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Your Kid Is Trans. You Live in Texas. There Are No Good Options.

I Spent My Childhood as a Guinea Pig for Science. It Was … Great?

My Sister Is Furious That We “Stole” Her Baby’s Thunder By Adopting First. I’m Aghast.

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My Hot Wife and I Can’t Figure Out Why No One Wants to Sleep With Us

Good News About Biden’s Meeting With the President of China

I Have Big Plans for the Family Home. My Stepmother Has No Clue.

Why Donald Trump’s Social Network Is in So Much Trouble

The GOP’s Alternate Universe Front-Runner

My Wife Thinks Our Teen’s Chosen Name Is “Trashy.” I Think It’s Her Choice.

I’m 68. Here’s What Younger Viewers Are Getting Wrong About The Golden Bachelor.

I’m South Asian. I’ve Already Met a Thousand Vivek Ramaswamys.

Maybe Trump’s Not Trying to Win His Civil Trial in New York

How Republican Courts Could Sabotage the Ohio Abortion Vote and Future Ballot Measures

A Murder at the End of the World Builds a Better Mousetrap

How in God’s Name Does a Legendary NFL Coach Have His Bad Team Winning So Much?

Hulu’s Tantalizing New Food Mystery Pulls Off Something I’ve Never Seen on TV

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Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.

Dream Scenario Is a Whip-Smart Social Satire Until It’s Not

The Internet Used to Be a Haven for People With Autism

The Claims That “A.I. Will Kill Us All” Are Sounding Awfully Convenient

Why Donald Trump’s Social Network Is in So Much Trouble

A Crack Opened Up in a Small Icelandic Town. A Volcano Scientist Tells Us What’s Next.

How to Escape Your Artistic Comfort Zone

Your Kid Is Trans. You Live in Texas. There Are No Good Options.

There’s Only One Kind of Extra Fee That DoorDash and Instacart Don’t Like

My Cat Talks to Me

I Have Big Plans for the Family Home. My Stepmother Has No Clue.

I Spent My Childhood as a Guinea Pig for Science. It Was … Great?

My Hot Wife and I Can’t Figure Out Why No One Wants to Sleep With Us

My Wife Thinks Our Teen’s Chosen Name Is “Trashy.” I Think It’s Her Choice.

My Sister Is Claiming We Adopted Our Baby to “Steal Attention” From Hers

Help! I Was About to Leave on My Dream Trip. Then I Met My Dream Man.

Help! My Family’s Behavior During the Holidays Makes Me Want to Quit.

What Bravo is Telling Us About Women

The Key to Saving Our Atrocious Campaign Finance Laws Might Be … Josh Hawley?

The GOP’s Alternate Universe Front-Runner

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With Our Daily Quiz.

The March for Israel Revealed Nothing

Suppose They Threw a Cage Match Between Fascism and Democracy and Nobody Cared

What If Gaza Boils Over?

The Slatest for Nov. 15: What Red States Are Doing to Trans Teens

Good News About Biden’s Meeting With the President of China