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It's a Daily Ritual Beloved by Billions. There's Actually a Rule Book for It. It's a Delight. Eleni Petrakou

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There's No Road Map to Democrats' Success. But There's a Direct Route to Their Failure. -- Jim Newell

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One of the Biggest Books of the Year Has Proved Polarizing for an Unexpected Reason -- Rebecca Onion

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Fans Waited Five Years for a Sequel to One of Books' Biggest Series. Now That It's Here, They're Not All Pleased. -- Nadira Goffe

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Did Trump Learn Anything From the Midterms? We Already Have Our Answer. -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Slate Crossword: Lying Down to Cool Down (Nine Letters) -- Quiara Vasquez

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Slate Mini Crossword for Nov. 8, 2026 -- Nate Cardin

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My Boyfriend Has an Annoying Sexual Tendency That Makes Me Cringe. I Asked Him to Stop Doing It. Then All Hell Broke Loose. -- Rich Juzwiak

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There's Only One Man I Want to See Win Best Actor This Year -- Dana Stevens

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[Whispers] The Democratic Party Is Good at Politics -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Vivek Ramaswamy's Political Career Has Been an Absolute Embarrassment. Good Riddance. -- Nitish Pahwa

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It's One of the Most Frequently Taught Novels in American English Classes. It Was Also a Psyop. -- Luke Winkie

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What the Blue Tsunami Means for the Iran War—and for Pete Hegseth -- Fred Kaplan

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true - pay dirt - We Sold Our House and Are Looking for Our Next Home. Our Adult Daughter Has a Very Strong Request.

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care and feeding -- My Sister Says Her Family Has a Strict Policy. Well, I Have News About Her Son.

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how to do it -- My Wife Has a Special Helper in the Bedroom. I Want to Surprise Her With an Upgrade.

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good job - One of the Higher-Ups Keeps "Honoring My Hard Work." But The Way He Does It Is Making Me Uncomfortable.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Elderly Father Is Having a Major Late-Life Crisis. I Can't Let Him Go Down This Road.

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Michelle Herman -- My Niece Had a Dangerous Plan to Meet a Man She Met Online. My Kid Saved Her.

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Kristin Wong -- I Just Realized My Wife Is the Worst Kind of Tipper. I'm Mortified.

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Laura Helmuth -- My New Job Offer Comes With a Catch I've Never Seen Before. Is This Normal?

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6h ago - true - Maggie Lange - "No Kids" Was Supposed to Be for Weddings and Cruises. I Never Thought Baby Brands Would Go There, Too.

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true - A Generation of Men Once Revered Him. His New Movie Is the Worst I've Seen in Some Time. Scaachi Koul - It's not even outrageous enough for me to recommend it as a hate-watch.

3 days ago

Livestreaming Killed The Cable News Star - ICYMI

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Netflix's New Movie Is Being Compared to Parasite, but It Resembles Other Masterpieces Even More -- Sam Adams

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Texas Just Elected an Attorney General With a Power Level Over 9000 -- Nitish Pahwa

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The Mega-Rich Backlash Has Claimed Its Latest Victim. I Never Thought It Would Be Her. J. Bryan Lowder - Her brand of vaguely attainable homemaking makes it easy to forget who she really is. Then we saw her costume.

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Slate Pears Game 451: Nov. 8, 2026

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Slate Pears Game 450: Nov. 7, 2026

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true - At 70, I Hired an Escort. I Knew It Would Be Controversial. I Didn't Know It Would Change My Life. Gail Rice

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

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2 years ago

true - What Democrats Must Do Now - Dahlia Lithwick - Much work is needed.

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Trump Stole Billions of Dollars from Americans. The Democrats Have to Find It and Get It Back. Amicus

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A Post-Midterms Schaden-Friday Special -- What Next

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I Went to the Global Epicenter of Election-Night Libbing Out. It Was Fantastic. -- Alex Kirshner

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I'm a Professor in Alabama. We've Been Banned from Saying "Gulf of Mexico." No, Seriously! -- Ronald Krotoszynski

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true - Elizabeth Smart Has Taken Perhaps the Last Job You'd Ever Expect - Anna Sale

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