The Supreme Court Takes a Nuclear Waste Case Almost Too Wild to Believe Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
This time, they’re imperiling America’s ability to store nuclear waste.
The Phrase the Right Uses to Explain Why It’s OK That Trump Makes Things Up Ben Mathis-Lilley
A brief history of a phrase that captures our political moment.
Can Someone Send This Clown to Mars for the Next Month? Jim Newell
This friggin’ guy is messing with the election.
Hoda Kotb is leaving morning television but her best moments will still be in our social media feeds Candice Lim
Hoda Kotb’s authentic charm is leaving morning TV, but not our social media feeds.
The Hurricane Conspiracy Theorists Are Going to Regret Their Words Nitish Pahwa
With people casting blame on everything from FEMA to the Weather Channel, post-hurricane recovery efforts face a new kind of storm: misinformation.
My Family Has Been Forcing Me to Keep an Untenable Secret, and I’m About to Explode Jamilah Lemieux
This can’t go on any longer.
The Buzzy New Florence Pugh–Andrew Garfield Romance Is One of the Most Bonkers Movies I Have Ever Seen Rich Juzwiak
Parts of it you have to see to believe.
A Pharrell Movie in Lego. A Monkey as Robbie Williams. Is the Music Biopic OK? Sam Adams
One of our most popular genres appears to be going through a bit of an identity crisis.
Young Men Are Going in a Very Different Direction From Young Women. It Could Completely Upend Society. Jill Filipovic
Something strange is going on with Gen Z.
Think You’re Smarter Than a Slow Burn Host? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz. Ray Hamel
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.