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The story is a lot bigger—and weirder—than a simple change in consumer tastes.

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The Troublesome Case of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”

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Is the Band’s classic song really a requiem for the Lost Cause?

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Sophie Haigney

How Can Major League Baseball Truly Grapple With Its Segregationist Past?

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Why Paul Mpagi Sepuya Describes Himself as an Artist Rather Than a Photographer

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John Oliver Shows How Racism Creeps Into Every Part of the Jury Selection Process

Rachelle Hampton

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The NBA’s Play-in Game Is Too Fun to Fail

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How America’s Canned Tuna Industry Went Belly Up

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This Is the Textbook’s Time to Shine

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The Company Behind Fortnite Is Waging a Righteous War Against Apple

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Is Kindergarten Optional This Year?

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The 2020 school year will be many 5-year-olds’ first experience with formal education. I’m trying to decide if mine should skip it.

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Lexicon Valley

Help! I’m Afraid to Take My Partner’s Virginity.

Danny M. Lavery

How to Talk to Your Kid’s Teacher Without Being That Parent

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Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Can’t Bear to Watch Me Pump—He Says It Kills the Intimacy

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Kamala Harris’ Immigrant Story

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A COVID Victim’s Daughter Gave the Most Pointed Speech of the Night

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The Law’s Favorite Outlaw

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Fred Kaplan

St. Louis Couple Rewarded for Waving Guns at Protesters with GOP Convention Speaking Role

Elliot Hannon

Michelle Obama’s Rebuke of Trump Saved a Pretty Weird Night

Couple Who Waved Guns at Protesters Given GOP Convention Speaking Role

A COVID Victim’s Daughter Gave the Most Pointed Speech of the Night

The Republican Sneak Attack on Michigan’s Mask Mandate Could Prove Devastating

USPS

Why Congressional Efforts to Protect the Postal Service Are Proving So Ineffectual

Democratic Convention

The Most Important Thing Democrats Can Do in Wisconsin

The World

Pompeo’s Regime Change Obsession Has Left the U.S. More Isolated Than Ever

China’s Intimidation Campaign Comes for a U.S. Citizen

Care and Feeding

My Husband Doesn’t Want Me to Use My Breast Pump in His Presence

The Battle for Wisconsin’s Dairy Farmers

My Boyfriend Hasn’t Gotten the Memo on a Crucial Bit of Male Hygiene

John Oliver Shows How Racism Creeps Into Every Part of the Jury Selection Process

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The New Book From the Author of H Is for Hawk Shows No One Describes Nature More Beautifully

There’s a Sinister Reason Coloring Books Are So Popular in Quarantine

This Is the Textbook’s Time to Shine

I’m afraid to take my partner’s virginity.

Help! My Date’s Job Is to Make Spam Calls All Day.

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Breakup

Help! I Got Mad and Flushed My Wife’s Birth Control.

My Boyfriend Hasn’t Gotten the Memo on a Crucial Bit of Male Hygiene

Is There Any Evidence Black Americans Ever Used the “Generalized Am”?

St. Louis Couple Rewarded for Waving Guns at Protesters with GOP Convention Speaking Role

Help! I’m Afraid to Take My Partner’s Virginity.

How to Talk to Your Kid’s Teacher Without Being That Parent

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Can’t Bear to Watch Me Pump—He Says It Kills the Intimacy

Museums Are Struggling to Train Their Mostly White Docents to Talk About Race

Age 35 Isn’t a Fertility Cliff. Why Do We Think It Is?

The Republican Sneak Attack on Michigan’s Mask Mandate Could Prove Devastating

How America’s Canned Tuna Industry Went Belly Up

Michelle Obama’s Rebuke of Trump Saved a Pretty Weird Night

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The Troublesome Case of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”

Museums Are Struggling to Train Their Mostly White Docents to Talk About Race

How Can Major League Baseball Truly Grapple With Its Segregationist Past?

Why Paul Mpagi Sepuya Describes Himself as an Artist Rather Than a Photographer

John Oliver Shows How Racism Creeps Into Every Part of the Jury Selection Process

The New Book From the Author of H Is for Hawk Shows No One Describes Nature More Beautifully

The NBA’s Play-in Game Is Too Fun to Fail

What It’s Like to Examine a Fake Medical Patient on Zoom

How America’s Canned Tuna Industry Went Belly Up

This Is the Textbook’s Time to Shine

Age 35 Isn’t a Fertility Cliff. Why Do We Think It Is?

Future Tense Newsletter: What Pandemic Sci-Fi Missed

What a Mail Carrier Is Seeing on the Ground Right Now

We’re Not Prepared to Handle the Coming Solar Panel Crisis

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Is There Any Evidence Black Americans Ever Used the “Generalized Am”?

Help! I’m Afraid to Take My Partner’s Virginity.

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My Boyfriend Hasn’t Gotten the Memo on a Crucial Bit of Male Hygiene

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Michelle Obama’s Rebuke of Trump Saved a Pretty Weird Night

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What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About the Monday Democratic Convention

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Pompeo’s Regime Change Obsession Has Left the U.S. More Isolated Than Ever

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