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  1. profile
    Cobie Smulders Is the Grungy, Bisexual P.I. That TV Has Been Waiting ForThe How I Met Your Mother star plays a war vet-turned-investigator on Stumptown.
  2. tough questions
    What Even Is a Mandalorian?The Cut goes in search of answers.
  3. cut covers
    Lilly Singh vs. the Late-Night JimmysIn a world of suits and cynicism, is there room for the YouTuber’s rainbow unicorn vibes?
  4. succession
    What Your BuzzFeed Succession Quiz Results Really MeanRoman: You’re a disgusting little slime puppy and you know it.
  5. movies
    I’m Going to Have to Pass on This OneNo, I will not be seeing Joker in theaters this weekend.
  6. succession
    On Succession, the Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the TreeEach week, we take a member of the Roy family to therapy. This week: Kendall and Logan both sow their wild oats.
  7. talking to
    8 Stories of Betrayal and Corruption … From High-School PoliticiansIncluding Stephen Miller getting booed onstage.
  8. succession in session
    Surprise, Surprise. Everyone on Succession Has Mommy Issues.Each week we take the Roy family to therapy. This week: what’s up with mom?
  9. books
    Chanel Miller’s Story Needed to Be Told in Her Own WordsHer memoir, of Brock Turner’s sexual assault and its aftermath, is astonishing.
  10. sexual assault
    Unbelievable Is Hard to Watch But Easy to BelieveIt’s the only crime show that really understands sexual-assault victims.
  11. games
    The Monopoly Man Has Been Replaced by a Monopoly Girl BossHer name is “Ms. Monopoly.”
  12. succession in session
    What Advice Would a Sex Therapist Give Succession’s Roman Roy?Each week, we take a member of the Roy family to therapy. First up: What is going on with Roman’s sex life?
  13. #metoo
    ‘Emily Doe’ From the Brock Turner Case Is Ready for You to Know Her NameIt’s Chanel Miller.
  14. fall fashion
    Lucy Boynton Plays the IngénueThe actress is Hollywood’s newest golden girl, and the fashion world’s favorite dress-up doll.
  15. #metoo
    Feeding the WolvesSara Tirschwell accused her Wall Street boss of misconduct, but that was just the beginning of her troubles.
  16. culture
    What It’s Like to Have a Family Like Succession“I don’t think my grandpa wanted my mom to take over, since she’s a woman.”
  17. the epstein case
    What Ever Happened to the Mysterious Nobel Prize Sperm Bank?Jeffrey Epstein got his idea to start a “baby farm” from Robert Graham’s real-life project.
  18. the cut on tuesdays
    Hannah Never Really Had CancerOn this week’s episode of The Cut on Tuesdays, a story about surviving Munchausen by proxy.
  19. travel
    Everyone Is Vaping on the Plane“If teens were flight attendants, I’d be screwed.”
  20. health
    Every Girl I Knew Was On ItWhy some women are questioning hormonal birth control.
  21. boyfriends
    Everything to Know About Jennifer Lawrence’s Fiancé, Cooke MaroneyAll our sources agree, he’s a “great dude.”
  22. politics
    Beloved British Cat Joins Anti-Trump ProtestsLarry the Cat, of Downing Street fame, may have delayed Trump’s motorcade.
  23. profiles
    Whose Story Will Sandi Tan Tell Next?The Idiot seemed like an “unadaptable” book. But after Shirkers, is there anything the director can’t do?
  24. shopping
    Congrats to Whoever Bought a $400,000 Ring at CostcoTiffany’s is shaking.
  25. swellness
    I Want to Go on Katy Perry’s Wellness RetreatKaty Perry’s new music video takes us to a kaftan-clad utopia.
  26. jumpsuits
    Booksmart and the Reinvention of the Going-Out OutfitMolly and Amy are subverting the standard teen party uniform.
  27. i like this bitch’s life
    I Wish I Were a Fancy Men’s Magazine EditorJay Fielden, who stepped down as Esquire editor-in-chief today, has an Instagram that appreciates the finer things in life.
  28. profiles
    Rachel Dratch Is Right Where She Wants to BeThe former SNL star on professional setbacks, personal surprises, and making a movie with her best friends.
  29. fame
    Taylor Swift Is the Latest Celebrity to Discover Sally RooneyCelebrities: they’re just like us?
  30. game of thrones
    What Was Cersei Doing During the Battle of Winterfell?An excerpt from her diary.
  31. crime
    Slain Northern Irish Journalist Remembered As an InspirationAfter devoting her career to covering the aftermath of the Troubles, 29-year-old Lyra McKee was shot and killed amid escalating sectarian tensions.
  32. festival season
    When Are You Too Old for Music Festivals?Two music festivalgoers debate the merits of going, and of giving up.
  33. marriage: an investigation
    When You Can Never Get Away From Your Spouse and You Like It“Spiritually we’re together every second; physically, we’re not.”
  34. finales
    What Broad City Meant to Millennial Jewish WomenOn the eve of the show’s finale, eight women reflect on the show’s most relatable Jewish moments, from the Birthmark trip to Ilana’s straightener.
  35. first person
    After a Week of Heartbreak, a Parkland Parent Speaks“The community is on edge.”
  36. gun violence
    What Happens to the Mental Health of School-Shooting Survivors?A trauma expert weighs in on three apparent suicides in the aftermath of the Parkland and Sandy Hook school shootings.
  37. women in the writers room
    The True Story Behind Twisted Munchausen Drama The ActCreator Michelle Dean on turning her viral true-crime article into a TV show — and why she needed a female-heavy writers room to do it.
  38. leaving neverland
    She Wrote the Book on Michael Jackson. Now She Wishes It Said More.Pulitzer Prize winner Margo Jefferson revisits her 2006 book, On Michael Jackson, in the wake of Leaving Neverland.
  39. how i get it done day
    How to Survive a Work Project With Your Best FriendThe rising stars of Hulu’s PEN15 share how they make it work.
  40. how i get it done day
    How Sasheer Zamata Handled Her Biggest Career SetbackThe former SNL star realized her dream job wasn’t what she thought it would be.
  41. psychology
    Why Would Somebody Fake a Hate Crime?Exploring the psychology of “factitious victimization” — and how it could be a factor in the Jussie Smollett case.
  42. pop culture
    Why Is TV So Obsessed With the Afterlife Right Now?From The Good Place to Miracle Workers, Forever to Russian Doll, a wealth of new shows are exploring what happens to us after we die.
  43. high school
    Unpacking the Strangest Scene in Esquire’s Cover StoryWhat was up with those songs Ryan and his classmates sang?
  44. lorena
    John Bobbitt’s Doctor on the Surgery He’ll Never ForgetUrologist Jim Sehn was tasked with reattaching the famous severed organ.
  45. how i get it done
    How to Survive Being a Freshman in D.C.For 32-year-old Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, living with a roommate is key.
  46. metoo
    Aziz Ansari’s Comeback Show Was a Lot to ProcessHe addressed woke culture, complicity, politics, and more in the kickoff to his tour.
  47. apps
    I Can’t Believe How Much Money I‘ve Spent on This iPhone Home-Design GameBut it makes me happy.
  48. work
    How I Get It Done: Merchants of Truth author Jill AbramsonThe former New York Times executive editor is a gym rat who relishes time with her grandchildren and never records her interviews.
  49. russian doll
    Why Doesn’t Russian Doll Reference Groundhog Day?This may be Russian Doll’s only glaring flaw.
  50. horror stories
    Woman Spends a Weekend Trapped in an ElevatorThe ultimate NYC nightmare.
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