ZAQS.ORG

Thursday, July 16, 2026 9:48 AM ET

Slate - Top Stories

They're Ugly, Unproven, the Stuff of Hippies, Tech Bros, and Runners. I Tried Them—and Was Surprised by What I Found. -- Rebecca Onion

3 hours ago

Someone Finally Made Trump Pay for a Lifetime of Mistreating Women -- Jill Filipovic

3 hours ago

Trump's DOJ Is Now Targeting the New York Times for Basic Reporting -- Shirin Ali

3 hours ago

I'm a Military Historian. The Odyssey Movie Is About As Historically Accurate As The Lord of the Rings—but It Nails Something Crucial. -- Myke Cole

3 hours ago

The New Odyssey Movie Is a Masterpiece 27 Centuries in the Making

3 hours ago

Trump's AG Nominee, Trying to Distance Himself From the President, Blurts Out: "I'm His Lawyer" -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

16 hours ago

Blanche's Most Blatant Abuse of Power Is Almost Laughable -- Kristy Parker and Grant Tudor

3 hours ago

Apple TV Just Adapted a Hit Novel Into a New Show Starring Anya Taylor-Joy. It's Unrecognizable. Rebecca Onion

3 hours ago

Two Supreme Court Justices Testified Before the Senate. Their Differing Views on Ethics Reform Were Telling. -- Alexis Romero

16 hours ago

Did the Progressive Justices Really Sell Out Trans Athletes? -- Mark Joseph Stern

17 hours ago

America Is Plagued by Shoplifting. I Went to the Headquarters of the War on "Shrink." I Couldn't Believe What I Saw. -- Alexander Sammon

2 days ago

We Just Learned What the War in Iran Is Really About for Trump -- Fred Kaplan

17 hours ago

We're Witnessing a Whole New Genre of Celebrity Divorce. It Took a Very Specific Ex-Wife to Mastermind It. -- Scaachi Koul

21 hours ago

Taylor Swift May Have Done Something That Could Change Her Whole Identity. Get Ready to Roll Your Eyes. -- Heather Schwedel

17 hours ago

Harry and Meghan Visited King Charles After Four Years. The Real Villain Was All Too Clear. -- Imogen West-Knights

1 day ago

Dear Prudence -- I Know I'll Never Find My Husband if I Keep Seeing This Older Man. But I'd Be Foolish to Give Up What He Has to Offer.

1 day ago

How to Do It -- My Boyfriend Tries So Hard in Bed. But Unfortunately, He Can't Come Close to My Tried and True Method.

1 day ago

Good Job -- I'm a Wedding Planner. One of Our Customers Just Made an Upsetting Request. Honoring It May Set a Bad Precedent.

1 day ago

Care and Feeding -- Our 3-Year-Old's Maddening Approach to Life's Setbacks Is Filling Me With Dread

1 day ago

Jenée Desmond-Harris -- I Think My Sister Is Working Magic to Steal My Husband.

3 hours ago

true - Rich Juzwiak - I Read My Ex's Texts With Her New Man. What I Saw Has Ruined My Confidence in Bed.

26 minutes ago

Logan Sachon -- My 4-Year-Old Pushes Me Until I Do Something I Regret. Every Single Time.

20 hours ago

Kristin Wong -- My Parents Bought My Son a Cool Birthday Present. My Wife Refuses to Let Him Have It.

1 day ago

Laura Helmuth -- I've Been Passed Over for a Promotion Because of My Co-Workers' Sabotage. I'm Afraid It's About to Get Worse.

3 hours ago

View all - Most Recent stories

7 years ago

3h ago - true - Laura Helmuth - I Just Learned My Boss Has a Skill I Really Want to Practice. But Asking For His Help is Controversial.

26 minutes ago

Brett Kavanaugh May Have Accidentally Opened the Door to New Gun Restrictions -- It remains to be seen whether Kavanaugh's newfound flexibility on constitutional exceptions will apply exclusively to the denial of citizenship to kids. -- Steven Lubet

1 hour ago

View all -- Culture

6 years ago

Netflix Woke-ified Little House on the Prairie -- Rebecca Onion -- The 2026 adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's novel departs from the source material in big ways.

22 hours ago

GPS Was Designed to Be a Weapon. What If It Falls Into the Wrong Hands? -- Decoder Ring

1 day ago

Prediction Markets Are Coming for Everything We Love -- ICYMI

1 day ago

I Think I Know How This World Cup Will End. I Hate It. -- Jeremy Stahl

3 days ago

View all -- Tech & Business

6 years ago

I Have Something To Say

2 years ago

View all -- Life

2 years ago

Taylor Swift's Wedding Was Missing One Notable Guest. A Few Days Later, the World Learned Why. -- Scaachi Koul -- We're going to get an album out of this.

5 days ago

Slate SoundBites for July 16, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

3 hours ago

Slate Mini Crossword for July 16, 2026 -- Nate Cardin

3 hours ago

Slate Pears Game 335: Jul. 15, 2026

21 hours ago

View all -- News & Politics

2 years ago

It's Shocking to Consider the Roberts Court Perspective on Race - David H. Gans - There is one loud lesson to be found in this term's rulings.

5 days ago

Will My Lettuce Give Me Diarrhea? -- What Next

3 hours ago

Myofibrils Are Thin Strands That Make Up Which Part of the Body? Ray Hamel

3 hours ago