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I’ve Seen the Future That Has Hollywood Actors Terrified

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A Dramatic Upset Has Changed the Face of Britain’s Weirdest Sport

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The Surge

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There’s a New Genre of Blockbuster. Now We Have the Finest Example Yet.

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The Hilarious Netflix Hit That Nails the Hair-Trigger Anger of Our Moment

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My 12-Year-Old Is a Clingy Nightmare

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A Key Factor for Female Athletes Was Ignored for Years. What’s Happening Now Isn’t Helpful, Either.

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I hate thinking my friend isn't the good person I thought she'd always been, but this has thrown me for a loop.

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My fear of cancer turned me into a jerk toward health care workers. My dying mother taught me a better way.

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The Toe King Rises

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Succession Had a Happy Ending

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The siblings may have failed, but succeeding would have been far worse.

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Tech & Business

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No Secrets on the Moon

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Our increasingly crowded moon could be headed for disaster. A lunar registry will help us right the course.

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Melissa Hart

My Boyfriend Was Murdered in College. I Found Out Later What That Does to You.

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Flying Is About to Get Even More Frustrating—but There’s a Way Out

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Sports Scientists Missed Something Crucial for Years. Here’s How to Factor It Into Your Workouts.

Christine Yu

Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress

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Delta Is in Trouble for a Misleading Napkin

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The People Whose Crushes Make It Hard for Them to Live

Alexandra Molotkow

Being down bad isn’t considered a mental illness. Maybe it should be.

Help! My Parents Are Going to Bankrupt Themselves Trying to Pay for My Wedding.

Juliana Canfield

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn’t Know Why He Loves Me.

Zoe Winters

I Accidentally Found My Husband’s Porn Stash. Holy Hell.

Rich Juzwiak

My 12-Year-Old Is a Clingy Nightmare

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Help! My Co-Worker’s Wife Just Died Tragically. This Changes Everything for Us.

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Tim Scott’s Purity Culture

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I’ve Seen the Future That Has Hollywood Actors Terrified

My Boyfriend Was Murdered in College. I Found Out Later What That Does to You.

When I Was Diagnosed With Cancer, I Wish I Understood Something Key About Doctor Visits

A Dramatic Upset Has Changed the Face of Britain’s Weirdest Sport

Guest Prudie

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn’t Know Why He Loves Me.

Help! My Parents Are Going to Bankrupt Themselves Trying to Pay for My Wedding.

The Surge

Kevin McCarthy Is Going to Be So Annoying This Weekend

Screen Time

Ted Lasso Isn’t Broken—We Are

There’s a New Genre of Blockbuster. Now We Have the Finest Example Yet.

The Hilarious Netflix Hit That Nails the Hair-Trigger Anger of Our Moment

Care and Feeding

My 12-Year-Old Is a Clingy Nightmare

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The Digital Future of Grief

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A Key Factor for Female Athletes Was Ignored for Years. What’s Happening Now Isn’t Helpful, Either.

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With This Week’s Quiz.

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Ron DeSantis’ New Target: 8-Year-Old Kids of Asian Descent

That Viral Theory About the Succession Finale? It’s All Wrong.

Who’s Having Sex on the Wienermobile?

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I hate thinking my friend isn't the good person I thought she'd always been, but this has thrown me for a loop.

Help! My Parents Are Going to Bankrupt Themselves Trying to Pay for My Wedding.

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn’t Know Why He Loves Me.

Help! My Co-Worker’s Wife Just Died Tragically. This Changes Everything for Us.

Help! My Parents’ Extremely Toxic Gender Dynamic Is Driving Me to Drink.

We Want to Take a Family Trip to Disneyland … and Leave One Kid at Home

I’ve Seen the Future That Has Hollywood Actors Terrified

Help! My Parents Are Going to Bankrupt Themselves Trying to Pay for My Wedding.

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn’t Know Why He Loves Me.

I Accidentally Found My Husband’s Porn Stash. Holy Hell.

I Was a Jerk to Health Care Workers. Here’s How I Learned to Be Kind.

A Dramatic Upset Has Changed the Face of Britain’s Weirdest Sport

My Boyfriend Was Murdered in College. I Found Out Later What That Does to You.

The Kids Who Never Really Had High School Are Graduating. It’s Weird.

Kind in a Crisis

The Toe King Rises

Succession Had a Happy Ending

A Dramatic Upset Has Changed the Face of Britain’s Weirdest Sport

In Defense of Ted Lasso, the Show Everyone Now Loves to Hate

Meet NPR’s TikTok Boy

There’s a New Genre of Blockbuster. Now We Have the Finest Example Yet.

Flounder Is Not a Flounder, and Other Things You Notice Watching The Little Mermaid if You’re a Fish Person

I’ve Never Won a Literary Prize. So What?

No Secrets on the Moon

I Was a Jerk to Health Care Workers. Here’s How I Learned to Be Kind.

My Boyfriend Was Murdered in College. I Found Out Later What That Does to You.

Flying Is About to Get Even More Frustrating—but There’s a Way Out

Sports Scientists Missed Something Crucial for Years. Here’s How to Factor It Into Your Workouts.

Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress

Delta Is in Trouble for a Misleading Napkin

I’ve Seen the Future That Has Hollywood Actors Terrified

The People Whose Crushes Make It Hard for Them to Live

Help! My Parents Are Going to Bankrupt Themselves Trying to Pay for My Wedding.

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn’t Know Why He Loves Me.

I Accidentally Found My Husband’s Porn Stash. Holy Hell.

My 12-Year-Old Is a Clingy Nightmare

Help! My Co-Worker’s Wife Just Died Tragically. This Changes Everything for Us.

My New Daughter-in-Law’s Parents Are the Most Immature 60-Year-Olds Known to Man

Tim Scott’s Purity Culture

The Nerdiest, Coolest Thing to Come Out of the Debt Ceiling Fight

The Supreme Court Has a New Bold Lone Dissenter

Kevin McCarthy Is Going to Be So Annoying This Weekend

How Alito’s Opinion in Dobbs Provides a Framework for Anti-Trans Legislation

The Slatest June 2: Why Tim Scott Made His Virginity Key To His Political Persona

Is Ron DeSantis Forgetting the Way His Wife Wants Him to Pronounce His Name?

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With This Week’s Quiz.