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The new movie keeps some details but adds a hot French lady and Matt Damon in MAGA drag.

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I’m Drowning in Newborn Care, and My Husband Is Nowhere to Be Seen

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My Late Husband Left Money for His Parents Instead of Our Son

Simone Biles’ Balance Beam Final Is One of Her Career’s Greatest Moments

Belarusians Aren’t Safe From Their Government—Even When They Leave the Country

When COVID First Hit My ER, I Was Ashamed by What I Felt Toward My Patients

Is It My Partner’s History That I Don’t Trust, or My Own?

“The Second Amendment Is Not Intended for Black People”

Why Biden Could Succeed Where Trump Failed on Infrastructure

My Late Husband Left Money for His Parents Instead of Our Son

I Was Part of the July Fourth Provincetown “Breakthrough” COVID Cluster. It’s Been a Sobering Experience.

How Democrats Screwed Up So Royally on Evictions

Novak Djokovic Smashed His Racket and Quit. But Is He a Jerk?

How Much of Stillwater Is Really Based on Amanda Knox?

Simone Biles’ Balance Beam Final Is One of Her Career’s Greatest Moments

Novak Djokovic Smashed His Racket and Quit. But Is He a Jerk?

“Can We Have Two Gold?” Is the Line of the Games

The USWNT’s Loss to Canada Made Plain What It Has to Do Now

Prince Has Dropped a Beautiful Gift From the Afterlife

­­The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe

What to Make of the “Concerning” New CDC Study

Why Biden Could Succeed Where Trump Failed on Infrastructure

What Does It Mean to “Blame” the Unvaccinated Who Get COVID?

We Will ROC You: How Russia Benefited From Olympic “Ban”

In Praise of What Lindsey Graham Just Said

Can You Get Long COVID if You’re Vaccinated?

People Want to Work—and Unemployment Checks Aren’t What’s Stopping Them

When COVID First Hit My ER, I Was Ashamed by What I Felt Toward My Patients

I Was Part of the July Fourth Provincetown “Breakthrough” COVID Cluster. It’s Been a Sobering Experience.

Is It My Partner’s History That I Don’t Trust, or My Own?

I Have an Absurd, Involuntary Habit When I Have Sex. The Aftermath Isn’t Pretty.

Why a Deadline Isn’t the Enemy of Creativity

Help! My In-Laws Keep Forcing Us to Go on Lavish Vacations With Them.

Why Did the Olympic Opening Ceremony Feel Different This Year?

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Drowning in Newborn Care, and My Husband is Nowhere to Be Seen

Was Joe Manchin Booed in a Jokey Way, or for Real?

“The Second Amendment Is Not Intended for Black People”

Axios: Biden Doesn’t Want to Pressure Breyer to Retire, Fears It Could Backfire

Fourth Officer Who Responded to Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Dies by Suicide

Why Republicans Compromised

How Democrats Screwed Up So Royally on Evictions

The Supreme Court Caused the Looming Eviction Disaster. Why Won’t Democrats Say So?

Belarusians Aren’t Safe From Their Government—Even When They Leave the Country

The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe