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Ilyce Glink -- My Friend Has Made the Same Old Gripe Around Me for Decades. I'm Sick of What She's Insinuating.

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John Prine's Wife Fiona Discusses Life Without Him -- Death, Sex & Money

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One Day, My Mother Disappeared. I Finally Found Out Where She's Been. It's Much Worse Than I Was Expecting. Christina Wyman

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One of the Most Exciting Meals I've Ever Had Started in a Sports Bar Bathroom. Trust Me, You're Going to Want a Reservation. -- Noah Lederman

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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

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He Journeyed Deep Into Elon Musk's Brain. Spoiler: It Wasn't Pretty. -- Lizzie O'Leary

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Every Mom I Know Is Doing Drugs -- Susannah Bradley

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Meet the Women Knitting Sweaters and Destroying Lives Online -- Kate Lindsay

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Here's How—and Where—It Could All Go Wrong for Democrats -- Jim Newell

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Josh Hartnett's New Netflix Hit Is Like Kissing a Dead Fish and Taking a Shot. I Loved It. -- Rebecca Onion

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A New Movie Shows How One of Tech's Greatest Villains Grew Into His Final Form. But Is That the Whole Story? -- Ellin Stein

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Slate Crossword: Green That's Massaged to Make It Less Bitter (Four Letters) Ben Zimmer

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Intellectuals Have Been Lamenting the Death of Books for Decades. Enough Already. -- Laura Miller

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Does Other Mommy Really Have the Most Jumpscares ... Ever? I Counted Every Single One to Find Out. -- Rebecca Onion

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The One Book So Controversial That Stephen King Pulled It From Publication -- Jack Hamilton

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The Original Movie Is History's Best Stephen King Adaptation. Now This Century's Premier King Adapter Offers an Exciting New Vision. -- Jack Hamilton

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Roommate Sold Me on a Calm, Stable Home. That Couldn't Be Further From the Truth.

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Rich Juzwiak -- Recently, I Noticed Something New On My Lover's Genitals. It Had Better Not Be What I Think It Is.

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Arionne Nettles -- I'm Flabbergasted by My Daughter's Behavior With Her Coat

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My Parents Warned Me That My Husband Couldn't Support My "Lifestyle." I Should've Listened. -- I'm miserable. -- Ilyce Glink

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true - 20 Years Ago, We Were Introduced to One of the Finest Performances on TV. It Feels Impossible Today. Alec Baldwin and his 30 Rock character, Jack Donaghy, merged into the perfect symbiont, each one of them amplifying the other. Rebecca Onion

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The Guy Behind The Big Short and Moneyball Is Back to Take On Elon Musk and DOGE. It's a Roller Coaster. -- Laura Miller -- Michael Lewis' Blockers tells the stories of good public servants driven away by the Trump administration.

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Are These Real Shows and Movies or Fake Ones From 30 Rock? A Quiz. -- Jenny G. Zhang

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Does Having Two Kids Ruin Your Life? A Father of Two Weighs In. -- Greg Lavallee -- A GQ essay makes it sound miserable. It's not!

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Slate SoundBites for October 12, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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true - Kathy Hochul Says New York Needs to Close the "Cornell Seven" Loophole. That's False. Aya Gruber - To be clear, there are no intoxication or consent "loopholes" in New York sexual assault law.

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The Antidote to Our Anti-Democratic Supreme Court -- Amicus

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There's a Reason Pete Hegseth Chose the Fort Hood Shooter for His Grotesque Publicity Stunt -- Austin Sarat

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The Saving Grace of Trump's Revenge Tour -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Bonus: What Cornell Says About "Duty Of Care" -- What Next

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A House Candidate Says She Was Raped While Campaigning. It's a Horrific Account—and an Urgent One. -- Jill Filipovic

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