The Costume I Can’t Persuade My Husband to Throw Away
Its name is Wolf Dawg, and it hasn’t been cleaned in 18 years.
Family
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A Halloween Myth That Can Finally Die
What sugar actually does to kids
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Sending a Silly Meme Is an Act of Love
The case for a common, occasionally annoying, and secretly sweet digital habit
Stop Trying to Be Your Best Self
A new book argues that being sort of confident is enough.
Too Scared for Sex
The therapist Esther Perel has a theory about America’s eroticism shortage.
What’s Behind the Rise in Mild Autism?
The number of people with the condition has increased rapidly in recent decades. Some researchers and clinicians worry that many patients have been wrongly diagnosed.
The Researchers Who Want Dads-to-Be to Stop Drinking
If you’re “actively trying to have babies,” one expert told me, “both the man and the woman should be abstaining” from alcohol.
Reading a 3,000-Year-Old Poem to a 3-Year-Old Boy
The Odyssey is not, strictly speaking, a children’s book. I thought my son might enjoy it anyway.
The Rosenberg Boys
When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened.
Americans Are in Denial About Elder Care
Many assume that if they can afford paid help in older age, they won’t need to rely on kin. They’re wrong.
The Hot New Place for Singles
Newsletter writers are playing cupid with their like-minded readers.
A New Generation of Moms Who Get High
Weed, they say, is what helps them survive full-time parenting. But at what cost?
There’s a Name for the People Who Drain You
“Hasslers” make life more difficult—and we can’t escape them.
The Unglamorous Truth About the Average Tradwife
Most stay-at-home moms simply can’t afford child care.