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HBO's Great New Show Takes a Character With an Embarrassing History and Makes Him Fascinating - Sam Thielman

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Country Music Is Dominating the Billboard Charts Like Never Before. I Think I Know Why. -- Chris Molanphy

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I Just Got Home From a Trip With 12 People. It Would Have Been Unbearable Were It Not for a Simple, Underrated Solution. -- Luke Winkie

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Your Doctor's Office Might Soon Start Charging an Unexpected Fee -- Lynda Lin Grigsby

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One of America's Most Beloved Food Icons Got His Start in a Surprising Place. But Was the Story Really So Rock-and-Roll? -- Ellin Stein

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Pop's Hottest Acts Feels on the Verge of Implosion. How Did We Get Here? -- Nadira Goffe

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Donald Trump Is Prosecuting a Famous Civil Rights Group. Among Its Biggest Critics Are Liberals. -- Aymann Ismail

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The Details of Natalie Harp's Relationship With Trump Are Only Getting Stranger -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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A Popular Social Media Apps Just Made a Baffling Change - Steffi Cao

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Slate Crossword: Dust Devil's Cooler Cousin -- Mat Holmes

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Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 22, 2026 -- Adrianne Baik

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Is Your Weather App Awful? It Might Be Your Fault. -- Nitish Pahwa

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A Beloved Artifact From My Teens Has Been Reissued for Gen Z. These Poor Kids Have No Idea What They're In For. -- Rebecca Onion

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A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began. -- Charlie Cy

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It's Obvious Now Why "Woke 1" Failed. I Have an Idea for How Progressives Can Be Less Annoying Next Time. -- Luke Winkie

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True Crime Conspiracists Have Homed In On Patrick Clancy. I Can't Believe What I'm About to Say. -- Scaachi Koul

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Mother-in-Law's Pushiness Put My Baby in the ICU. I Can't Believe What My Family Wants Me to Do Now.

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Rich Juzwiak -- My Wife and I Haven't Had Sex in Four Years. But I've Found a Great Alternative.

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Michelle Herman - We've Heard Some Disturbing Rumors About Our Kid's Awful Teacher. I'm Not Sure Where to Go From Here.

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Athena Valentine and Lillian Karabaic -- I Spent $1,000 on a Weekend With a Friend I Don't Even Like. Now I'd Like to Ask Her an Awkward Question.

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Society Has One Narrative About Motherhood. Hayden Panettiere and Lindsay Clancy Are Showing Us Another Reality. -- Shannon Palus -- What will we learn from our summer of complicated mothers?

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How a Stolen Seat Changed SCOTUS Forever -- Amicus

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We've Replaced School Security With the Creepiest Possible System -- Nicholas E. Stewart

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Think You're Smarter Than Slate's VP of Brand and Communications? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz. -- Ray Hamel

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The DOJ Is Asking a Conservative Court to Give Trump a Terrifying New Power - Shirin Ali

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