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Only One Actor Could Pull Off a Movie Miracle Like This -- Isaac Butler

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That Horrifying Amy Acton Ad Is Now Being Defended by J.D. Vance. There's a Reason Why. -- Jill Filipovic

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These Two Supreme Court Justices Will Do Anything for Trump—We Just Got the Proof -- Jay Willis

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Who Should Be the Next James Bond? There's a Boring Answer—and That's Why It's the Right One. -- Jenny G. Zhang

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The Magical New Movie That's Probably Going to Beat Pixar for the Oscar -- Dana Stevens

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It's Hard to Imagine a TV Show More of Its Moment Than This ... Network Procedural? -- Sam Adams

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Netflix Tried to Re-Create One of History's Most Notorious Experiments. It Went Just About How You'd Expect. -- Nadira Goffe

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Next Monday, America Is Going to Be Watching Monday Night Football for One Reason. It's Not Gonna Be the Game. -- Luke Winkie

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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 23, 2026 -- Kiran Pandey

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A Chaos- and Order-Muppet Ranking for Trumpworld and Beyond -- Dahlia Lithwick and June Thomas

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My Best Friend Has a Horrible Problem That's Ruining Her Life. Oh My God, Shut Up Already! -- Dear Prudence

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I Proposed a Reasonable Solution to Our Son's Halloween Hijinks. My Wife Isn't Having It. -- Care and Feeding

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I Have Saved $5 Million for My Niece and Nephew. Their Parents Are Furious at My Payout Plans. -- Pay Dirt

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My Wife Wants a Certain "Lifestyle" for Our Growing Family. It Would Make Me Miserable. -- I won't let that happen. -- Laura Helmuth

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true - What's the Matter With Minnesota? A state that was expected to be an easy win for Democrats is proving quite difficult. Jim Newell

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Nathan Fielder's New Movie Is Already a Phenomenon, but the Biggest Twist Has Been Saved Until Now - Sam Adams - You can't discuss the year's wildest documentary without discussing its jaw-dropping second half, so let's discuss it.

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true - An Increasing Number of Men Are Taking On a Once Female-Coded Household Chore - Luke Winkie - More and more men are taking over head chef duties, and everyone is happier for it.

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true - America Needs to Reckon With What Trump 2.0 Has Done. Planning Should Start Now. David Kaye - Some people will beg off in the name of "bipartisanship." That will not solve anything.

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Vivek Ramaswamy Is Set for a Historic Flameout in Ohio. I Went to See How It All Went Wrong. -- Nitish Pahwa

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A Fake Polling Company Just Got Busted—but Not Soon Enough -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Democrats Have the Numbers and Still Can't Let Themselves Relax -- Political Gabfest

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