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Animal-welfare science tries to get inside the minds of a huge range of species — in order to help improve their lives.
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But in this year’s elections, the scion of India’s most storied political family is still trying to unseat Modi — and change the nation’s course.
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Experts and couples are challenging the conventional wisdom that sex is essential to relationships.
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to honor a spouse’s seemingly irrational request about privacy and assisted reproduction.
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Loving Him Meant Facing My Greatest Fear
Living with a disability, I shielded myself from dance. Then I met him.
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The 16 Messages That Led to Love
Readers of the Modern Love column share the banter, emojis and wit that made them fall for each other.
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Lessons From a 20-Person Polycule
How they set boundaries, navigate jealousy, wingman their spouses and foster community.
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My Boyfriend Said He’d Save Our Cat but Not a Stranger if Both Were Drowning
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether there is inherent value in human life more than any other kind of life.
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3 years later, a couple is still at odds about his move at the end of the night.
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Lessons from Pablo Neruda’s mind-bending verse.
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The 1992 movie “Singles” changed my life.
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You know so much more about yourself and your desires when you’re older that dating apps — even with all their frustrations — can bring unanticipated pleasure.
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether it’s OK to profess love if you’re uncertain you feel it.
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A father and daughter disagree about how punctuation should be used on phones.
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A persistent ache had spread throughout her shoulder, down to her elbow. Was her tennis-playing responsible?
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In her new play, ‘Sally & Tom,’ Suzan-Lori Parks brings exuberant provocation to the gravest historical questions.
By Imani Perry
I hated domesticity so much that for years, I lived happily without a kitchen. This $19 device helped me survive.
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Rich, deeply personal stories of visions and the peace they have brought to people’s lives
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