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It Used to Be the Coolest Band in the World. How Did It Get So Cringe? -- Luke Winkie

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To Fully Appreciate the Brilliant New Knives Out, It Helps to Understand What It's Riffing On -- Laura Miller

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The New Movie Isn't Just a Return to Form. It's a Miraculous Self-Reinvention.

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The Michigan Football Story Is Getting Worse By the Second. There's Only One Solution. -- Alex Kirshner

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How Disney Got Hopelessly Lost in the Slop -- Nitish Pahwa

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The Disgraceful New Rule in Women's Tennis -- Julie Kliegman

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Could Minnesota Really, Actually Make This Guy the Next Governor? -- Molly Olmstead

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The Ending of This Oscar Favorite Is Making People Uglysob. I've Been Thinking a Lot About Why It's So Powerful. -- Sam Adams

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Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 13, 2025 - Kavin Pawittranon

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Can "Slut Camp" Cure America's Stunted Young Men? -- Luke Winkie

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Experts Say It's the Key to a Well-Adjusted Child. I Tried for Years. This Holiday Season, I Encourage You to Give Up. -- Rebecca Onion

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Nicole Chung -- My Kid Brother Insists He's "Fine" After the Traumatic Experience Our Parents Forced Him Through. I'm Not So Sure.

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Laura Helmuth -- I've Been Forced Into Helping With a Holiday "Competition" at Work. It Doesn't Get More Ridiculous Than This.

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true - Kristin Wong - My Stepsiblings Are Jealous of My Wealth and "Lifestyle." Even Though They Know Its Sad Origin.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- Help! My Friend Spent Years Complaining About the Moms in Her Life. Well, Now I'm One of Those Women.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- Help! I Was Forced to Break My Engagement for a Terrible Reason. I'd Rather Die Than Explain It to My Family.

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Rich Juzwiak -- My Husband Thinks Something Terrible Is Happening to His Penis. This Man Needs Help.

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Michelle Herman -- My Kids Want to Do Something Radically Different This Holiday. Now We Just Need to Convince the One Person Standing in Our Way.

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Ilyce Glink - My Wife Is a Terrible Housekeeper. I'm Not Much Better, But Even I'm Grossed Out.

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Laura Helmuth -- Everyone Agrees Our Boss' Behavior Is Unacceptable. It's What They Do About It That Infuriates Me.

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The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025 - Slate Staff - Including everyone's favorite medical drama, a boundary-defying reality series, and an animated family sitcom.

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How "Millennial Cringe" Became "Millennial Optimism" -- ICYMI

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For Nearly a Century, Hollywood Has Left Its Mark on the Pop Charts -- Hit Parade

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true - We've Heard a Lot About RFK Jr.'s Affair With Olivia Nuzzi. There's One Big Thing the Conversation Is Missing. Christina Cauterucci - Seems kind of obvious once you realize what it is.

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Slate Crossword: Where You Might Do the Rite Thing (Five Letters) -- Quiara Vasquez

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true - These Babies Are Among the Bravest Supreme Court Litigants and They Don't Even Know It - Shirin Ali - Three babies born in the last several months don't know it yet, but they are on their way to making history.

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How the Trump Administration's Most Wanted Man Finally Went Free -- Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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One of the Most Basic Rights in the Book Is Regularly Denied to ICE Detainees -- Bianca Garcia and Jason Bryan Silverstein

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Think You're Smarter Than Mark Joseph Stern? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz. -- Ray Hamel

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Not China, Not Russia: Our Most Threatening Enemy is...Europe? -- Political Gabfest

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Trump's Venezuelan Oil Tanker Seizure May Not Be What It Seems -- Fred Kaplan

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The 14th Amendment Is Being Stripped For Parts. Here's Why. Dahlia Lithwick

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