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All I want to do is yell at him.

Are you “secure”? “Anxious”? “Avoidant”? The answer isn’t your destiny.

How social media takes but never gives you what you really want.

The harrowing tale of a captivating cake, a forgotten frosting mix, and the food scientist who saved us all.

Brave New World follows an unhinged president who lays waste to Washington. It’s sympathetic.

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Trump just made bribery much more appealing.

As thrifting creators gain followers, regular shoppers pay the price.

The loud quitting of Justice Department lawyers who draw the line at lying for Trump.

There’s success—and then there’s unstoppable, do-no-wrong success. Here’s how to know when an artist is “imperial.”

I’ll take Renée Zellweger’s nose scrunch wherever I can get it, even in Peacock’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

A former DOJ attorney takes us inside the absurdity and likely consequence of this week’s legal dispute.

As the coffee giant settles for simplicity, it’s time to seek our flavor thrills elsewhere.

The gorgeous animated indie Flow, which begins streaming today on Max, has the chance to triumph over movies from DreamWorks and Pixar.

Will the federal government’s rules follow federal money? We still don’t know!

The most charming way I’ve ever been hit on was also one of the most off-limits approaches.

There's nothing like the trauma-bonding that happens when you're sharing a one-gallon plate of pasta.

The racist posts from Musk’s DOGE staffer show a widening gap in the GOP between its base and its wealthy technocratic elite.

It explains the surge of interest in laws authorizing the punishment of women.

A YouTuber has prompted the author to come back and make his case. Again.

In Season 2, Milchick gets an impossible job. That says everything about what it’s like to be Black in a white workplace.

My lawyer says I’m in the clear, so why won’t they leave me alone?

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New York Times columnist Lori Gottlieb joins guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer.