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Are Helicopter Parents Actually Lazy?

Maybe they’re soothing their anxiety, maybe they’re just choosing the path of least resistance. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

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maternal health By Tariro Mzezewa The U.S. Maternal-Mortality Rate Soared in 2021 Pregnant and postpartum people are dying at even higher rates than before.

health Morning-After Pills Are Getting a Rebrand A handful of companies say they want to provide a better experience than buying Plan B, but something’s still missing. By Claire Lampen
:) Ben Affleck Had a ‘Good Time’ at the Grammys, Actually What, you couldn’t tell? By Claire Lampen

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The Beauty Products Joey Healy Uses to the Last Drop By Akili King
The 21 Best Gifts for Dads Any Time of the Year By Brooke LaMantia
10 Things You Don’t Have to Pay Full Price for This Week By Chinea Rodriguez

how not to f*ck up your face Does Using Nontoxic Beauty Products Actually Matter for My Health? A deeper look into the marketing behind “clean beauty.” By Valerie Monroe
yikes Burberry, Why Do You Have Only 4 Foundation Shades for Darker Skin Tones? Twenty-four non-inclusive shades in 2023? Yikes. By Asia Milia Ware

noooo By Asia Milia Ware Is Zendaya’s Stylist Law Roach Really … Retiring? If so, red carpets will never be the same.

sustainability Have Unwanted Clothes? Here’s Where to Take Them in NYC. A guide on where to take any type of clothing in New York. By Devon Sherer
ask a beauty editor Are Beauty Filters Actually That Bad for My Mental Health? TikTok users say Bold Glamour should be illegal, but they’re missing the point: We can control how technology makes us feel. By Jennifer G. Sullivan
obsessive tester 22 Best Leave-in Conditioners for Hair That Just Can’t Softer, smoother, and shinier hair is just a spritz (or squirt) away. By Bianca Nieves and Erica Smith

feature A World Without Men The women of South Korea’s 4B movement aren’t fighting the patriarchy — they’re leaving it behind entirely. By Anna Louie Sussman
fox news Rupert Murdoch Has Found Love (Again) The 92-year-old says he and his new fiancée are “looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together.” By Danielle Cohen

tech By Danielle Cohen Unpacking the Recent Flood of TikTok Bans Most people probably aren’t thinking about your money.

ask a boss How to Answer ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ in a Job Interview Once you understand what your interviewer is looking for, this question gets much easier to approach. By Alison Green

politics Zooming With Tennessee Thirst Trap Franklyn McClure He feels a little bad for the GOP lieutenant governor who liked his photos, because he knows what it’s like to be “hated on.” By Brock Colyar

my two cents ‘What Happens If I Just Don’t Pay My Taxes?’ It’s bad, but not THAT bad. By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done As someone with five different jobs, every day is different for Ally Love. But there’s an element of performance in everything she does, whether that’s waking up before sunrise to lead a high-energy Peloton class, MC-ing a Brooklyn Nets game, or modeling for Adidas. Her latest gig, as the host of Netflix’s new reality series Dance 100, is no exception.

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sex diaries The 35-Year-Old Dating a Drummer With a Trust Fund This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
first person Mounjaro and Me Body positivity was my salvation from an anti-fat world. Then my doctor prescribed me an injectable weight-loss drug that upended everything. By Samhita Mukhopadhyay

love and war By Lauren Larson Ghosted by an App Dating apps gave us new paths toward love, but more and more banned users think they’ve also given us new channels for revenge.

science of us Do Kids Really Need Stress-Relief Toys? The mental-health industrial complex comes to the kids’ aisle. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

health Life After Food? A diabetes miracle drug has become an off-label appetite suppressant, changing the definition of being thin and what it takes to get there. By Matthew Schneier

brooding Are We Wrong About Helicopter Parenting? Maybe they’re soothing their anxiety, maybe they’re just choosing the path of least resistance. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

the bigger picture Our lives are often measured by the things we keep. Renata Cherlise, visual artist and founder of the popular multimedia platform Black Archives, refers to herself as “a keeper of stories.” “I’m the person within my family that is this designated gatherer of stories,” she tells me. “I collect them, hold on to them, and preserve them.”

first person Did My Girlfriend Lie About Having Cancer? I’ll never know for sure, but she forever changed my approach to relationships. By Zoe Whittall
first person The Lonely Birder I was embarrassed to admit how much I love birds. Then I found my people. By Lili Taylor

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niche drama By Louis Staples Anatomy of a Scandoval How chaotic PR strategies sent a cheating scandal spiraling out of control.

fixations I Think About This a Lot: The Best Friendships on TV Edition The Molly to my Issa, the Maya to my Anna, and the other fictional friendships we love to obsess over. By the Cut

cut covers Lucy Liu Is the Least-Bothered Person You Know “I’m sure there are tons of people who don’t like my work or my career or me. I’m not here to change somebody’s mind.” By Mary H.K. Choi

grammys 2023 The Highlights and Disappointments of the 2023 Grammys From waiting for Beyoncé to Kim Petras’s historic win. By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

music (taylor’s version) Taylor Swift Has 4 Newish Songs For You A consolation prize for those of us who couldn’t get ‘Eras’ tour tickets. By Danielle Cohen
fixations I Can’t Shut Up About My Amazing Post-Pandemic Mental Health A new study suggests that the pandemic didn’t have a significant impact on our mental health. Haha, what? By Mia Mercado
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exclusive Law Roach on Why He Retired From Celebrity Fashion Styling The image architect speaks out for the first time since shocking the fashion industry by announcing he’s done with celebrity styling. By Lindsay Peoples
cut covers Lucy Liu Is the Least-Bothered Person You Know “I’m sure there are tons of people who don’t like my work or my career or me. I’m not here to change somebody’s mind.” By Mary H.K. Choi
media Let’s Have a Real Conversation About Barbara Walters Seventeen leading broadcasters on her legacy and making their way in the world she made. By Irin Carmon
relationships The Man of Your Dreams For $300, Replika sells an AI companion who will never die, argue, or cheat — until his algorithm is updated. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
feature Do Those Free Panties Make You Feel Good About Yourself? Parade, the social-justice undies brand, tries to go mainstream and still be cool. By Brock Colyar
feature A World Without Men The women of South Korea’s 4B movement aren’t fighting the patriarchy — they’re leaving it behind entirely. By Anna Louie Sussman
love and war Ghosted by an App Dating apps gave us new paths toward love, but more and more banned users think they’ve also given us new channels for revenge. By Lauren Larson
culture Life Is Easier With a Fake Assistant TikTok is full of advice on how to get free stuff by pretending to be your own assistant. So I tried it out myself. By Ella Quittner
first person Mounjaro and Me Body positivity was my salvation from an anti-fat world. Then my doctor prescribed me an injectable weight-loss drug that upended everything. By Samhita Mukhopadhyay
health Life After Food? A diabetes miracle drug has become an off-label appetite suppressant, changing the definition of being thin and what it takes to get there. By Matthew Schneier
feature ‘Call Me a Scammer to My Face’ Madison Campbell is determined to get DIY rape kits into survivors’ hands, no matter who tells her it’s a bad idea. By Angelina Chapin and Katie Heaney
brooding Cup of Jo’s Joanna Goddard Opens Up About Her Divorce “There’s something really nice about waking up in a house alone. It feels kind of quietly revolutionary.” By Kathryn Jezer-Morton