Avoiding America's worst possible future

Gentlemen against Trump

Biden's post-election tightrope walk

Why Republicans lie about their own terrible policies

Donald Trump has turned the White House into a bribe factory

The Republican Party is objectively pro-coronavirus

The daily gossip: Chris Pratt has been deemed the worst Chris, Adele's SNL hosting gig might mean a new album's soon to follow, and more

10 things you need to know today: October 18, 2020

We can't go inside yet

Shouldn't Congress be considered essential?

Republicans literally want to work Americans to death

The Payroll Protection Program's problems were extremely avoidable

How Trump could use Amy Coney Barrett as leverage over Mitch McConnell

The October Surprise nobody wanted

Trump literally can't afford to lose the election

This baby was the 1st born on a tiny Maine island in 93 years

The week's good news: October 15, 2020

Groomers reunite boy with lost stuffed dog — but first, they gave the pup a spa day

10 things you need to know today: October 17, 2020

The 10 best horror movies of 2020 you can watch this Halloween

10 unforgettable moments from the 2020 Emmys

The week's best photojournalism

How defending the Bills made me love Buffalo

The week's best photojournalism

Selling Sunset and the healing powers of frivolous gossip

United Airlines CEO doesn't expect 'normal' demand for flying until 2024

Unearthed clip shows Stephen Bannon joking about 'Build the Wall' fraud in 2019

Democrats need a better counter to 'originalism'

President Trump can learn a lot from Mike Pence

Trump's illness is reinforcing his central political problem

Why this libertarian is voting for Biden

Is Trump a bigger socialist than Biden?

Cancel culture and conservative glass houses

The American Dream was built on 'handouts'

The modernization of Prince Harry

Local news can save America

Do polls show the media is missing the story on Trump?

Congress almost rises to the occasion. Almost.

The Tea Party case for the Trump stimulus

Trump knew it all along

What would make me vote Republican again

John Kelly should spill the beans

What the language police miss about offensive words

Is Joe Biden the Konrad Adenauer of the U.S.?

2020 and the shadow of Bush v. Gore

The pandemic is revealing how bad our technology really is

Did the virus kill the techlash?

Coronavirus and the uncomfortable calculus of the gig economy

I found the internet's good place. It's dogs.

Why I fell hard for the emoji tapback

'You're fine': The Ugg boot of apology responses

Vintage Trump goes debating in a new world

A mild defense of Republican hypocrisy on the Supreme Court

The RNC's complicated case vs. the DNC's simple argument

Sundance reckons with the streaming revolution

The refreshing awfulness of Rick and Morty

Knives Out does what so many of the best mysteries do: Carve up the rich

Shrill normalizes fat people, and that's a good thing

She's a woman. She's a superhero. Get over it.

The therapeutic rise of celebrity thirst culture

I love dogs. But can we stop pretending they should get to go everywhere with us?

Gardening is great

America's Maenad moment

The welcome return of sad Ben Affleck

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, movie star

Why are the Oscars trying to be the Grammys?

Is Daniel Radcliffe trying to make us hate him?

First Cow is a necessary portrait of platonic male affection

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire is about truly being seen by another

The antidote to 2018 is this video game about a cartoon chef in a pirate-ship kitchen

Why aren't you watching the WNBA?

The limits of Messi's magic

How families can self-quarantine without going insane

Are my favorite childhood books teaching bad things to my kids?

The joy and sadness of being surpassed by your kids

In the future, will the English language be full of accented characters?

10 signature foods with borrowed names

The delicate art of using linguistics to identify an anonymous author

What Broad City taught me about weed, life plans, and chosen family

8 award-winning food puns for your Oscars party menu

11 essential cooking skills I learned purely by watching countless hours of Chopped

The daily business briefing: October 19, 2020

10 things you need to know today: October 19, 2020

The daily business briefing: October 16, 2020

The week's best parenting advice: October 13, 2020

The week's best parenting advice: October 6, 2020

The week's best parenting advice: September 29, 2020

An originalist's originalism

You paid Trump's taxes

It's not the flu