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Slate Crossword: What a Mesh! (Three Letters) -- Ben Zimmer

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Slate Pears Game 452: Nov. 9, 2026

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There's an Unsettling Path Toward Getting Our Kids to Love Reading. I Can't Say I'm Not Tempted. Rebecca Onion

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Sylvester Stallone's Oft-Told Viral Story About the Making of Rocky Is a Bunch of Baloney -- Mike Sielski

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

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

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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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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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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 Mini Crossword -- K. Austin Collins

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

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

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He Was the Greatest Boxer of All Time. Amazon's New Show Captures That Magic. -- Franklin Schneider

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Shannon Palus -- I Found Out My Husband's "Plan" Ahead of the Midterm Elections. Now I'm Considering Leaving Him.

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Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak -- I Need a Certain Kind of Sex a Few Times a Year. I'm Done Hiding This Part of Myself.

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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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Arionne Nettles -- We Made a Major Decision for Our Child Because of My Sister's Promise. Well, She Lied.

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true - There's Only One Man I Want to See Win Best Actor This Year - Dana Stevens - With Wild Horse Nine, Martin McDonagh has finally given John Malkovich the role of his career.

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Livestreaming Killed The Cable News Star - ICYMI

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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 SoundBites for November 9, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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

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

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Is Pete Hegseth Toast? -- What Next

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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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Which Syllable Is Stressed in the Pronunciation of the Word Diaspora? Ray Hamel

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