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Paris hosted a great Olympics. That’ll probably be the exception going forward.
The Olympian won gold in the 100 meters, then caught Covid and came up short in his signature event.
Rule number one: Don’t call it breakdancing.
It Ends With Us is at the center of Hoover’s very polarizing body of work.
People of color are more likely to be vegan. But the animal rights movement still has a white face.
Vinesh Phogat was just ounces away from a medal.
It’s not just Google’s “Dear Sydney” commercial that feels soulless and strange.
The post-Covid pop-up boom, explained.
Vox’s book critic gives you recommendations to scratch your next reading itch.
Music production is getting easier. Does that make it better?
Just as the US team enters its influencer era, the sport is in trouble.
Conservatives are capitalizing on the abandoned Khelif-Carini fight to levy anti-trans attacks.
Forget the medals — these athletes won the internet’s love.
Caroline Gleich’s Utah Senate campaign is a sign of the blurring lines between digital creators and politicians.
The scholar who coined “intersectionality” explains why those fundraisers from white Harris supporters really do matter.
The GOAT just took her team to another Olympic gold.
The forgotten Olympic history of trans athletes.
White House tell-alls age like milk. Why do journalists keep writing them?
Writer-star Richard Gadd denies that Fiona Harvey is the basis for the complicated character.
The blush craze is more than a TikTok beauty trend — it’s a statement.
The controversy over Sabra, a new movie character, explained.
And why you feel bad swearing around your friends’ kids, according to a philosopher.
More of a mathlete than an athlete? A gold medal mindset can help you do almost anything better.
Four winners and six losers from the day.
Officials say Paris will be the “safest place in the world” for the Olympics. Here’s what they’re up against.
The rumors were easy to believe, especially when the potential VP has such terrible ideas about sex.
Get ready to hear [spoiler] saying filthy things.
It’s never too late to pick up a new sport.
4DX — and all these new movie theater formats, from IMAX to ScreenX — explained.
With Kamala Harris’s ascendancy, the series is on everyone’s mind — and the reason it resonates goes deeper than you might think.
Americans are more socially isolated than ever. Here’s how we can reconnect.
Democrats have their first “Brat” candidate. What will it get them?
Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.
Americans are finally falling in love with the US version of the British reality hit. Fancy that!
From debut character studies to beloved franchises, here are the best books of the last 6 months.
What people project onto the would-be second lady fits a pattern of benevolent sexism about GOP wives.
For Amazon workers, the bevy of sales reinforces the human toll of “same-day delivery, lifetime of injury.”
The Twisters actor’s career explains a lot about the state of the industry.