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Why your Halloween candy might be a little less colorful this year.
Why your Halloween candy might be a little less colorful this year.
On the trail and in the pews, Adam Hamilton is inspiring voters fed up with the status quo.
The case highlights everything that’s wrong with the Supreme Court’s shadow docket.
And what does it mean for the plant-based movement?
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The solution to some of American democracy’s biggest problems might be something old and controversial: more religion.
Economist George Loewenstein’s new book is emphatically not self-help. It might still help you live a wiser life.
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger puts Hollywood in the hands of just five massive companies.
Ultra-fast fashion is everywhere. Thrift shops offer a way out.
Can new wearable tech and modern sports medicine make horse racing safer?
The GOP’s farm-state problem just got worse.
The addictive power of “live auction” shopping, explained.
The anonymous online network harassing Maddie Kowalski, explained.
How to save America’s coastal neighborhoods.
Almost no one has seen NAZA yet, but almost everyone has something to say about it.
The implosion of Ed Sheeran’s ongoing world tour tells us something about shifting attitudes toward Israel.
Private equity is having a field day — but kids are not.
A new book unpacks why so many people struggle to build the families they want.
A new book argues the future of democracy depends on a segment of American Christians. What should they do?
A new book from writer Bonnie Kristian argues that evangelicalism has been “monstered.” What aren’t we getting right?
Screens have atrophied our reading muscles. Here’s how to get them back.
Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday at 92, defined feminism in the US. Where will that movement go next?
Four states have midterm ballot measures on the issue. Washington’s would go further than any law in the country.
With the rise of social deduction games like Blood on the Clocktower, everyone can be a traitor now.
A surprising new ranking of the “nationalist-populist” right’s leading voices.
From Drake to Katy Perry, sometimes a song just doesn’t hit.
Is “Choosin’ Texas” the song of the summer?
The late icon made being a good person look easy.
Why the journey of your food from farm to fork matters.
It offers a way to reset.
The NFL’s brain damage problem is even worse than we thought.
A new study found at least one in four former NFL players had CTE at their time of death.
Pumpkin spice is America’s most hatable seasonal flavor. But Starbucks is leaning in even more heavily this year.
How the league became embroiled in a fight over trans athletes.
The next generation of middle-grade books doesn’t look like Harry Potter. Good.
What it costs to be a superfan in the era of super-pricey shows.
MAGA’s model working mom is clocking out — and her exit underscores some core tensions for conservative women.
The plight of owning “pervert glasses” when you’re not a pervert.
The $270 million event lets everyone buy into the fantasy of being an elite athlete.
Apps like Indyx say they’ll help you shop less. They might be promising too much.
The frugalsphere, explained.
A generation haunted by the pandemic is finally getting a joyous cultural moment to call its own.
“I saw it in a regular theater and I felt like a loser.”
The untapped political potential of gaming.