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We’ve Hit a Grim Milestone We Haven’t Seen Since 1981. Why Can’t We Do Anything About It?

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The Story Behind the Fall of Roe v. Wade Just Got Stranger—and More Infuriating

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Holidays

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Tech Trouble

The App Store on Your Phone Is Full of Junky Crap. That Could Be on the Brink of Changing.

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The World

Is Israel’s War in Gaza Strengthening Hamas?

Fred Kaplan

When the Israeli Hostages Came Home, His Son Didn’t

Mary Harris

Advice

I Never Have to Work Another Day in My Life. My Best Friend Could Not Be More Furious.

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I Just Discovered That My Child Is a Sneaky Little Cheater

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The Woman Who Exemplifies Republicans’ Big Problem With Abortion Politics

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Doorbell Cameras Are Everywhere. You Should Flip Them Off.

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One of the Most Audacious Pranks in History Was Hidden in a Hit TV Show for Years. Not Everyone Found It Funny.

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The Ring Finger

Why you should always flip off your friends’ doorbell cameras.

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How Cars Turned Into Giant Killers

An irresistible trend took hold in American cars 50 years ago. We’re all paying the price.

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Culture

What it all means

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The Virus Inside Your TV

Isaac Butler

In the 1990s, a group of radical artists smuggled political messages into Melrose Place. Not everyone found it funny.

A Chilling New Movie Shows the Ordinariness of Evil, but There’s Nothing Ordinary About It

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There Would Be No Timothée Chalamet Without His Relationship With Black Culture

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Netflix’s Apocalyptic Hit Is Leaving Viewers Baffled. The Book Has Clues.

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Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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For Years, Prison Life Was Isolated From Tech. Now Tech Is Beginning to Define It.

Mia Armstrong-López

Introducing Time, Online, a new Future Tense package that explores how technology is changing prison as we know it.

Always Flip Off Your Friends’ Doorbell Cameras

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An acclaimed actor, writer, and director explains how the shift to streaming has caused more artists to go without health-care coverage.

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I’m a Slow Runner. I Love These Shoes That Make Me Feel Fast.

Alecsa Stewart

The Dangerous False Choice That Governs the Oil Industry

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What the Oil Industry Leaves Behind

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We’ve Hit a Grim Milestone We Haven’t Seen Since 1981. Why Can’t We Do Anything About It?

David Zipper

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Early Decision Benefits Rich Kids. That Doesn’t Necessarily Mean That It’s Evil.

James S. Murphy

We don’t know enough to know for sure.

I Went on One Amazing Date. Now My Fantasies Are Getting Out of Control.

Rich Juzwiak

My Mom Just Dropped a Bomb About What She “Expects” of Me in Our Family. I’m Shocked.

Michelle Herman

It Was Great to Lose Weight on the New Drugs. I Also Experienced a Bizarre Downside.

Anna Holmes

Help! My Longtime Friend Has Turned Into an Absolute Creep, and He’s Freaking Me Out.

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Help! I’m Not Going to My Family’s Christmas If My Brother Brings His Awful “Rescue” Dog.

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News & Politics

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Dismantling the House of Liberal Academia

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There’s a reason disputes like what happened to the college presidents are becoming more and more common.

When the Israeli Hostages Came Home, His Son Didn’t

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The Woman Who Exemplifies Republicans’ Big Problem With Abortion Politics

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Texas Really Does Not Want Women to Be Able to Challenge Its Abortion Laws

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The Story Behind the Fall of Roe v. Wade Just Got Stranger—and More Infuriating

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

Is Israel’s War in Gaza Strengthening Hamas?

Fred Kaplan

Is SCOTUS Finally Losing Patience With the Far Right’s Bogus Cases?

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

We’ve Hit a Grim Milestone We Haven’t Seen Since 1981. Why Can’t We Do Anything About It?

Is SCOTUS Finally Losing Patience With the Far Right’s Bogus Cases?

What They Don’t Tell You About Losing Weight With the New Drugs

I’m a Slow Runner. I Love These Shoes That Make Me Feel Fast.

The Story Behind the Fall of Roe v. Wade Just Got Stranger—and More Infuriating

Holidays

Worried About Giving the Wrong Thing This Season? These Tales of Gifting Horror Will Cheer You Up.

Watch Where You’re Driving! This Gift Guide Is for Bikes!

Tech Trouble

The App Store on Your Phone Is Full of Junky Crap. That Could Be on the Brink of Changing.

The World

Is Israel’s War in Gaza Strengthening Hamas?

When the Israeli Hostages Came Home, His Son Didn’t

Advice

I Never Have to Work Another Day in My Life. My Best Friend Could Not Be More Furious.

I Just Discovered That My Child Is a Sneaky Little Cheater

Podcast

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A philosophy podcast that turns stories into ideas.

The Digital Future of Grief

If you create an A.I. version of a dying loved one, do you ever really grieve?

The Woman Who Exemplifies Republicans’ Big Problem With Abortion Politics

Doorbell Cameras Are Everywhere. You Should Flip Them Off.

weekend reads

One of the Most Audacious Pranks in History Was Hidden in a Hit TV Show for Years. Not Everyone Found It Funny.

We’re About to Find Out How Dangerous the Cybertruck Really Is

Netflix’s Apocalyptic Hit Is Leaving Viewers Baffled. The Book Has Clues.

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Potato Shaped Moon, in This Week’s Open Thread

We’ve Hit a Grim Milestone We Haven’t Seen Since 1981. Why Can’t We Do Anything About It?

I Went on One Amazing Date. Now My Fantasies Are Getting Out of Control.

Always Flip Off Your Friends’ Doorbell Cameras

My Mom Just Dropped a Bomb About What She “Expects” of Me in Our Family. I’m Shocked.

Is SCOTUS Finally Losing Patience With the Far Right’s Bogus Cases?

Is SCOTUS Finally Losing Patience With the Far Right’s Bogus Cases?

It Was Great to Lose Weight on the New Drugs. I Also Experienced a Bizarre Downside.

The Ring Finger

How Cars Turned Into Giant Killers

The Virus Inside Your TV

Sometimes Hits Get Another Chart Run.

Our Top Internet Moments of the Year (Part 2)

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in The Crown Season 6 Part 2

A Chilling New Movie Shows the Ordinariness of Evil, but There’s Nothing Ordinary About It

There Would Be No Timothée Chalamet Without His Relationship With Black Culture

Netflix’s Apocalyptic Hit Is Leaving Viewers Baffled. The Book Has Clues.

For Years, Prison Life Was Isolated From Tech. Now Tech Is Beginning to Define It.

Always Flip Off Your Friends’ Doorbell Cameras

An acclaimed actor, writer, and director explains how the shift to streaming has caused more artists to go without health-care coverage.

The Case Against CLEAR

I’m a Slow Runner. I Love These Shoes That Make Me Feel Fast.

The Dangerous False Choice That Governs the Oil Industry

What the Oil Industry Leaves Behind

We’ve Hit a Grim Milestone We Haven’t Seen Since 1981. Why Can’t We Do Anything About It?

Early Decision Benefits Rich Kids. That Doesn’t Necessarily Mean That It’s Evil.

I Went on One Amazing Date. Now My Fantasies Are Getting Out of Control.

My Mom Just Dropped a Bomb About What She “Expects” of Me in Our Family. I’m Shocked.

It Was Great to Lose Weight on the New Drugs. I Also Experienced a Bizarre Downside.

Help! My Longtime Friend Has Turned Into an Absolute Creep, and He’s Freaking Me Out.

Help! I’m Not Going to My Family’s Christmas If My Brother Brings His Awful “Rescue” Dog.

I Can’t Bear to See My Friend After What She Did to Her Fiancé—and Other Advice From the Week

Dismantling the House of Liberal Academia

When the Israeli Hostages Came Home, His Son Didn’t

The Woman Who Exemplifies Republicans’ Big Problem With Abortion Politics

Texas Really Does Not Want Women to Be Able to Challenge Its Abortion Laws

The Slatest for Dec. 15: Does Nikki Haley Actually Even Want to Beat Trump?

The Story Behind the Fall of Roe v. Wade Just Got Stranger—and More Infuriating

Is Israel’s War in Gaza Strengthening Hamas?

Is SCOTUS Finally Losing Patience With the Far Right’s Bogus Cases?