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They feel betrayed by their political leaders on Gaza — and face blowback for expressing it. By Danya Issawi

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Jodie Turner-Smith Takes Control After a very public relationship and split, the actress is renegotiating how much of herself to share.

advice ‘The Economy Ruined My Relationship’ Your boyfriend may feel as if his only option is to move somewhere cheaper, but he’s also choosing to walk away. By Emily Gould
celebrity kids Violet Affleck Reveals She Contracted a Post-Viral Condition The teen, who is always spotted wearing a mask, called on L.A. officials to oppose mask bans. By Tariro Mzezewa

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31 Early Amazon Prime Day Home Deals That Are Worth It By Morgan Evans
18 Best Leave-in Conditioners for Hair That Just Can’t By Shanna Shipin and Bianca Nieves
The Best Early Amazon Prime Day Beauty Deals By Chinea Rodriguez
The 10 Best Curling Irons for Bouncy Waves and Curls By Chinea Rodriguez and Shanna Shipin

style The Unbranding of Abercrombie How the problematic mall brand pulled off the most exciting makeover in American retail. By Chantal Fernandez
summer street style What 10 People Wore to the Coney Island Boardwalk on a Friday Night “I consider myself a goth. I was like, Okay, so let’s go … beachy goth?” By Danielle Cohen

beauty By Asia Milia Ware What Is Going On With Seint Makeup? The MLM-structured beauty brand is moving into an affiliate-commission structure, and people are upset.

amazon prime day The Best Early Prime Day Fashion Deals Deals on everything, including the best denim, dresses, shoes, and activewear. By Morgan Evans
amazon prime day 2024 The Best Early Amazon Prime Day Beauty Deals Discounts on sunscreen, hair tools, and viral skin care. By Chinea Rodriguez
amazon prime day 2024 The Best Early Prime Day Deals in Every Category Discounts on beauty, fashion, home items, and more. By Hanna Flanagan

power Politician Blames Male Suicides on South Korea’s ‘Dominant’ Women A Seoul city councilor thinks a “female-dominant society” is making things harder for men. By Emily Leibert
supreme court AOC Is Trying to Impeach Justices Thomas and Alito Both the Supreme Court justices have been mired by ethics scandals in the past year. By Olivia Craighead

2024 election By Andrea González-Ramírez What to Know About Project 2025, Trump’s Second-Term Blueprint Right-wing groups are pushing a transition plan that guts abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights and transforms the government as we know it.

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career How to Negotiate a Salary After a Job Offer The safest time to bring it up, what to say, and more. By Alison Green

2024 election Conservatives Are Already Attacking Kamala As a ‘DEI Hire’ A New York Post op-ed pushing the racist narrative was widely panned over the weekend. By Andrea González-Ramírez

personal finance It’s Not Too Late to Book an Affordable Summer Vacation How to plan a getaway that feels luxurious — without an Italy-size price tag. By Charlotte Cowles

career Well before the WNBA started breaking attendance and viewership records this season, sports journalist Arielle Chambers championed the league. “The WNBA is so important,” Chambers first wrote on Facebook in 2016. She continued to use the phrase when she saw players “do dope things in the community,” and it caught fire with fans. Here’s how she gets it done.

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esther calling ‘My Partner Wants Children, But I Don’t. Now What?’ This week’s “Esther Calling” caller is anxious about future and needs advice about how to discuss this openly with his partner. By Esther Perel
relationships Sports Are the New Dating Apps Single people all over the city are turning to running clubs, team sports, and members-only gyms to find dates. By Avery Stone

wait what is happening on tiktok? By Angelina Chapin Exposing Cheaters Isn’t Always a Flex How would you feel if a stranger put your relationship on blast?

dreaming How to Interpret Dreams About Practically Anyone From exes to co-workers to celebrities, here’s a guide. By Candice Jalili, Gretty Garcia, and Katja Vujić

first person I Was Diagnosed With Autism in My 40s. It Gave Me a Lot of Answers. By 43, Mary HK Choi had come up with many explanations for her strangeness around other people. Was it something else all along? By Mary H.K. Choi

esther calling ‘Why Can’t I Stop Cheating?’ Every marriage for this week’s “Esther Calling” caller has ended with infidelity. Now, in a relationship, she’s scared of history repeating itself. By Esther Perel

the bigger picture When she launched Girls Run NYC in 2014, Jessie Zapo wanted to make it easier for women of all abilities to run “in fellowship with others”: “Our goal was to create a space where it didn’t feel scary, and you weren’t going to get left behind in the dust.” Now Girls Run NYC isn’t just a running club. For many of its members, it’s a support group.

wait what is happening on tiktok? Exposing Cheaters Isn’t Always a Flex How would you feel if a stranger put your relationship on blast? By Angelina Chapin
family The Last Thing My Mother Wanted Healthy at age 74, she decided there was nothing on earth still keeping her here, not even us. By Evelyn Jouvenet

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families Alice Munro Was Hiding in Plain Sight I know the Nobel laureate’s writing by heart. I know her failures by heart, too. By Michelle Dean
culture What Are We All Reading This Summer? We spent a sweltering summer Saturday at Jacob Riis beach to get some bookshelf inspiration. By Katja Vujić

books By Brooke LaMantia Your Smut Reading List Featuring monster love interests, classic tropes, and more. Enjoy!

music Are We Getting ‘Nasty’ This Summer? Tinashe enters the song of summer competition with her viral new single. By Cat Zhang

scene report Filth and Glory at Twinks vs. Dolls Olympics 3.0 Inside the Pride event of the year. By Muna Mire

royals When Will Kate Middleton Return to Public Life? Her treatment is reportedly going well, but sources say she “may never come back in the role that people saw her in before.” By Danielle Cohen

back to school Eton Joins Wave of Schools Banning Phones How can I (an adult) also have my phone banned? By Olivia Craighead
celebrity weddings John Mulaney and Olivia Munn Got Married The couple got hitched in an intimate ceremony in New York. By Olivia Craighead
celebrity breakups? Pete Davidson Is Single Yet Again The comedian and Madelyn Cline have reportedly called it quits. By Emily Leibert

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scene report Filth and Glory at Twinks vs. Dolls Olympics 3.0 Inside the Pride event of the year. By Muna Mire
love and war How the NDA Became the Defining Legal Document of Our Time Love and other negotiations in the time of the non-disclosure agreement. By Reeves Wiedeman
fashion Who Will Lead Chanel? At Paris Couture Week, it was the one question on everyone’s lips. By Cathy Horyn
power Florida’s Trans Activists Aren’t Going Down Without a Fight Andrea Montanez went head-to-head with Pablo Escobar. Now she’s taking on Ron DeSantis. By Aviva Stahl
life after roe 78 Patients and 10 Hours Inside an Abortion Clinic in the South “There’s a zombie-apocalypse mind-set in this building: We are going to survive.” By Andrea González-Ramírez
books How I Fell For Monster Sex Books Monster smut is the big new thing in publishing. It’s not just about the extra-long tongues. By Emily Gould
relationships A Summer Without Sex Celibacy is all the rage right now. By Kelsey Osgood
parenting The Transgender Family Handbook 144 specific suggestions for how to be a supportive parent to your trans kid, according to trans young people and their loved ones.
cut covers Normani, On Her Own Time Five years after “Motivation,” her debut album Dopamine is finally here. Normani explains the wait. By Connor Garel
keep it moving Miss Piggy Has a Mother Everyone’s heard of Jim Henson. It’s time to give Bonnie Erickson — creator of beloved Muppets and mascots including the Phillie Phanatic — her due. By Nell McShane Wulfhart
family Why Did These YouTubers Give Away Their Son? Myka and James Stauffer adopted a toddler from China and shared every step of the process with their online audience. Except the last. By Caitlin Moscatello
cut covers No One Sounds Like Tems The Nigerian singer-songwriter mesmerized music’s biggest names with a handful of songs. That was just the beginning. By Connor Garel