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Why Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Is Her First No. 1 Song in a Decade

It’s been a long road back, but a bit of celebrity gossip carried her the final mile.

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Culture

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How the internet turned a boomer TV cop into a sex symbol and queer icon.

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The “Menswear Guy” Who’s Gone Viral on Twitter Is Confused About the Whole Thing, Too

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Care and Feeding

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what else is happening

What Amazon Is Really Trying to Do by Selling Ludicrously Cheap Prescription Drugs

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Thinking Much Bigger Than a Few Measly Committee Assignments

Meta’s Laid-Back Approach to User Hacking

It is so absurd that I'd be laughing if it wasn't so, so serious!

Help! I Took a DNA Test and Discovered My Grandma’s Secret.

Help! I Was My Wife’s First Sexual Partner. I Told Her I’ve Had Better.

Help! I Wrote to Prudie for Advice and Paul Feig Answered.

Help! My Father Pushed Me Into Sports to Cover Up an Affair With My Coach.

My Adult Daughter and Her Boyfriend Are Mooching off My Pension

Sarah Ruhl On Rewriting the Story Of Your Face

Help! I Took a DNA Test and Discovered My Grandma’s Secret.

The Way My Husband Is Coping With Our Month of No Sex Is Infuriating

Meta’s Laid-Back Approach to User Hacking

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

Echidnas Blow Snot Bubbles to Cool Down. Could We?

We Have No Idea What to Do With the Absurd Amount of Money We Got at Our Wedding

An Extremely Common Feature of Gyms Could Be Threatening the Benefits of Your Workout

The Truth About Amazon’s Really Cheap Generic Drugs

Why Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Is Her First No. 1 Song in a Decade

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Echidnas Blow Snot Bubbles to Cool Down. Could We?

Advertisers Wanted to Spend Money at Twitter, but “Our Emails Have Been Falling Into the Abyss”

We Have No Idea What to Do With the Absurd Amount of Money We Got at Our Wedding

Inside the Human Urge to Tinker With Other Species

What if Someone Invented a Real Bigfoot?

An Extremely Common Feature of Gyms Could Be Threatening the Benefits of Your Workout

Meta’s Laid-Back Approach to User Hacking

My Dad’s Death Improved My Sex Life

Sarah Ruhl On Rewriting the Story Of Your Face

Help! I Took a DNA Test and Discovered My Grandma’s Secret.

The Way My Husband Is Coping With Our Month of No Sex Is Infuriating

Help! I Was My Wife’s First Sexual Partner. I Told Her I’ve Had Better.

Help! A Teenage Coworker Is Trying to Get Me Fired Over a Total Lie.

Sex With My Older Man Is Great for Now… I’m Afraid It’ll Only Get Worse.

The New Kavanaugh Documentary Changes Nothing

What It Was Like to Be a Target of Political Violence in New Mexico

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Thinking Much Bigger Than a Few Measly Committee Assignments

Investigating The Dobbs Leak Investigation

How Much Does Racial Diversity on a Police Force Actually Matter?

Officers From the SCORPION Unit Killed Tyre Nichols. What Is the SCORPION Unit?

Biden’s Justice Department Finally Stands Up to Out-of-Control Texas Judges

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