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The Horror of the Pelicot Trial

By Belinda Luscombe

How a Hotline by Elementary Students Reached 17 Million Calls

By Jessica Martin

The Parents Who Regret Having Children

By R. O. Kwon

Speaking My Truth at a Silent Retreat

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The Santa of our collective memory transcends the space of chimney and childhood.

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President Xi Jinping may want to foster a "childbearing culture" but demographic trends are incredibly hard to reverse.

By Collin Meisel

Our Fascination with the Serial Killer Next Door

What the Gilgo Beach case reveals about our obsession serial killers in our neighborhoods

By Clémence Michallon

The Best Way to Save American Lives on the Road

America will be going around in circles on road safety until it adopts more traffic circles aka roundabouts

By Daniel Knowles

What America’s Aging Population Means for Family Caregivers Like Me

America is aging fast. Technology can help us ride out the silver tsunami, writes Shauna Sweeney.

By Shauna Sweeney

Does It Really Work to Date Within a Marriage?

Bill de Blasio and Chirlaine McCray are about to find out.

By Belinda Luscombe

What I Learned about America by Traveling 150,000 Miles on Greyhound

'No other mass transporter of Americans has been more reflective of the challenges of our time,' writes Doug Levitt.

By Doug Levitt

The Case Against Engagement Rings

It's time to end this marriage-proposal tradition

By Belinda Luscombe

I Fell for a Famed Artist. Then He Got Violent

Nearly 20 years later, Charlotte Fox Weber comes forward about sexual violence inflicted on her by the late Peter Beard

By Charlotte Fox Weber

There Are Amazing Fathers in the Animal Kingdom

Finding good fathers in the animal kingdom isn't hard, although admittedly harder than finding good mothers.

By Frans de Waal

There's No Such Thing as Getting Ahead

Rainesford Stauffer explores how "being behind" is one of ambition's biggest myths.

By Rainesford Stauffer

When Summer Camp Doesn’t Work For Your Kid

The summer camp conundrum is an offshoot of the child care crisis

By Rebecca Gale

Why Everyone Is Having Bad Sex (Especially Young People)

The sex recession should be the least of our worries, writes Maria Yagoda.

By Maria Yagoda

Why the Advice to Follow Your Dreams Is Selling Graduates Short

Deeper than our desires is the question of what is actually worth wanting, write Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Matthew Croasmun, and Miroslav Volf.

By Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Matthew Croasmun, and Miroslav Volf

Men and Women Use Parental Leave Differently. They're Judged Differently For It, Too

Studies show that men and women significantly differ in how much work they believe they should complete while on parental leave.

By Elizabeth Parks-Stamm and Derek Tharp

Silencing Period Talk Hurts Athletes

Gender bias around periods has impacted women’s participation in sports and their long-term health and well-being, writes Christine Yu.

By Christine Yu
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