Lauren Collins on the world of IKEA. “The company’s vision, one executive said, is ‘to create a better life for the many.’ ”

Last night, in Ferguson, we learned that black lives do matter—just less than others, and less than the prerogatives of those who wield power.

Swedish influence is everywhere in pop music—even Taylor Swift’s new album. Sasha Frere-Jones on the rise of Swedepop.

Lynn Beisner: This is no 'I wish I'd never been born' howl of angst. I love my mother, and having an abortion would have given her a better life

Bill bans aid between any

Untangling a Baltimore girl's abduction and rape.

Any serious Bitcoin user will preach the benefits of cold storage: keeping the bulk of your bitcoins offline somewhere, like on an encrypted USB stick, or even printed on a piece of paper. The idea is that by keeping that data offline, it’s far less ...

“This epidemic won’t be over soon,” Michael Specter writes, “but that is even more reason to focus on what works.”

A case study in making a small country even smaller

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Only cable and satellite companies want to overturn blackout rule, NFL claims.

For-profit law schools are a capitalist dream of privatized profits and socialized losses. But for their debt-saddled, no-job-prospect graduates, they can be a nightmare.

Wear glasses, use a middle initial, and other tips for appearing intelligent

On food descriptions and status anxiety

Do we deserve a guaranteed basic income?

A former major league pitcher confesses to witnessing rape in the minor leagues—and is lauded as hero, years after his complaints might have mattered

A reminder of the challenges low-income women face when they're deployed

Despite $9B revenue, NFL says blackout rule needed to keep football on free TV.

The customer was told he had to delete the tweet before he could re-board.

According to statements later made by teachers and administrators, the cheating process at Parks Middle School, in Atlanta, began to take the form of a routine. During testing week, after students had completed the day’s section, principal Christophe ...