My Disinheritance Gave Me What I Actually NeededWhen I wrote about abuse I remembered from childhood, my dad wrote me out of his will. My future, and my relationship, feel more secure than ever.
Victoria Kalina Hangs Up Her BootsThe former Cowboys cheerleader hung up her boots and moved to New York. And yes, she’s doing just fine.
ByAngelina Chapin
relationships
Exactly Why Are Friendship Breakups So Brutal?What psychology can tell us about this particularly haunting sort of heartbreak — and why I still dream about friends I lost 16 years ago.
For 120 Million, 13 Reasons to HopeThe Refugee Olympic Team wants more than just medals. At the Paris Games, the group’s female athletes hope to remind us of what refugees can achieve.
ByClaire Lampen
culture
Move Over, Glen PowellThe storm chaser behind the New York Metro Weather account is hotter than a heat wave.
Why Not Kamala?A conversation with professor Brittney Cooper about dumping Joe Biden and making peace with the K-Hive.
ByRebecca Traister
wait what is happening on tiktok?
I Went Looking for a Man in FinanceAre private-equity bros really having a moment? I went bar-hopping in search of blue-eyed, six-foot-five men with trust funds to ask them.
The Transgender Family Handbook144 specific suggestions for how to be a supportive parent to your trans kid, according to trans young people and their loved ones.
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Normani, On Her Own TimeFive years after “Motivation,” her debut album Dopamine is finally here. Normani explains the wait.
ByConnor Garel
keep it moving
Miss Piggy Has a MotherEveryone’s heard of Jim Henson. It’s time to give Bonnie Erickson — creator of beloved Muppets and mascots including the Phillie Phanatic — her due.
ByNell 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.
ByCaitlin Moscatello
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No One Sounds Like TemsThe Nigerian singer-songwriter mesmerized music’s biggest names with a handful of songs. That was just the beginning.
The ‘Glow Down’ Is the New Glow UpAfter years of time-consuming skin-care routines, med-spa visits, and plastic-surgery before-and-afters, some creators are now reversing it all.
Where Have All My Guy Friends Gone?As we get older and couple off, it feels harder and harder for men and women to remain platonically close. But what if we made it easier?
