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One of Music's Biggest Stars Delivered a Divisive Coachella Performance. Critics Are Missing the Point. -- Nadira Goffe

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The Core Principle Animating Trump's Second Term -- Mary Harris

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Trump and Hegseth Have No Idea What Gives America's Military Its Power. The Resulting Damage Is Untold. -- Myke Cole

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Trump Has Actually Been Very Canny About the Abortion Pill. That May Be About to Change. -- Mary Ziegler

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Behold—Democrats' Slutty Little Posting Spree Has Begun -- David Mack

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So How Mad at Trump, Really, Are the MAGA Faithful Right Now? -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Melania Trump Just Had to Make a Statement About Her Connection to Jeffrey Epstein. I Have a Theory About Why. -- Heather Schwedel

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An Old-Fashioned Ingredient Has Divided America. I Spent a Week Eating It to Find Out Why. -- Luke Winkie

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What the Hell Happened to Wendy's? -- Adam Chandler

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It's Bizarre, Unnatural, and the Size of a Football Field. It Might Be the Thing to Save Ski Resorts. -- Cari Shane

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A New Rom-Com Was at the Center of a Debate Before It Was Even Out. Luckily, the Result Speaks for Itself. -- Nadira Goffe

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They Were Once Essential to So Many Writers. Now They're Quietly Vanishing Across the Internet. -- Ash Jurberg

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I Canceled My Spotify Subscription. You Might Laugh at How Obvious My Alternative Is. -- Lana Schwartz

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Neighborhood Is Under Siege From a Disgusting Flasher. We Checked the Camera Footage, and ... I Have a Big Problem.

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true - Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak - There's an Unfortunate Pattern to the Women I Sleep With. I'm Becoming "That Guy."

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Nicole Chung -- My Mom Seems to Think I Owe Her for Raising Me Alone. I Don't Want to Pay Her Price.

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Laura Helmuth -- One of My Employees Showed Up at Her Colleague's House Unannounced. What She Did Next Is Threatening the Future of Our Entire Office.

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Danny M. Lavery -- Help! A Stranger Is Harassing Me to Get a DNA Test. I Don't Want Anything to Do With Her.

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Rich Juzwiak -- My Girlfriend's Sexual Behavior Would Really Turn Most Men On. But It's Killing Me With Embarrassment.

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Arionne Nettles -- My Wife Is Struggling With a Very Basic Part of Parenting. I Can't Keep Swooping In to Save Her!

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true - Laura Helmuth - I Stayed Loyal to One Company for Longer Than Most People Do. The Hard Part About Leaving Is Surprising Me.

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My Sister Owes Me Thousands of Dollars. I Have a Plan for Getting It Back, But It's Going to Get Me in Trouble. I want what is mine. Ilyce Glink

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One of the Biggest Debates About The Pitt Has Devolved Into a Lot of People Misunderstanding the Show -- Nadira Goffe -- In defense of one of The Pitt's most-maligned characters.

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There's a Critical Issue Facing the Movie Industry, Says Steven Soderbergh -- Sam Adams

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Wikipedia Is The Most Human Place On The Internet -- ICYMI

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Donna Summer's Three-Decade Chart Reign -- Hit Parade

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One of HBO's Most Divisive Shows Is Finally Back. It's Completely Different. -- Nadira Goffe

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It's a Design Principle That Has Transformed the World and Even Saved Lives. It's Gone Way Too Far. Jason Farman - It's time to rethink usability.

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Has r/WallStreetBets Broken Containment? -- Slate Money

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Money Talks: Are Psychopaths Better at Business? Elizabeth Spiers

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I Stumbled Across My Boyfriend's ChatGPT. It Ended Our Relationship. -- Lindsey Hall -- "I'm just not proud of her."

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We May Well Be Living Through a Key Moment in the American Empire's Decline - Fred Kaplan - Trump has been retreating from America's traditional role as a guarantor of Western security and order.

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Which Word Is Derived From the Ancient Greek Word for "Amber"? -- Ray Hamel

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true - Democrats May Have Finally Learned How to Deal With Their Worst Instincts. This Senate Race Is Proof. Luke Winkie

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They Came For Ibram X Kendi. He's Still Here. -- What Next

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Things Are Looking Quite Bad for Trump - Fred Kaplan

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