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THE ENSHITTIFICATION OF AMERICAN POWER • First Google and Facebook, then the whole world.

PERLS OF WISDOM • Programmers aren’t so humble anymore. Maybe that’s because they stopped coding in Perl.

WET HOT ANALOG SUMMER

Beyond WELLNESS

HOW TRUMP CRUSHED CANCER RESEARCH

The Immortal Dreams of • IF ALL GOES TO PLAN, JOHNSON WILL STILL BE TALKING ABOUT HIS YOUTHFUL ERECTIONS WELL INTO THE 25TH CENTURY—BY WHICH POINT WE’LL ALL BE DEVOTEES OF HIS AI-INFUSED QUEST FOR ETERNAL LIFE.

PERFECT HEALTH • THIS SELECT GEAR WILL KEEP YOU FIT, RESTED, AND BALANCED IN BODY AND MIND.

The Olympics on Steroids • AT FIRST IT WAS DISMISSED AS A CRAZY JOKE. MAKING THE ENHANCED GAMES A REALITY NEEDED A PETER THIEL POSSE, A COUPLE OF RETIRED SWIMMERS, SOME MAGA MONEY, AND A WHOLE LOT OF DRUGS.

OPERATION INFLUENCE • A HEAD-TO-TOE MARKETING GAME WHERE EVERYONE—YES, EVERYONE!—IS THE DOCTOR.

The Dose in the Machine • IS A NEW GENERATION OF AI-DESIGNED DRUGS ABOUT TO ARRIVE?

WELLNESS GONE WILD • LEAF-SWALLOWING, ICEBERG EXFOLIATION, AND OTHER TECHNIQUES FROM EARTH’S ORIGINAL TREND-SPREADING INFLUENCERS.

The Chemical Cassandra • IN THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN SCENTS AND CHEMICALS, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SUFFER INEXPLICABLE, OFTEN DEBILITATING REACTIONS. MY MOTHER IS ONE. ANOTHER IS THE CONDITION’S LEADING SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY.

FEATURES

A.I. Love You • WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE DEEPLY, SERIOUSLY IN LOVE WITH A CHATBOT? TO FIND OUT, I ORGANIZED A WEEKEND GETAWAY FOR THREE HAPPY COUPLES. WE BARELY SURVIVED.

Bloodlines • MASTER THE ART OF CLONING, LOCK DOWN COPIES OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST HORSES, THEN DOMINATE THE SPORT OF KINGS. THAT WAS THE PLAN. BUT SOME TECHNOLOGIES ARE JUST A BREEDING GROUND FOR BETRAYAL.

Cabinet of CURIOSITIES • Who’s in charge of our wellbeing? Match these 10 quotes and factoids to the US health offcial responsible for them.