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The Saudi Aramco IPO is a race against time
The Explainer Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants to cash in on oil — so his country can get off oil
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Dickinson's literary mistake
The Explainer Emily Dickinson is whoever Hollywood wants her to be
By Maya Phillips Published
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The therapeutic rise of celebrity thirst culture
The Explainer How women and LGBTQ+ people are re-appropriating desire, one meme at a time
By Laura Bogart Published
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Will the Boeing 737 Max ever fly again?
The Explainer The saga of the grounded airliner has dragged on months longer than observers initially expected
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China trade: Deal or no deal?
The Explainer Is the relationship between the world's two biggest economies finally showing signs of improvement?
By The Week Staff Published
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Do tumbling retail sales mean a recession is imminent?
The Explainer Why we shouldn't be too terribly worried — yet
By Jeff Spross Published
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Why the IRS audits the poor
The Explainer And more of the week's best financial insights
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We're losing control of our computers
The Explainer The ideal of computing in which users can make their devices do whatever they want is be dying — and we'll all be worse off for it
By Navneet Alang Published
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All 56 classic Nancy Drew books, ranked
The Explainer While countless movies and television shows have been made about our favorite girl detective, nothing comes close to the original books
By Catherine Garcia Published
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Israel's struggle over Jewish identity
The Explainer How deep divisions between ultra-Orthodox and secular Jews are shaping Israel's future as a democracy
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Women CEOs are making gains
The Explainer And more of the week's financial news
By The Week Staff Published
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Why are tech IPOs tanking?
The Explainer Investors seem to be wising up to flashy-but-flawed tech startups
By The Week Staff Published
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Amazon's dystopian plan to be anywhere and everywhere
The Explainer There's no escaping Alexa
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The Day Shall Come and the myth of the black nationalist terrorist
The Explainer How Christopher Morris' new film hauntingly illustrates existential black American terror
By Andy Crump Published
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