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Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

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The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

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What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

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I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

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The Right

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

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Even the Architect of Trump’s Coup Is Now Admitting His Memo Was “Crazy”

Matthew A. Seligman

The Left

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

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Why Merrick Garland Can’t Win

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Tech Trouble

Tesla Fans’ Anger Is Becoming a Problem

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The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

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Supply Chain

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Heather Schwedel

Everything That Went Wrong With Donald Trump’s New Social Network in the First 24 Hours

It hasn’t even launched yet.

Aaron Mak

Who Killed Colin Powell?

How vaccine refusers endanger everyone else.

William Saletan

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Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

Dana Stevens

The filmmaker’s work is as polarizing as those candies, and The French Dispatch is an especially gourmet variety.

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Tracy Brown Hamilton

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

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Aaron Mak

10 Questions About the New Ohio License Plate

Henry Grabar

The Kind of Yucky Reason the Advice on Aspirin Has Shifted

Julia Craven

Joe Manchin Might Be a Sentient Brick of Coal, but There’s Still a Chance Democrats Will Pass a Decent Climate Plan

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Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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When Did This Time of Year Become “Spooky Season”?

Heather Schwedel

The elusive history of a cursed phrase.

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News & Politics

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Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

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Jim Newell

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

Heather Schwedel

What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

Mark Joseph Stern

John Eastman Is Right: His Election Memo Was “Crazy”

Matthew A. Seligman

Why Merrick Garland Can’t Win

Dahlia Lithwick

I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

Nitish Pahwa

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform

Amicus

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Why Hollywood is Reluctant to Stop Using Real Guns as Props

What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

The Right

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

Even the Architect of Trump’s Coup Is Now Admitting His Memo Was “Crazy”

The Left

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

Why Merrick Garland Can’t Win

Tech Trouble

Tesla Fans’ Anger Is Becoming a Problem

What Happened When a Remote Irish Island Finally Got Broadband Internet

Screen Time

The Juiciest, Most Oversexed Succession Magazine Profiles This Year, Ranked

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Supply Chain

Christmas Lights Need a Miracle

How the Ghost of Jimmy Carter’s Presidency Haunts Everything Biden Says About Shortages

What the Fight Over the Mail Is Really About

I'm tempted to say no the next time I get hit up for overpriced mediocre crap.

Help! A 28-Year-Old Man Wants to Date Me. I’m 56.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Only Child”

Help! My Mom Gives Me Free Child Care, but She Is Driving Me Up the Wall.

Help! I Am Completely in Over My Head at My New Job.

We Caught My Husband’s Teen Sneaking Sleeping Pills

Philosopher David Lewis Learns About Love and Language

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

Everything That Went Wrong With Donald Trump’s New Social Network in the First 24 Hours

Who Killed Colin Powell?

Wes Anderson’s Latest Is a Licorice Movie

The End of an Era of American Gymnastics

Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?

The Century-Old Sci-Fi Trope That Just Won’t Die

Why Hollywood is Reluctant to Stop Using Real Guns as Props

The Juiciest, Most Oversexed Succession Magazine Profiles This Year, Ranked

There Are Seven Ways to See Dune. Which Should You Choose?

What Happened When a Remote Irish Island Finally Got Broadband Internet

The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem

The Truth About “Smartphone Pinkie”

Everything That Went Wrong With Donald Trump’s New Social Network in the First 24 Hours

10 Questions About the New Ohio License Plate

The Kind of Yucky Reason the Advice on Aspirin Has Shifted

Joe Manchin Might Be a Sentient Brick of Coal, but There’s Still a Chance Democrats Will Pass a Decent Climate Plan

Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash

When Did This Time of Year Become “Spooky Season”?

Philosopher David Lewis Learns About Love and Language

Dear Care and Feeding: We Caught My Husband’s Teen Sneaking Sleeping Pills. Do We Have to Tell Her Mom?

Should I Forgive My Abusive Grandfather Now That He’s Close to Death?

Help! A 28-Year-Old Man Wants to Date Me. I’m 56.

Dear Care and Feeding: I Walked in on My 12-Year-Old. I Can’t Believe He Was Watching … That.

My Kid’s Friend Is Vegan but Decides to Eat Meat at Our House. What Should I Do?

Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

Joe Biden Is Making Decisions, and It Isn’t Pretty

The Story Behind “Let’s Go Brandon,” the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans

What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us

John Eastman Is Right: His Election Memo Was “Crazy”

Why Merrick Garland Can’t Win

I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin

How the Supreme Court Blocks Police Reform