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Ask Ana Marie Cox (Almost) Every Question You’ve Ever Had About Sobriety

The Cut’s new biweekly column is talking drinking, not drinking, and everything in between. By Ana Marie Cox

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paris couture week 2022 Glenn Martens Wows As Guest Couturier for Gaultier Haute Couture It is a sight to behold. By Vivian Chuang
paris couture week 2022 At Couture, Embracing Hard Chic What Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior, and Virginie Viard’s Chanel had in common was precision. By Cathy Horyn

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ask a boss ‘I Hate My New Job. Can I Quit Yet?’ Before you make any moves, have a straightforward conversation with your boss. By Alison Green

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my two cents ‘My Husband Walked Out on Us and I Don’t Know What to Do’ Don’t panic. There are resources to help you out. By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done When White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stepped into the briefing room for the first time last year, it was seen as a return to a functional relationship between the administration and the press corps. She said she planned to stay in the role for about a year — but don’t expect her to walk away from the podium just yet. Here’s how she gets it done.

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astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of January 24 Mars, Venus, and Mercury will all be in level-headed Capricorn, and Venus retrograde comes to an end. By Claire Comstock-Gay

sober questioning By Ana Marie Cox Ask Ana Marie Cox (Almost) Every Question You’ve Ever Had About Sobriety The Cut’s new biweekly column is talking drinking, not drinking, and everything in between.

goals The Death (?) of the New Year’s Resolution 2021 was stressful enough. By Annaliese Griffin

¡hola papi! ‘I Got Ghosted. Big Time.’ The best-case scenario here is that he is merely a coward. By J.P. Brammer

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the bigger picture Sydney Mieko King’s “Entanglement” conceptualizes the body as a container of ancestral memory, featuring old family photos with plaster molds of King’s own body reflected onto them using a mirror, to create a bridge between her and her family history. Of course, the plaster molds are only reflected onto the pictures and can never really be a part of them.

sex diaries The Art Teacher Quarantining With a Fling Who Gave Her COVID This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
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books By Olivia Truffaut-Wong Tennessee School Board Stands by Maus Ban The school board responded to backlash to the ban, standing by its decision.

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the bigger picture Wrestling Has a Dark Side. But for Some, It’s a Safe Space. Photographer Sofie Vasquez spent a year traveling the country, documenting the indie-wrestling scene. By Bindu Bansinath
fashion An Obsessive Timeline of Ye Playing Dress-up From Amber Rose to Julia Fox. By Andrew Nguyen
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