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How Did Hilary Swank Get Pregnant at 52? It's Not Hard to Understand, if You Know a Little About Biology. -- Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

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Nathan Fielder's New Movie Is Already a Phenomenon, but You Don't Know the Half of It - Sam Adams

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Doctors Are Using a Shortcut for an Age-Old Problem. It Can Be Risky. -- Alison Stein

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One of Our Most Celebrated Authors Has Had Her Books Effectively Banned in the U.K. This Is Absurd. -- Imogen West-Knights

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Kelly Clarkson's Meltdown Over a $15,000 Fake Bird Is Embarrassing for Exactly One Person -- Heather Schwedel

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This Epic New Movie Is Considered The Odyssey's Rival for Best Picture. I'm Not So Sure. -- Dana Stevens

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The Worst Tech Bros and the Worst Christian Nationalists United Behind an Extreme Plan. Then It All Fell Apart. -- Molly Olmstead

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In the 1960s, the White House Was Rocked by a Same-Sex "Affair." It Would Shape the Country for Years to Come. -- Timothy Stewart-Winter

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I Have a Way Out of the Nightmare Our Focus on "Consent" in Sexual Encounters Has Wrought -- Christel Trutmann

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Trump's New Press Secretary Is an Incompetent Liar. She's Also Perfect for the Job. -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Republicans Have One Big Advantage Ahead of the Election. They're Banking On It to Avoid a Wipeout. -- Jim Newell

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The Original Sin of Trump's Presidency Is Coming Back to Bite Him -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Partner and I Were Publicly Arguing at the Grocery Store. Then Someone Said the Perfect Thing to Snap Us Out of It.

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Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak -- I'm Having Incredible Sex With a New Woman. But I Feel Terrible About What I'm Doing to Her.

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A.J. Daulerio -- Everyone Makes the Same Comment About Our Three Beautiful Kids. I Want It to Stop.

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Elizabeth Spiers and Athena Valentine -- My Husband and I Hashed Out Our Estate Plans. He Has an Odd Request.

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It Was One of TV's Most Beloved Comedies. Then It Almost Got "Canceled." There's a Reason It Will Never Die. -- Sam Adams -- Twenty years after its premiere, Tina Fey's iconic sitcom still feels relevant as ever.

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The Great British Bake Off Is Supposed to Be an Escape. One Nagging Complaint Is Ruining It This Year. -- Kate Lindsay

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Gandhi Never Said "Be the Change." Its Actual Origin Story Is Astounding. -- Decoder Ring

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Ask Almost Anyone About It, and You'll Get a Big Eye-Roll. But It Changed Feminism Forever. -- Kate Lindsay -- Remember when women's empowerment was mostly about being a girlboss and a badass?

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Slate Crossword: Fall Out Boy, Maybe? (11 Letters) -- Chandi Deitmer

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Slate SoundBites for October 16, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 16, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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true - The Ur-Tradwives Are Getting Out of the Game—and Warning Other Women to Do the Same - Sarah Stankorb

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true - Here's How—and Where—It Could All Go Wrong for Democrats - Jim Newell - The road to winning the Senate runs through Maine. Gulp.

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What if the Fix for the Supreme Court Isn't Adding Seats—It's Adding You, The People? -- Amicus

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Strongarming Ukraine Is Apparently Trump's Idea of Peace Talks -- Political Gabfest

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