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  1. power
    War and TweetsIn the maw of the posting machine, nothing feels real.
  2. whirlwinds
    Whoa, When Did Michelle Williams and Thomas Kail Meet?The actress closes out 2019 with laudably chaotic news.
  3. gifting
    Will Someone Please Buy Me Santa’s Finger Bone?This is my ideal Christmas gift.
  4. reality tv
    The End of an Era in New JerseyTeresa and Joe “Juicy Joe” Giudice are separating.
  5. love island
    What’s Going on With This Love Island Arrest?And is our beloved, demented show in jeopardy?
  6. journeys
    What’s Going on in There?We have never seen Melania Trump make so many faces.
  7. crime
    Terrifying Videos Show Men Hacking Into Home Security CamerasRing cameras are meant to help families monitor their homes. But hackers are now using them to spy on and harass people as they sleep.
  8. 2019 in review
    The 7 Moments That Defined AOC’s Freshman YearA look back at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s historic first year in Congress.
  9. power
    I Love How Chill Finland Is About Having a Female Prime MinisterSanna Martin had a refreshing reaction to the attention being paid to her gender.
  10. bad vibes
    Marianne Williamson Had a Very Interesting WeekendWhen you’re a presidential candidate tweeting fake Charles Manson news, perhaps it’s time to stop posting.
  11. home decor
    Kim Kardashian West’s Christmas Decorations Are a Sight to BeholdBehold the Kardashian–West family’s holiday decorations.
  12. 2020 election
    I’m Sorry, What Did Biden Say to This Voter?At a recent campaign event, he berated an audience member, angrily challenged him to an I.Q. test and seemed to imply he was out of shape.
  13. crime
    When You See Your Rapist on TinderMultiple women say online-dating platforms aren’t removing the profiles of men who’ve assaulted them — leaving others at risk.
  14. help
    How Are All These Random Men Still Running?Senator Kamala Harris has dropped out of the presidential race, but so many men who polled below her remain.
  15. politics
    Turns Out Pretty Much Everybody Hates Hair-SniffingThe Cut and YouGov try to get to the bottom of Biden’s weirdness.
  16. melania trump
    An Intriguing New Theory About That Infamous Melania JacketA new book offers a previously unheard explanation for the “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” garment heard round the world.
  17. holiday 2019
    Against Christmas ListsThey take all the joy out of gift-giving.
  18. donald trump
    A Fully Roasted TurkeyTrump rung in Thanksgiving weekend with a photoshopped image of his face atop a golden, perfectly oiled torso.
  19. word choice
    The Weaponization of ‘Mansplaining’When mansplaining describes everything and nothing, it’s time to retire the term.
  20. breaking
    The Mayor Pete Song Was Written by 4 People in a Hot Tub“We didn’t have any instruments because we were in the hot tub.”
  21. gaffe report
    Biden’s Debate Performances Raise the Question: What???A thoroughly painful tour through Biden’s most bizarre remarks.
  22. ideas
    So … What Is Bernie’s Favorite Ariana Grande Song?Some ideas.
  23. racism
    The Crisis at Syracuse UniversityAfter at least ten racist incidents over the past two weeks, students say they’re afraid to attend class.
  24. celebrity
    BravoCon Pickled My Brain in Rosé PepsiThree days with the least-famous famous people on the planet.
  25. power
    The State Department Scammer Has ResignedA senior Trump official lied about going to Harvard and made a fake Time magazine cover.
  26. power
    Michael Bloomberg Is Just As Bad for Women As Joe BidenIf Biden’s boorishness is his weakness in trying to appeal to Democratic women voters, then Bloomberg’s performative magnanimity is his.
  27. climate change
    Staggering Photos of the Flooding in VeniceThe 1,500-year-old city is under water, in what feels like an omen of things to come.
  28. hot shot
    Concerned Citizens Look on as Shawn Mendes Receives CPRCamilla Cabello was on courtside lifeguard duty last night.
  29. politics
    Don Jr. Can’t Stop Getting BooedAt another tour stop for his book Triggered, Don Jr. was met with angry hecklers — this time from the far-right.
  30. sports
    Running Champion Says She Was Forced to Diet Until Her Body Broke DownMary Cain says she was subjected to an abusive training regimen that made her body break down. Now, Nike is investigating her claims.
  31. dr. phil
    Natalia, the Ukrainian Orphan, Talks to Dr. PhilShe says her former adoptive parents are lying about her being a 29-year-old con artist.
  32. politics
    Abortion Is Not a Losing Issue. Yesterday’s Election Proved It.Voters in Virginia and Kentucky rebuked any idea that most Americans want Roe v. Wade overturned.
  33. power
    Ronan Farrow Says Bill Clinton Was ‘Credibly Accused’ of RapeFarrow called Juanita Broaddrick’s allegations against the former president “long overdue for revisiting.”
  34. celebrity breakups
    Solange Knowles Has Separated From Her Husband“The past 2 years have brought me more physical and spiritual transition and evolution than ever before,” she wrote on Instagram.
  35. an investigation
    Excuse Me, How Is Joe Rogan Related to Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance?Is Joe Rogan descended from Helena of “Helena” by My Chemical Romance fame???
  36. power
    Katie Hill Says She Was Forced Out of Congress by a Sexist Double Standard“We have men who have been credibly accused of intentional acts of sexual violence … remain in boardrooms, on the Supreme Court … in the Oval Office.”
  37. pets
    Why Is Trump So Weird About Dogs?His adulation of Conan the “hero dog” is the latest chapter in a very strange tale.
  38. aw
    Are These Two British Bake Off Sweeties Dating?I don’t know, but I’m clinging to these rumors.
  39. terror
    Donald and Melania Partake in a Haunting HalloweenDonald Trump and Melania enjoyed Halloween in their usual bizarre fashion.
  40. books
    New Elena Ferrante Novel AlertAnd we finally have a title and a publication date for it.
  41. encounter
    An Advice Session With AOC’s Career CoachMegan Hellerer has a post–Lean In strategy of “anti-career career coaching.”
  42. work
    We Love and Support This Grim Office Worker of the Future“Emma,” a hunchbacked, red-eyed corporate drone, is what we all might look like in 20 years. Honestly, she seems nice.
  43. harvey weinstein
    3 Women Confronted Harvey Weinstein at a New York City ClubBut most of the crowd seemed to side with the disgraced producer.
  44. wellness
    Watch AOC Grill Mark Zuckerberg to Feel Hydrated and HealthyEnjoy AOC grilling Mark Zuckerberg and have a blessed, peaceful day.
  45. unsolicited takes
    A Father of Daughters Finally Weighs in on Matt LauerA man who wants you to know he has female offspring has stepped up to offer his opinion on the media’s “unfair treatment” of Lauer.
  46. politics
    Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage Will Finally Be Legal in Northern IrelandActivists and supporters celebrated the overturn of draconian abortion laws that have governed the country since 1861.
  47. power
    The Bernie Rally Felt So Much Bigger Than BernieThe coalition behind Sanders — overwhelmingly made up of young, female politicians of color — shows the future of the progressive movement.
  48. power
    I Love Watching These Women in SpaceJessica Meir and Christina Koch made history on the first all-woman spacewalk today — but for them it was business as usual.
  49. horniness
    Well, This Explicit Description of Mermaid Sex Has Been Burned Into My MindThe director of the upcoming Robert Pattinson sailor movie has a scream-inducing description for mermaid genitalia.
  50. sexual assault
    Students Suspended After Posting Bathroom Notes About a RapistSophomore Aela Mansmann is suing her Maine high school, which said her anonymous note bullied a male student.
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