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The Biggest Star of the Super Bowl Isn't an Athlete—or Bad Bunny - Nitish Pahwa

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The Snowboarder Who Puts the "Extreme" in "Extremely Wanted Fugitive" -- Justin Peters

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Don't Be Too Much of a Snob for the Fastest-Growing Drink in America -- Jeffrey Bloomer

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There's One Category of Alcohol Taking the Biggest Hit of All. It Should Be the Last. -- N.C. Stevens

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Shaun White Taught Us All That the Parade of Nations Is Actually About Shaun White -- Justin Peters

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Wait, What Euphemism Are We Using for Russian Olympians Now? -- Justin Peters

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Sydney Sweeney Dropped a Lingerie Line. I Tried It. It's All Too Clear Who It's For. -- Scaachi Koul

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Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 8, 2026 - Adrianne Baik

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The Unlikely Hit That's Popularizing a Whole New Type of Novel -- Laura Miller

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The Lion King Excuse Does Not Make That Racist Donald Trump Post Any Better -- Molly Olmstead

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I Couldn't See What Was Happening to My Daughter—Until It Was All I Could See. By Then, It Was Almost Too Late. -- Erica Werner

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It's Causing People to Lose Jobs, Shatter Relationships, and Drain Their Savings. One Support Group Is Sounding the Alarm. -- Tanya Chen

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The Real Reason Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post -- Alex Kirshner

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Jamilah Lemieux -- My Daughter's Teacher Is Processing Something Big in the Classroom. He Needs to Stop.

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Kristin Wong -- I Know My Best Friend Isn't a Charity Case. But I Still Want to Give Her My Extra Cash.

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The Muppet Show Reboot Goes Somewhere the Troupe Hasn't Gone in Decades -- Sam Adams -- After countless failed gimmicks, this time it's just like you remembered it.

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This Country Runs On Slop -- ICYMI

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You Don't Need an Emergency Fund. Because of Trump, You Need Something Else. Amanda Holden - A personal finance coach explains why she's giving her students advice she never expected to—and why it now feels unavoidable.

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Escape from a Scam Compound -- What Next: TBD

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The Di-SaaS-ter That Cost Billions in Market Value? -- Slate Money

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Elon 3.0 -- What Next: TBD

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Disney Just Had Its Succession Ending -- Nitish Pahwa

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Slate Pears Game 175: Feb. 7, 2026

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Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 7, 2026 -- Nijah Morris

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The Frightening, Very Real Tool ICE Agents Have to Add You to a "Nice Little Database" if You Attend a Protest - Shirin Ali - Take these threats literally.

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This Week Was a Five Alarm Fire in Election Law -- Amicus

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The Real Reason Trump Wants to Let Our Nuclear Weapons Treaty With Russia Die -- Fred Kaplan

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true - A Lawyer for ICE Broke Down in Court. It's the Sound of the System Collapsing. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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Think You're Smarter Than Slate's CEO? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz. -- Ray Hamel

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Jeff Bezos Knows Which Way the Wind is Blowing -- Political Gabfest

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Democrats Had a Very Messy Week in Texas. Here's What That Means for the Rest of the Country. Jim Newell

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