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How a Murder in Charlotte Shaped Reactions to Charlie Kirk’s Killing

The ways the two deaths were shown—and withheld—reveals the uneasy role of violent video in our digital lives.

A New Movie Takes On the Man Who Exposed Some of the Biggest Cover-Ups in U.S. History

The new documentary from the Oscar-winning director of CitizenFour follows perhaps our most legendary—and controversial—journalist.

In Our Dark Era of Shootings and Assassinations, One Tiny Group Is Being Scapegoated. We Should All Be Alarmed.

Now is the time to resist this dangerous strategy, before it’s too late.

The Hot New Memoir Proves My Theory: Middle-Aged Women Crave One Thing Even More Than Sex

Last year, women loved All Fours. After reading Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, I have a new theory why.

My Siblings Are Feuding Over the Family Lake House. I’m About to Make Things Even Worse.

I wish I knew what to do.

Charlie Kirk’s Murder Illustrates How the Second Amendment Is Swallowing the First

It’s important to remember the Supreme Court’s role in our nation’s deteriorating political violence.

Bonus: “We Got Him”

The common thread is "antisocial, extremely online young men."

The Charlie Kirk Video Was Inescapable Online. It’s Proof of Something Dark.

Violence is the ultimate trending topic.

Charlie Kirk Assassination Deepens Crisis of US Political Violence

Inviting reciprocal escalation never leads anywhere good.

The New Stephen King Adaptation Is the Best in Years

It’s actually better than the book.