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How a Hollywood Actor Got the Hang of Writing Novels

“I’d always wanted to write a novel, but I never had the guts or, frankly, the ability.”

It’s Been Over a Year, And My Daughter Still Cries About Our Late Dog

Parenting advice on grief, divorce, and housekeeping.

“I Don’t Feel Like a Real Victim. And Yet I Feel So Messed Up”: How College Kids Are Coping With the Shooting at Michigan State

Survivor's guilt is overwhelming students, many of whom have taken to social media to make sense of their feelings.

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With This Week’s Quiz.

It’s a dog-eat-dog quiz this week.

The Mysterious Disappearance of America’s Favorite Psychedelic

It's one of the only drugs that never made a comeback. Maybe it should stay that way.

The Baby-Sleep Industrial Complex

“Happiest Baby,” the Snoo’s maker, has a pretty unhappy workplace.

Gabfest Reads: A Boarding School Thriller, But Make It Feminist

Rebecca Makkai’s new book I Have Some Questions For You was made for the post #MeToo era.

Marvel’s New Big Villain Is About to Take the Movies in a Very Freaky Direction

Thanos presided over a more grim-faced era. Quantumania’s Kang gives the MCU license to get weird.

Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Part of Something Much Bigger

Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense.

Nikki Haley Wants Mandatory Competency Tests for Older Politicians. Here’s What the Experts Say.

The aging process looks different for everyone.