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I Told My Boyfriend the Wild Tale From My Girls' Trip. What He Said Is Blowing My Mind. -- Jessica Stoya

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I Was Happy to Give My Best Friend a Plus-One to My Wedding. But I Might Have to Draw the Line at This Latest Addition to Their Family. -- Jenée Desmond-Harris

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Jon Krakauer Wishes He Never Climbed Mount Everest—and Never Wrote Into Thin Air -- Laura Miller

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Airlines (and Trump) Found a Way to Make Flying Even More Miserable This Summer -- Alex Kirshner

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It's the Most Sickening Part of the Internet. You Wouldn't Want Your Kids on It—but It Might Already Be Too Late. -- Sabrina Jones

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Why Is One of Our Most Beloved Comedy Stars Also One of Our Most Off-Putting? A New Doc Offers an Answer. -- David Mack

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Virginia Democrats Can Still Save Their Map. Republicans Already Showed Them How. -- Billy Corriher

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In Britain, a New Law Targeting a Beloved Vice Would Shock Americans. I Surprised Myself With My Reaction. Imogen West-Knights

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What if It Were Possible to Pay Taxes Without Funding War Crimes? -- Christopher Kutz

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I'm Getting My Parents' Entire Estate for a Cruel Reason. I Can't Have This on My Conscience. -- Ilyce Glink

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It's Controversial, Expensive, and Relatively Unstudied. Men Are Lining Up—and Stripping Down—to Get It Done. -- Nathaniel Moore

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There's Something Unsavory Happening on Foodie TikTok. I'm Afraid It's Coming for Us All. -- Maggie Hennessy

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I Tried a Weekslong Experiment to Become a Better Mom. I Was Shocked That It Kind of Worked. -- JoAnna Novak

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Orangutan Moms Are the Tradwives of the Animal Kingdom. Their Job Is Easier for a Key Reason. -- Elizabeth Preston

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Another Kid Attacked Mine at the Playground. I Can't Stop Thinking About What I Should've Done. -- care and feeding

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Jessica Stoya -- My Husband Got Himself Pierced ... Down There. It's Better Than I Expected.

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At First, I Could Hardly Believe That This Bizarre New Movie Existed. Now I'm So Glad It Does. -- Sam Adams -- The Sheep Detectives is the movie ewe have been waiting for.

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The Wedding Industry Has a Major Problem. I Know Exactly What Caused It. -- Heather Schwedel

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Yes, a Beloved College Is Closing. But It's Not As Bad As It Seems. -- Ethan Ris -- I study higher education for a living. The data doesn't lie.

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He Spends His Days Tracking America's Wildest Conspiracy Theorists. What He's Seeing Lately Is Eye-Popping. Luke Winkie - Will Sommer has watched our politics descend into darkness. We're not ready for what's coming next.

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