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  1. covid-19
    A Year of SecretsCOVID-era confessions, from ski trips to lovers to second jobs.
  2. covid-19 vaccine
    I Love You, Please Get VaccinatedSeven people on how anti-vaxx conspiracy theories are tearing relationships and families apart.
  3. coronavirus
    ‘Even for the Rich, It’s Hard to Access’America’s wealthiest are discovering the vaccine is one of the few things money can’t buy.
  4. encounter
    What Does Lauren Oyler Like?With the release of her debut novel, the hard-to-please literary critic has to offer up her idea of a good book.
  5. talking to
    7 People on Blowing Up Their Lives for LovePeople make dramatic decisions for love all the time — from breaking up their marriages to moving halfway across the world.
  6. schooled
    Panic! in the PodParents who barely knew each other are suddenly running makeshift schools together. What could go wrong?
  7. power
    Trump Lost, But My Brother’s Still in a Far-Right MilitiaThe Cut spoke with someone who knows what it’s like to lose a family member to conservative propaganda.
  8. home for the holidays
    ‘Frankly, I Just Need a Change of Scenery’Six people explain why they’re still traveling for Thanksgiving.
  9. the cut podcast
    She Had COVID For Months. No One Believed Her.Chimére felt like she was losing her mind. Then she found a community of people with the same surprising symptoms.
  10. election 2016
    Where Were You When Trump Won?Ten people on the night they planned to spend celebrating Clinton’s victory.
  11. destinations
    Shameless on VacationA certain kind of American is still traveling internationally — and they’re not sorry.
  12. real talk
    How I Convinced My Dad Not to Vote for TrumpSeven people on changing the minds of their loved ones.
  13. q&a
    How a Marriage Survives a CultSarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames, stars of the HBO docuseries The Vow, on escaping NXIVM and what came after.
  14. activism
    ‘Fear Is Fuel’At a New York memorial for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, women wondered how to channel their grief into action.
  15. back to school
    You Could Get Us All Sent HomeCollege students have been left to police each other for COVID infractions, fostering a climate of paranoia, finger-pointing, and mistrust.
  16. education
    Former Students Talk About Their Fake Black Professor“Now I’m just like … what else was a lie?”
  17. education
    Why Are Parents So Bad At Teaching Their Own Kids?The intimate relationship between parent and child can make remote learning uniquely stressful.
  18. clothes
    My Nap Dress Is a Big Old T-shirtNap dresses are the new pandemic clothing trend of choice. We’d like to propose an alternative.
  19. friendship
    Will the Weather Let Me Have Friends Today?In a pandemic, we only get to have friends when it’s nice out.
  20. coronavirus
    Their Summer Camp Tried to Be Safe. Kids Still Got Sick.The growing number of COVID outbreaks at day camps is an ominous sign for school reopenings.
  21. how i get it done
    How America’s Leading Aerosol Expert Gets It DoneDr. Linsey Marr’s research on viral transmission has never been more urgent.
  22. reopening
    ‘It’s Kind of Like You’re in an Alternate Reality’A Disney World attractions manager on trying to stay safe — and keep the “magic” alive — from behind a mask and face shield.
  23. immigration
    Trump’s Cruel Attack on International StudentsThe Trump administration said it was rescinding its order prohibiting international students from staying in the U.S. while taking classes online.
  24. work
    5 Vulnerable Workers on the Anxiety of Returning to the Office“They basically have the power of life or death over me right now.”
  25. coronavirus
    Nannies Tell the Truth About Working During the Coronavirus‘Now that I’m out of isolation, I’m taking care of the whole family unit.’
  26. power
    “He Was the Last Person I Wanted to be Stuck With”Social-distancing is meant to protect the public, but it also supports one of the most obvious tactics for abusers — to isolate partners from support.
  27. talking to
    5 People on Being Isolated With Their ExesWhat happens when you break up with your partner right before a pandemic hits?
  28. coronavirus
    Resisting the Tug of HomeDuring the coronavirus pandemic, the people and places that usually provide comfort have become a source of risk.
  29. coronavirus
    ‘We All Know That It’s Going to Get Worse’A dispatch from inside a New York City ER.
  30. coronavirus
    ‘It Feels Like a Pause’Could Italy’s present be New York’s future? We spoke to a 30-year-old Florence resident about what it’s like to live in a city under lockdown.
  31. coronavirus
    Even the Orgies Are CanceledWe are facing a long dry spring.
  32. feature
    Lee’s American DreamWe said we followed the influencer for her wellness tips. But were our motivations really that pure?
  33. curl crisis
    Thousands of Women Are Losing Their Hair. Is DevaCurl to Blame?I was making my way through the stages of hair-loss grief when news broke last month that many others were experiencing issues similar to mine.
  34. instagram
    Could You Survive a Day at the Museum of Ice Cream With No Phone?What is Instagram’s favorite pop-up museum like … without Instagramming? One woman’s harrowing attempt to find out.
  35. power
    This Is What ‘Stop and Frisk’ Is Really Like“The experience of being stopped and frisked just for being transgender was so traumatic for me. I was afraid of walking down the street.”
  36. oscars 2020
    This Is the Kind of Celebrity Advocacy We NeedTaika Waititi used his Oscars moment to bemoan the new Apple keyboards.
  37. betrayal
    Would Your Partner ‘Force Majeure’ You?A morbid relationship parlor game just in time for Valentine’s Day.
  38. how i get it done
    How Cheer’s Superstar Coach Monica Gets It DoneThe champion cheerleading coach on pushing athletes to perform at their best, and balancing ambition with serious safety risks.
  39. cancon
    A List of Canadian Terrors Awaiting Meghan and HarrySome of the dangers include “psychopathic bears, vampire flies, and gut-busting cuisine.”
  40. tv
    I Want This Cheer Coach to Run My LifeAfter watching Netflix’s Cheer, all I need in life is for Coach Monica to be proud of me.
  41. profile
    Seduced by Start-up LandIn Uncanny Valley, Anna Wiener tries to find career fulfillment in start-up dystopia.
  42. media
    ‘People Should Kill You, If It Becomes Too Much’Disability-rights activists react to a New York Times piece about Alzheimer’s and a murder-suicide.
  43. dating apps
    Well, Well, Well, Channing Tatum Is Now on RayaHe becomes the latest celebrity to turn to the “exclusive,” members-only dating app in the wake of a breakup.
  44. reproductive rights
    What It’s Like to Endure a Forced Ultrasound Before Your Abortion“I remember feeling so annoyed and dismayed. I was almost having an out-of-body experience.”
  45. i like this bitch’s life
    I Want to Be a Russian Instagram Girl With a Big CatI люблю (love) this bitch’s life.
  46. hotshot
    Light Me on Fire Like Your Beard, Kendall RoyIs it just me or is it hot in here?
  47. lawsuits
    What the Hell Happened With That Harvey Weinstein Settlement?His alleged victims are receiving a fraction of what they could have gotten. Who’s to blame?
  48. weddings
    Wedding Websites Say They’ll Finally Stop Glorifying PlantationsUntil now, the wedding industry has had few qualms about repurposing sites of historical atrocities as venues for fairytale romance.
  49. new york celebrities
    Oh God, What Has Happened to the Hot Duck?“I am starting to consider the possibility that he suffered some sort of tragic fate.”
  50. feature
    A Party Drug for the End of the WorldHow ketamine became the vice of choice for our dissociated moment.
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