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Laura Helmuth -- My Boss's Weird Personality Flaw Has Gotten Totally Out of Hand. I've Got to Protect My Employees.

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true - Harry and Meghan Are Returning to the U.K. The Timing Couldn't Be Darker. Why now? Wrong question. Imogen West-Knights

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One of Pop's Hottest Acts Feels on the Verge of Implosion. How Did We Get Here? Nadira Goffe

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One of America's Most Beloved Food Icons Got His Start in a Surprising Place. But Was the Story Really So Rock-and-Roll? -- Ellin Stein

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Is Your Weather App Awful? It Might Be Your Fault. -- Nitish Pahwa

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One of the Most Popular Social Media Apps Just Made a Baffling Change -- Steffi Cao

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A Beloved Artifact From My Teens Has Been Reissued for Gen Z. These Poor Kids Have No Idea What They're In For. -- Rebecca Onion

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True Crime Conspiracists Have Homed In On Patrick Clancy. I Can't Believe What I'm About to Say. -- Scaachi Koul

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The Real Reason Many Americans Are Cutting Ties With Their Parents and Siblings -- Rin Reczek

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The Issue That Could Cost Democrats a Senate Seat in Michigan -- Ben Jacobs

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Fifty Years Ago, Tucker Carlson's Dad Ignited an Obsession That Plagues the Right to This Day. Will It Ever End? -- Julie Kliegman

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Getting Concert Tickets Has Become a Bloodbath. Now Another Leisure Activity Is Joining the Club. -- Nadira Goffe

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I'm a Paleontology Nerd. Anne Hathaway's New Movie Gives Us Some Real Dinosaur Boners—Sometimes Literally. -- Riley Black

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HBO's Great New Sunday Night Show Is the Spiritual Successor to Watchmen -- Sam Adams

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