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What it’s like to go to school in the shadow of ICE.


You don’t need six months of expenses in the bank, but you do have to start somewhere.


First comes love, then comes a joint banking account?


An executive order barring trans people from openly serving in the military isn’t really about their fitness to do so.


The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.


What happens to supposedly “enlightened” men in the post-Me Too era?


Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education.


Beginning the recovery process can be overwhelming. We’re here to help.

Want a clearer picture of 2025? Talk to your investment adviser.

An illustrated guide to its delicious, subversive appeal.


Laws in Australia, Florida, and elsewhere could end up backfiring.


This year’s no good, very bad norovirus season.

“Glow up” challenges were all over my feed. So I tried one.


The best methods are low-tech and free.


If you think you’re being overcharged on medical bills, you probably are.


It turns out cleaning your hands is more complicated than killing germs.


Is the holiday season also cuffing season?


Everyone evolves. Your friendships can too.


The best advice we got this year.


Why some Americans are rethinking estrangement in a second Trump presidency.

Every year, we spend and resolve to figure things out later. Now’s the time to make a plan.
And why so many of them are shot in Vancouver.


Novavax is just as effective, but far less likely to cause fevers and fatigue.

Welcome to the hair transplant capital of the world


Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin has a sympathetic plaintiff, and alarmingly high stakes for workers.


Why is it so hard to talk about masculinity?


Inside the “marathon” race to get into college.


Here’s what might help your cold — and what probably won’t.


There’s likely more industry-shifting fallout to come from the Diddy case.


One wildflower at a time.


How to feel alive, explained by a philosopher.


That Tylenol’s shelf life is longer than you think.


Trump’s win has ignited a wave of bullying — again.


Recycle your old electronics. It’s easy, we promise.


The Court appears likely to uphold bans on gender-affirming care, and may gut the rules barring all forms of sex discrimination in the process.

We can invest in men’s well-being without undermining women.


We may be in the middle of a new gender war, but friendships with the opposite sex are still very much worth it.


There are practical, everyday ways to get out of your head and into community.



