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Almost nobody actually uses dental dams to prevent the spread of STIs during oral sex. But they can still serve a symbolic purpose, especially for queer women, writes @annawaterz:http://on.theatln.tc/YEnisBQ 

"It’s not just that ‘The Mister’ is bad," writes @sophieGG. "It’s that it’s bad in ways that seem to cause the space-time continuum itself to wobble."http://on.theatln.tc/02Wnj9M 

“This is incredibly painful,” one TV veteran says of the fight between Hollywood writers and their agents. Todd S. Purdum uncovers the history behind the drama:http://on.theatln.tc/XHGBt7H 

Both Passover and Easter are supposed to fall on, or near, a full moon in the spring—the Last Supper was a Seder, after all. But the two holidays don't always align, and the reasons why go back hundreds of years, writes @yayitsrob:http://on.theatln.tc/WjR7rVC 

For a "very brief period—roughly a decade ... Congress and the federal courts did prioritize desegregation, with very positive results," argue @RickKahlenberg, @HalleyTCF, and @KQuickTCF. Then what happened? "Congress and the courts lost their nerve."http://on.theatln.tc/RCEapgk 

Mars in the Gobi Desert—via @TheAtlPhotohttp://on.theatln.tc/Km66rqV 

The human brain appears to devote around 30 percent of sleep to “white dreams,” which we can never quite recall when we wake up—if there was anything to remember in the first place, writes @d_a_robsonhttp://on.theatln.tc/N6PZ0LJ 

The new Criterion Channel streaming service is an experience more akin to going to your local repertory theater—something outside of the deafening churn of the mainstream, @davidlsims writeshttp://on.theatln.tc/w95vwOf 

Focusing on asylum seekers who cross land borders ignores the real problem: people who overstay their visas. @kcalamur takes a look:http://on.theatln.tc/oTabiSB 

A psychologist explains how strong connections with caretakers help boys resist the cultural pressures of traditional masculinity, writes @julieebeck.http://on.theatln.tc/JKcttTx 

“It’s a pickpocket’s world.” @renechun1 on why thieves love our digitally distracted age:http://on.theatln.tc/U7Jb3Dh 

Last week, Georgetown undergrads overwhelmingly voted to pay reparations to the descendants of enslaved laborers at the school, writes @Saahil_Desai. But why are students paying for the university’s misdeeds?http://on.theatln.tc/OU1CuDQ 

"When our union tells us to fire our agents, we fire our agents," writes @karltaro. "Yet as I look back on my own nascent career ... I notice that my agents seemingly went against the laws of capitalism when they negotiated a bump in my fee."http://on.theatln.tc/00FGRg4 

Investors are using real-time satellite images to predict retailers’ sales. Is that cheating? @FrankPartnoy reports:http://on.theatln.tc/dugXXBf 

A daughter explores the dark secrets of a family legacy. @AnnHulbert1 on Janny Scott’s ‘The Beneficiary’:http://on.theatln.tc/KLsuOnx 

Improving AI involves more humans than tech companies want you to think, @sidneyfussell writes.http://on.theatln.tc/i2o51WX 

"Even when advertisers do nothing wrong, Facebook can still perpetuate discrimination in housing, credit, and employment in deeper and more systematic ways," argue @aaronkbr and Corrine Yu.http://on.theatln.tc/lXK5C2s 

Scientists are looking for a sudden, global, and irreversible crack in time. @yayitsrob reports:http://on.theatln.tc/YwtfSrc 

More online-content creators are hoping to harness the power of collective action against tech giants, @taylorlorenz reportshttp://on.theatln.tc/UMHJQt1 

The president’s more pliant senior advisers might end up indulging his ultimately self-sabotaging behavior, report @PeterAtlantic and @elainaplott:http://on.theatln.tc/KpnTisz