court

Every Discrepancy in the Varying Accounts of Don Jr.’s Trump Tower Meeting With Russians

Democrats Should Be Talking Even More About Trump

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