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  1. family
    ‘People Say, You Sold Your BabyHow Utah became the most exploitative state in private adoption.
  2. first person
    I Was Diagnosed With Autism in My 40s. It Gave Me a Lot of Answers.By 43, Mary HK Choi had come up with many explanations for her strangeness around other people. Was it something else all along?
  3. love and war
    How the NDA Became the Defining Legal Document of Our TimeLove and other negotiations in the time of the non-disclosure agreement.
  4. books
    How I Fell For Monster Sex BooksMonster smut is the big new thing in publishing. It’s not just about the extra-long tongues.
  5. parenting
    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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. power
    She Blew Up Her Life to Reform the Fashion IndustryIn the success of the Adult Survivors Act, model turned activist Sara Ziff finds a silver lining.
  9. fashion
    Chanel : Runway - Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024
    Chanel Needed a ChangeOutgoing designer Virginie Viard didn’t, or couldn’t, give the house the modernity or innovation required.
  10. internet drama
    Dancers Performing
    Dancing in the Name of the LordThe “cult” claims about a TikTok-famous set of performers shocked everyone — except L.A.’s dancefluencer community.
  11. parenting
    The Last Kid in Ninth Grade Without an iPhoneThey’re not in the group chat. But they’re not social pariahs either.
  12. fashion
    Why Does Every Nice Dress Cost $500 Now?No, you’re not imagining things. Here’s why every summer dress you find is so expensive (or Shein cheap).
  13. power
    ‘Mitzvah Night Is CANCELLED’Inside the sex strike that has infuriated husbands and shaken the ultra-Orthodox world.
  14. parenting
    Why Would Anyone Look for a Sperm Donor on Facebook?Meet the women logging on for fresh semen and the men who get their kicks offering their seed.
  15. mental health
    Is It Time to Quit Therapy?For years, we were told it was the key to living a good life. What if we don’t want to go anymore?
  16. family
    The Last Thing My Mother WantedHealthy at age 74, she decided there was nothing on earth still keeping her here, not even us.
  17. cut covers
    Brittney Griner’s Joyful Next ChapterThe basketball star talks to Megan Rapinoe about the life she’s survived — and the happily ever after she gets to enjoy now.
  18. met gala 2024
    The Costume Institute Announces Theme Of 2024 Exhibition
    The Met Gala’s Costume DramaTonight, Anna Wintour will raise an astonishing amount of money for the museum. For what?
  19. taylor swift
    The Real Reason Taylor Swift Dresses Like ThatA close read on a decade of outfits.
  20. encounter
    The Brooklyn Power Throuple Making Space for a BabyLiterary couple Daniel and Grace Lavery and their partner, Lily Woodruff, are all living and working full time in their Brooklyn apartment.
  21. parenting
    The Moms Who Smoke in SecretThey’ll do anything to hide it from their kids — except quit.
  22. parenting
    When Your Kid Is the Classroom Problem ChildWhat would you do if your third-grader hit other kids, shoved his teachers, destroyed his classroom, and hid from everyone?
  23. power
    The Chaos Inside Diddy’s Harlem Charter SchoolParents were drawn in by Capital Prep’s celebrity connections and social justice curriculum. Instead, their children faced violence and dysfunction.
  24. health
    The Ozempic PushersSome fat patients say doctors are pressuring them to take the miracle drug instead of listening to their immediate health concerns.
  25. parenting
    How Dr. Becky Professionalized ParentingBecky Kennedy popularized buzzwords like reparenting oneself and co-regulation — it’s made her the most influential parenting expert since Dr. Spock.
  26. first person
    Going for Botox With My 82-Year-Old MomIn my 20s, I judged my mother for her midlife vanity. Now that I’m 55, I get it.
  27. cut covers
    Kacey Musgraves Comes Down to EarthThe “Space Cowboy” singer got divorced, rebounded, quit weed — and she’s never felt so grounded.
  28. profile
    Adelle Waldman Takes the Early ShiftWhy an author best known for skewering Brooklyn literati wrote a novel about working at a big-box store.
  29. decisions
    The Lure of DivorceSeven years into my marriage, I hit a breaking point. Since then, I’ve had to decide whether life would be better without my husband in it.
  30. relationships
    A Practical Guide to Modern PolyamoryFor the curious couple.
  31. parenting
    I Know What You Did on the PlaygroundInside the chaos that often ensues after a parent posts about a “bad nanny” on Facebook.
  32. wildfires
    A Maui Love StoryDuring the Maui wildfires, a young couple turned toward each other to survive Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster.
  33. relationships
    The Age GappersThey say they’re happy. Why is it so hard to believe them?
  34. health
    An American Girlhood in the Ozempic EraParents, activists, and doctors are divided about giving children new weight-loss drugs. At age 13, Maggie Ervie became one of the first to take them.
  35. parenting
    The Rise of the Accidentally Permissive ParentSome moms and dads who strive to be “gentle parents” unknowingly turn into indulgent ones, largely because gentle parenting is just too hard.
  36. the body politic
    Abortion Wins Again. Now What?Democrats can’t coast on the issue’s popularity.
  37. health
    What Happened to Maya KowalskiWhen a 10-year-old girl complained of mysterious pain, a doctor suspected child abuse. How far would she go to prove it?
  38. culture
    Erewhon’s SecretsJapanese utopians. Corporate glow-ups. $400 smoothies. The strange history of the world’s most cultish grocery store.
  39. power
    The Rise and Fall of ‘Dr. Roxy’When plastic surgeon Dr. Katharine Grawe rose to TikTok fame, her OR seemed busier than ever. Until a record of botched surgeries caught up to her.
  40. health
    Prenuvo Wants to Put Your Mind at EaseSome patients say the $2,500 full-body MRI does anything but.
  41. encounter
    Molly Baz Built a Recipe Empire on Morty-D and Cae Sal“It’s like I’m trying to sell me, not just my recipes.”
  42. pfw spring 2024
    I’m Ready for My Close-up, DemnaFor Paris Fashion Week, Balenciaga’s creative director asked friends, family, and me to walk the runway.
  43. power
    Who Exactly Is Ashton Kutcher’s Anti-Sex-Trafficking Tech Company Helping?The actor’s recent PR crisis has led to scrutiny of his complicated advocacy work.
  44. power
    Dianne Feinstein, the InstitutionalistShe fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong?
  45. fall fashion issue 2023
    The Cost of Straight HairThe products Black women rely on to give their locks body and shine are now alleged to give them cancer, too.
  46. fall fashion issue 2023
    Dylan Mulvaney’s Girlhood, InterruptedShe never expected to be attacked by the right-wing ghoul squad for just being so delightfully herself. She’s ready to make the most of it.
  47. relationships
    Why Can’t Our Friendship Survive Your Baby?Nothing threatens adult relationships like when some friends have kids and others don’t.
  48. abortion
    Why Were There Fetuses in Her Refrigerator?How a radical abortion opponent ended up dumpster-diving for remains.
  49. culture
    What About the Women in Hip Hop?As the genre celebrates half a century of history-making, the industry owes its female creators more.
  50. come here often?
    Can You Teach a Girl to Flirt?This summer, I tried to find out.
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