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20+ most popular The Cut articles, as voted by our community.
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The Final Frontier for Helicopter Parents
Inside the Facebook and WhatsApp groups where moms arrange playdates for their college kids.
31 Days of Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce Mania in Kansas City
My hometown is enjoying its time at the center of the universe.
Teens Love LinkedIn
To some high-schoolers burned out on FOMO and thirst traps, the networking platform is “the way social media should be.”
How Are Parents of Teenagers Supposed to Ever Have Sex Again?
When my kid stopped going to bed before we did, my husband and I had to reinvent our sex life.
The Cut on Beauty
Going Gray Was the Easy Part
It was everything else happening to my aging hair that I wanted to reverse.
In the Pursuit of Hotness
How one subreddit community is defining our beauty standards — and then striving for them at all costs.
The Cut on Fashion
Sheryl Lee Ralph Never (But Almost) Gave Up
And now she’s Emmy nominated for Abbott Elementary. We popped in to visit the legend.
Can Fashion Designers Really Learn to Be Sustainable?
The next generation of fashion students are more eco-conscious than ever — but they still face an uphill battle.
The Cut on Happiness
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet to Happiness
The most talked-about college course in America isn’t about making money or saving the world. It’s about how to be truly happy. We took it for you.
«In psychology, this sense of not having enough time is known as “time famine.” The sense of having plenty of time is called “time affluence.”»
The Cut on Influencer Marketing
Meet the Unfluencers
Notes on the people ruining vacations, golden lattes, and wide-leg pants everywhere.
The Cut on Lifestyle
Kim Kardashian West on Her Decade of Multi-Platform Fame
Throughout the 2010s, she demonstrably shifted American culture, changing the way we understand fame and the internet.
The Cut on Love Language
Insults Are My Family’s Love Language
I love them so much. Just don’t tell them I said that.
The Cut on Motivation
‘I Have Zero Motivation to Do My Job’
Ultimately, it all comes down to who you want to be professionally.
The Cut on Parenting
We Don’t Perform Motherhood for Our Kids
I consistently fail to achieve my fantasy of maternal grace — but you’d never know it from my Instagram.
The Cut on Quiet Quitting
So ‘Quiet Quitting’ Is Actually Just … Work?
Setting healthy boundaries shouldn’t be synonymous with quitting.
The Cut on Relationships
The Words That Ended My Marriage
My writing career took off in 2016. Nothing was the same after that.
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How an Aspiring ‘It’ Girl Tricked New York’s Party People — and Its Banks
Somebody had to foot the bill for Anna Delvey’s fabulous new life. The city was full of marks.
How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running
Research in neuroscience shows a solid link between aerobic exercise and cognitive clarity.
The Anti-Instagram App Promising to Make Us Feel Good
BeReal wants to capitalize off our desire for authenticity on social media.
I Can’t Pass This On to My Kids
As the daughter of immigrants, I chose assimilation above all else. I want better for my children.
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