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Why many transgender Americans are preparing to flee the country
Podcast
Podcasts

In his second term, Trump’s rhetoric and policies regarding the trans community have become far more menacing.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Why many transgender Americans are preparing to flee the country
Podcast
Podcasts

In his second term, Trump’s rhetoric and policies regarding the trans community have become far more menacing.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Culture
Why Instagram wants to be more like TVWhy Instagram wants to be more like TV
Culture

What TV can teach us about Instagram.

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomedIt sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed
Politics

The Republican justices hunt for a reason to gut America’s most successful civil rights law.

By Ian Millhiser
Explain It to Me
Your kids are watching YouTube. Here’s the best way for them to navigate it.Your kids are watching YouTube. Here’s the best way for them to navigate it.
Explain It to Me

Experts created a coding scheme for kids’ media quality. Here’s what’s at the top and bottom.

By Jonquilyn Hill

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Expelliarmus! How to enjoy Harry Potter while disarming J.K. Rowling.
Future Perfect

It’s not millennial cringe to wonder if you can enjoy the work of problematic artists.

By Sigal Samuel
Culture
The one Jane Austen scene people are still arguing aboutThe one Jane Austen scene people are still arguing about
Culture

Reckoning with Jane Austen and empire on her 250th anniversary.

By Constance Grady
Politics
The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually existsThe Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists
Politics

The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.

By Ian Millhiser
Life
The retro technology connecting kids to their friends The retro technology connecting kids to their friends 
Life

Kids are ditching screens but staying in touch, with the help of an ’80s-chic device.

By Anna North
Technology
We shouldn’t let kids be friends with ChatGPTWe shouldn’t let kids be friends with ChatGPT
Technology

OpenAI still isn’t doing enough to protect young people.

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
The Supreme Court fight over whether gay and trans people can be “cured,” explainedThe Supreme Court fight over whether gay and trans people can be “cured,” explained
Politics

A new Supreme Court case could make therapists immune from regulation.

By Ian Millhiser
LifeThe Highlight
The upside to ranking your friendsThe upside to ranking your friends
LifeThe 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
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