Aaron Bushnell’s AgoniesBurning himself to death outside the Israeli Embassy turned him into an antiwar martyr. What could have led to such an extreme act?
BySimon van Zuylen-Wood
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.
The Love MachineLove Is Blind creator Chris Coelen drops a new group of singles into his strange experiment — and wrestles with all the lawsuits against the series.
ByKathryn VanArendonk
internet drama
Dancing in the Name of the LordThe “cult” claims about a TikTok-famous set of performers shocked everyone — except L.A.’s dancefluencer community.
‘Mitzvah Night Is CANCELLED’Inside the sex strike that has infuriated husbands and shaken the ultra-Orthodox world.
ByTalia Lavin
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?
ByMelissa Dahl
retail rabbit hole
Every Question You Have About Temu, AnsweredHow are the headphones $4.98? Will the lip liner give me hives? A guide to shopping the chaotic new site without ending up with a closet of junk.
ByNatalie So
family
The Last Thing My Mother WantedHealthy at age 74, she decided there was nothing on earth still keeping her here, not even us.
ByEvelyn Jouvenet
crime
The Package King of MiamiMatthew Bergwall was a gifted coder who could have gotten a job at any tech company. He decided to go in another direction.
The Man Who Gossiped Too MuchFor years, John Nelson anonymously posted blind items skewering the Hollywood elite on the blog Crazy Days and Nights. Then his identity was revealed.