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The upside to ranking your friends
The Highlight

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
The upside to ranking your friends
The Highlight

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
Politics
One mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court termOne mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court term
Politics

What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Apple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone againApple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone again
Technology

You should turn on the new scam-busting iPhone feature right now.

By Adam Clark Estes
Advice
Therapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunkedTherapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunked
Advice

Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.

By Allie Volpe

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Politics
MAGA’s first martyrMAGA’s first martyr
Politics

The killing of Charlie Kirk could turn the movement into a faith that outlives Donald Trump.

By Katherine Kelaidis
Future Perfect
When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
Future Perfect

New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
Why are single men so miserable?Why are single men so miserable?
Even Better

When men lack the skills to build intimacy, their relationships — and well-being — suffer.

By Allie Volpe
Explain It to Me
Why self-help might be making you feel worseWhy self-help might be making you feel worse
Podcast
Explain It to Me

One author’s quest to get to the bottom of our self-improvement obsession.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Policy
The big myth about why Black kids can’t get aheadThe big myth about why Black kids can’t get ahead
Policy

How ignoring two-parent families has warped the narrative.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Life
How to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple stepsHow to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple steps
Life

The key is to think like a kid.

By Allie Volpe
Technology
Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?
Technology

The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.

By Adam Clark Estes
Obsessing about being a good person can backfire. There’s a better way.
Future Perfect

The paradox of moral perfectionism — and how to escape it.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Social media is the worst place to be right nowSocial media is the worst place to be right now
Technology

Our unmoderated online reality bares its teeth.

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
What do we lose when teens don’t babysit?What do we lose when teens don’t babysit?
Life

Reviving the tradition would be good for kids and families.

By Anna North
Technology
You’re paying too much for your phoneYou’re paying too much for your phone
Technology

Carriers say they’ll pay for your new iPhone Air, but maybe it’s your plan that needs the real upgrade.

By Adam Clark Estes
Health
What do I do about my family’s vaccinations now?What do I do about my family’s vaccinations now?
Health

Vaccine guidance has never been more confusing. Here’s how to navigate it.

By Dylan Scott
Life
Why kids are all posing like this in picturesWhy kids are all posing like this in pictures
Life

Decoding the long history of Gen Alpha’s favorite photo pose.

By Anna North
This counterintuitive advice about kids and phones makes a lot of sense
Even Better

The case for giving one to your 3-year-old is not as outlandish as it sounds.

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
The real problem with kids’ diets todayThe real problem with kids’ diets today
Life

How MAHA is trickling down to Gen Alpha.

By Anna North
ChatGPT isn’t just for cheating anymore
Even Better

AI in the classroom doesn’t have to be a catastrophe.

By Adam Clark Estes
Culture
A MAGA influencer says there’s no space for her in women’s media. Is she right?A MAGA influencer says there’s no space for her in women’s media. Is she right?
Culture

The weird lie animating the right-wing womanosphere.

By Constance Grady
Even Better
Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?
Even Better

If you’re sick of dating apps, consider this tried-and-true method.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
The most effective productivity hack is the one you least want to doThe most effective productivity hack is the one you least want to do
Even Better

We all have a limited reserve of attention, and modern life is excellent at depleting it.

By Allie Volpe
Policy
The “mission accomplished” problem haunting child care activistsThe “mission accomplished” problem haunting child care activists
Policy

State trust funds can come with an unexpected cost.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Podcasts
You lift bro? How America became a nation of exercise obsessives.You lift bro? How America became a nation of exercise obsessives.
Podcast
Podcasts

And why fitness culture is a quintessentially American invention.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Culture
Gen Z created a new type of man to avoidGen Z created a new type of man to avoid
Culture

Should you beware of “performative males”?

By Kyndall Cunningham
Can a new Jetsons-like gadget calm your family’s chaos?
Even Better

But do you really want to run your household like a small business?

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
What kids don’t want you to know about Gen Alpha cultureWhat kids don’t want you to know about Gen Alpha culture
Life

This is why they love Minecraft so much.

By Anna North
The scandalous literary classic we’ve never stopped arguing about
Culture

The novel published 70 years ago that still explains America.

By Constance Grady
LGBTQ
A federal court took 2 years to figure out that gay people have First Amendment rightsA federal court took 2 years to figure out that gay people have First Amendment rights
LGBTQ

The court finally lifted a two-year ban on drag performances.

By Ian Millhiser
Health
How Americans got hooked on supplementsHow Americans got hooked on supplements
Health

There are 90,000 supplements on the market. Do they actually work?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Even Better
Are we in a crisis of rudeness?Are we in a crisis of rudeness?
Even Better

Why it feels like people are more impolite than ever.

By Allie Volpe
Culture
What a 62-year-old maid explains about childhoodWhat a 62-year-old maid explains about childhood
Culture

This quietly subversive book has been captivating kids for generations.

By Anna North
Explain It to Me
The surprising origins of the “wellness” boomThe surprising origins of the “wellness” boom
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Today’s trend goes back way further than the modern influencer.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Culture
The uniquely American panic over adulteryThe uniquely American panic over adultery
Culture

The US loves to hate cheaters. The reasons why tell us a lot about how we view marriage.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Future Perfect
This is what happens when ChatGPT tries to write scriptureThis is what happens when ChatGPT tries to write scripture
Future Perfect

AI wrote a sacred text for Buddhists — and it exceeded expectations. Can it write a good Bible?

By Sigal Samuel
A solution to the child care shortage is hiding in plain sight
Child Care

“Looking only at one half of the population is a mistake.”

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Life
The hidden forces ruining youth sportsThe hidden forces ruining youth sports
Life

Athletics for kids have gotten seriously intense.

By Anna North
Culture
It’s supposed to be Yelp for men. There are some problems.It’s supposed to be Yelp for men. There are some problems.
Culture

Whisper networks apps are a bad idea, and not just because they make guys mad.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Science
Headphones that scan your brainwaves and keep you focused? It’s not science fiction.Headphones that scan your brainwaves and keep you focused? It’s not science fiction.
Science

The cutting-edge of neurotech can read your mind. Sort of.

By Adam Clark Estes
Culture
Sydney Sweeney and the unsettling legacy of the blonde bombshellSydney Sweeney and the unsettling legacy of the blonde bombshell
Culture

How Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow explain the star’s bizarre jeans controversy.

By Constance Grady
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just revealed its plan to make gerrymandering even worseThe Supreme Court just revealed its plan to make gerrymandering even worse
Supreme Court

The Court recently saved part of the Voting Rights Act. But now it’s signaling it’ll kill it off soon enough.

By Ian Millhiser
Even Better
How do you keep a kid’s fantasy camp afloat?How do you keep a kid’s fantasy camp afloat?
Even Better

A summer program running on magic, swords, and financial precarity.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
Even Better
How to start your own business in 2025, according to people who already didHow to start your own business in 2025, according to people who already did
Even Better

From managing tariffs to dreaming up strategy, these six founders discuss the realities of starting a new business.

By Allie Volpe