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Policy
Traditional gender roles won’t get men what they wantTraditional gender roles won’t get men what they want
Policy

Men’s search for meaning is everyone’s problem.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Life
Kids are missing out on one of their best chances at learningKids are missing out on one of their best chances at learning
Life

Bring back outdoor recess!

By Anna North
Health
Your guide to the weirdest winter virus season we’ve ever hadYour guide to the weirdest winter virus season we’ve ever had
Health

As vaccination rates slide, there are still ways you can protect yourself from cold, flu, RSV, and Covid this year.

By Dylan Scott
Technology
Here’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobsHere’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobs
Technology

What history can teach us about the AI job apocalypse.

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
What Americans don’t get about the first US popeWhat Americans don’t get about the first US pope
Life

Pope Leo’s politics are more complicated than simply “anti-Trump.”

By Christian Paz
Life
Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?
Life

What you’re feeling is ambivalence. It can be a good thing.

By Allie Volpe
The Highlight
Why peanut butter is back on the kids’ menuWhy peanut butter is back on the kids’ menu
The Highlight

How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.

By Bryan Walsh
Life
Why we actually should worry about Gen ZWhy we actually should worry about Gen Z
Life

What happens when you tell a generation they’re special?

By Christian Paz
The Highlight
Who is the “trad husband”?Who is the “trad husband”?
The Highlight

Tradwives are everywhere on social media. Their allegedly dominant spouses are invisible.

By Anna North
The Highlight
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
The Highlight

“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.

By Sigal Samuel
Podcasts
MAHA’s war on antidepressantsMAHA’s war on antidepressants
Podcast
Podcasts

RFK Jr. and his supporters are asking the wrong questions about these medications.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Life
Buy now, pay later is more dangerous than everBuy now, pay later is more dangerous than ever
Life

What could go wrong when Black Friday shopping meets an affordability crisis?

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
Trump’s Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seatsTrump’s Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats
Podcasts
The insidious strategy behind Nick Fuentes’s shocking riseThe insidious strategy behind Nick Fuentes’s shocking rise
Podcast
Podcasts

How a neo-Nazi infiltrated so deep into the Republican Party.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Culture
Gen Z’s war against leggingsGen Z’s war against leggings
Culture

Do these leggings make millennials look old?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Life
You should be having more slumber parties with your friendsYou should be having more slumber parties with your friends
Life

Everyone can benefit from an overnight hang with their pals.

By Allie Volpe
Politics
A Supreme Court case about dreadlocks could end up gutting MedicaidA Supreme Court case about dreadlocks could end up gutting Medicaid
Politics

The Republican justices find something they care about more than they care about religion.

By Ian Millhiser
Life
They’re growing up in the Trump era. Here’s what they want from the next president.They’re growing up in the Trump era. Here’s what they want from the next president.
Life

What a president for Gen Alpha might be like.

By Anna North
Podcasts
Why Lily Allen’s new breakup album has the internet hookedWhy Lily Allen’s new breakup album has the internet hooked
Podcast
Podcasts

Do people love West End Girl because it’s good, because it documents a trainwreck, or both?

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Technology
Want to quit your smartphone? Join this club.Want to quit your smartphone? Join this club.
Technology

It’s easier than ever to stop doomscrolling.

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
The most horrifying religion case to hit the Supreme Court in years is also one of the hardestThe most horrifying religion case to hit the Supreme Court in years is also one of the hardest
Politics

The Court has made a hash of its religion decisions. Damon Landor may be the newest victim of that uncertainty.

By Ian Millhiser
The most important questions to ask when picking a health care plan
The Vox guide to using your benefits

Choosing health insurance in the US is notoriously difficult. Let this guide help.

By Allie Volpe
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Does my health insurance cover therapy?Does my health insurance cover therapy?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

How to decode your mental heath benefits.

By Keren Landman, MD
Politics
Are fewer young people identifying as trans?Are fewer young people identifying as trans?
Politics

The debate over youth gender identity polling, explained.

By Anna North
Life
How to be a better complainerHow to be a better complainer
Life

A guide to venting without annoying everyone you know.

By Allie Volpe
Politics
Zohran Mamdani’s child care gambleZohran Mamdani’s child care gamble
Politics

Can the NYC mayoral race prove it’s a winning issue?

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Culture
How the new His Dark Materials spinoff series explains the book-banning warsHow the new His Dark Materials spinoff series explains the book-banning wars
Culture

Philip Pullman’s new book finishes the story The Golden Compass started.

By Constance Grady
Technology
ChatGPT’s new mission is to fix the broken webChatGPT’s new mission is to fix the broken web
Technology

ChatGPT Atlas is a glimpse into the future, even if it doesn’t work right.

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
The upside to ranking your friendsThe upside to ranking your friends
Life

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
Podcasts
Why many transgender Americans are preparing to flee the countryWhy 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
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
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