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He Was a Lifelong Criminal. He Just Died at 94. Before He Went, He Gave Me a Jaw-Dropping Revelation About One of America's Most Notorious Murders. Nina Gilden Seavey

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I'm Saving My Family From the Most Excruciating Holiday Tradition of All -- Jenée Desmond-Harris

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It's Become One of the Greatest Boogeymen for Young Women. There's Some Good in That—and Plenty of Bad. -- Heather Schwedel

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One Photo Changed the Course of History. The Story Behind It Might Be All Wrong. -- Sam Adams

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Slate Crossword: "Nifty!" in the '50s (Five Letters) -- Tim Croce

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It Might Be the Most Popular TV Show in the World. It Keeps Getting Worse. -- Sam Adams

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Disney Made a Kids Movie About Racial Profiling. It Made $1 Billion. The Sequel Goes Somewhere Different. -- Nadira Goffe

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Conservative Justice Uses Fake Quote to Justify Wisconsin Republican Gerrymander -- Mark Joseph Stern

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A Beloved Sitcom Actor Went Conservative. Her Memoir Tries to Explain Why. -- Nitish Pahwa

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It Kills Thousands of People Every Year. You Probably Did It This Morning. -- Anna Gibbs

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My Brother and I Had an Understanding About My Mom's House. Now He's Backing Out. -- Pay Dirt

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My Husband Became an Accidental Stay-at-Home Dad. He Has Many Complaints About What That's Like. -- Care and Feeding

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true - Rich Juzwiak and Jessica Stoya - I Catfished My Husband to Understand His "Platonic" Friendships With Women. What I Found Haunts Me.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- Help! Everyone Says My Child's Peculiar Bathroom Habits Are Unforgivable

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Elizabeth Spiers and Athena Valentine - I Have a Unique Attitude to My "Dire" Financial Situation. I Wish More People Could See the World Like Me.

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Jamilah Lemieux -- I Had to Watch My Son and His Boyfriend Beat Each Other to a Pulp—and I'm Supposed to Think It's Normal

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Emily Yoffe -- Help! My Boyfriend Says God Won't Let Him Sleep with Me Anymore—And He Means It!

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Rich Juzwiak - I'm In a Monogamous Relationship. The Simple Thing I Crave Could Threaten Everything.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Friends Had a Splashy Wedding With Hundreds of People. I Just Found Out Something About It That Has Me Reconsidering Everything.

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This Year's Other Oscar Front-Runner Is Here. I Have Tragic News. -- Dana Stevens -- It's based on a beloved, bestselling novel—and it butchers it.

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true - Video Games Are Feeding Into a Dangerous Way of Thinking. But It's Not Just Them. Joshua Rivera

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Everyone Online Is Going Analog -- ICYMI

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Why Are So Many Celebrities Joining Substack? -- ICYMI

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One of the Most Iconic Thanksgiving Desserts Just Got a Major Upgrade. You Won't Ever Go Back. -- J. Bryan Lowder -- This year, you're going to want a bigger slice.

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true - One of the Decade's Most Polarizing Food Stars Is Back With Her Take on the "Simplest" Home Cooking. I've Got Some Questions. Rebecca Onion

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Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 1, 2025 -- Nate Cardin

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true - The Reaction to the Ezra Klein/Ta-Nehisi Coates Conversation Highlights a Big Problem for Democrats - Jill Filipovic - It highlighted a big problem for Democrats moving forward.

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What Kids Aren't Learning About US History -- What Next

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Is This Just MAGA's New Deal? -- Amicus

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true - The Supreme Court Is About to Hear a Case That Could Rewrite Internet Access - Michael P. Goodyear

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Haloclasty Is a Type of Physical Weathering Caused by Which Substance? -- Ray Hamel

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MAGA Factions Fracture as Leaders Excuse the Inexcusable -- Political Gabfest

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What Word Is Used for Chinese Astronauts? Ray Hamel

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