Pro tip: Start by chasing moments of joy.
Where we are today is a far cry from where we were a week ago. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has initiated a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Several days before our editorial board declared that an impeachment inquiry is the only option, they noted that "rarely have the stakes been so high." This is a fast-moving story, and there's a lot to absorb. For starters, it's worth exploring the broader question: When should a president be impeached? |
Are We Living in a Post-Happiness World? |
 | | Rose Wong |
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Silicon Valley maverick Jaron Lanier wants you to know that you're giving away your data in exchange for almost nothing. The good news? He has a plan that would allow you to get paid for your data and make the internet a force for good. |
The Long, Strange Tale of California's Surf Nazis |
 | | White youths heading to the beach in California to surf, in 1961.Allan Grant/The LIFE Picture Collection, via Getty Images |
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Sure, "Surf Nazi" could describe those extraordinarily dedicated to the sport, but one surfer learned it could have an entirely different meaning after he began to notice the swastikas — warnings that the locals owned the waves and others were not welcome. |
The Sterile, Efficient Life of a Millennial |
 | | Giacomo Bagnara |
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"Just like Amtrak citing prepackaged meals as a chic and contemporary workaround to a prepared meal, the emphasis on ease — on maximizing every second — is supposed to be sexy. But it can feel exhausting." |
What Jonathan Van Ness's Story Teaches Us About the H.I.V. Epidemic |
 | | Jonathan Van Ness of "Queer Eye."Isak Tiner for The New York Times |
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When it comes to ending the AIDS epidemic, we've come far as a society, but there's much more that needs to be done. One often unspoken factor? The role that sexual abuse plays, particularly in childhood. |
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