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power A Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Was Sentenced to 11 Years in Jail Manahel al-Otaibi openly criticized the kingdom’s male-guardianship system. By Tariro Mzezewa
encounter The Woman Who Ate Eric Adams for Breakfast Activist Olayemi Olurin channeled a whole city’s frustration to grill the mayor on morning radio. By Angelina Chapin

life after roe By Andrea González-Ramírez How Close to Death Must a Person Be to Get an Abortion? The Supreme Court will decide whether hospitals can turn away pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies.

career ‘When Should I Tell My Interviewer That I’m Pregnant?’ You’re not obligated, legally or ethically, to disclose a pregnancy during the hiring process. By Alison Green

power All of the Allegations Against Diddy Five people have accused the rapper of sexual abuse in lawsuits, and now federal agents have raided the rapper’s homes. By Andrea González-Ramírez

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career Ten years after launching the podcast Death, Sex & Money on WNYC (and following its cancelation and revival at Slate), Anna Sale is still getting people to open up to her and dish about life’s most uncomfortable subjects. “My gift, for whatever reason, is being able to quickly figure out a pathway to connect with somebody.”

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the bigger picture When she launched Girls Run NYC in 2014, Jessie Zapo wanted to make it easier for women of all abilities to run “in fellowship with others”: “Our goal was to create a space where it didn’t feel scary, and you weren’t going to get left behind in the dust.” Now Girls Run NYC isn’t just a running club. For many of its members, it’s a support group.

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age gaps Cher Has a Good Explanation for Dating Younger Men The 77-year-old icon is currently dating a man half her age. By Katja Vujić
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celebrity Alec Baldwin Hasn’t Ruled Out Having More Kids At least, not completely. By Emily Leibert

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cut covers Normani, On Her Own Time Five years after “Motivation,” her debut album Dopamine is imminent. Normani explains the wait. By Connor Garel
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beauty In Defense of Annette Bening’s Face We need to re-evaluate our relationship with aging. By Valerie Monroe
feuds Why Does Everyone Hate My Dog? In a city bubbling over with rage, pets — and their owners — are enemy No. 1. By Bindu Bansinath
culture The Wiz Comes Home to Broadway And it’s queerer and funnier than ever. By Soraya Nadia McDonald
taylor swift The Real Reason Taylor Swift Dresses Like That A close read on a decade of outfits. By Cathy Horyn
advice ‘My Boyfriend Still Shares a Bed With His Ex!’ I’m going to tell you what your friends and therapist won’t. By Emily Gould
culture Lydia West Is in Your Corner After breaking out in the U.K., the actress arrives Stateside with Big Mood, a dark riff on the buddy comedy. By Danielle Cohen
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encounter The Brooklyn Power Throuple Making Space for a Baby Literary couple Daniel and Grace Lavery and their partner, Lily Woodruff, are all living and working full time in their Brooklyn apartment. By Choire Sicha
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parenting The Moms Who Smoke in Secret They’ll do anything to hide it from their kids — except quit. By Emily Gould