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There's a Trick to Making Summer Sandwiches Truly Special. And It's Not What's Between the Bread. -- Danny Palumbo

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The Long-Awaited Movie Sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Finally Here. The Road to Its Release Has Been a Mess. -- Nadira Goffe

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Project Hail Mary Included a Masterful Performance From a Skilled Puppeteer. So Does The Odyssey. -- Sam Adams

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She Became the It Girl of Summer 2024. Now She's Lifting a Middle Finger to It All. -- Carl Wilson

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Democrats Had a Chance to Get Really Weird in Maine. They Went in a Different Direction. -- Ben Jacobs

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Trump's Approval Ratings Are Plummeting. The Last Group of People You'd Expect Is Behind the Shift. -- Christina Cauterucci

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It's Not J.D. Vance, Stephen Miller, or Marco Rubio. Someone Else Is Transforming Trump's World Right in Front of Us. -- Andrea Bernstein

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I'm OK With My Husband's Cross-Dressing Fantasy. I Just Wish We Could Do Something Else Every Now and Then. He Refuses. Rich Juzwiak

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Americans Are Getting Sick in Record Numbers—and It's Not the Diarrhea -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Watching TV Used to Feel Like Hanging With Your Friends. Then Something Happened That Changed Everything. -- Sam Adams

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One of the Most Popular Sitcoms of All Time Has a Bizarre New Spin-Off. It's Surprisingly Great. -- June Thomas

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She Won an Oscar—and Received Years of Backlash. Now She's Finally Stopped Trying to Play Herself. -- Isaac Butler

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CARE AND FEEDING -- My Friends Have No Problem Insulting Our Parenting Decision. If I Tell Them What I Really Think, It Might End the Friendship.

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how to do it -- I Was Raised in a Conservative Religious Sect Many Would Call a Cult. Now I Can't Have the One Thing That Turns Me On Most.

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dear prudence -- My Neighbor Has Declared Himself the "Waste Manager" of Our Building. Things Are Getting Weird.

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pay dirt -- My Best Friend and I Are Both Single Mothers. We Thought We Figured Out a Trick to Make It Easier. Big Mistake.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- I Just Ran Into an Old Friend on a Trip. What He Revealed Has Thrown My Life Into Chaos.

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Logan Sachon -- I Noticed My Son Stopped Wearing Underwear. It's His Brother's Fault.

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Lillian Karabaic and Athena Valentine -- Some Couples Dream of the Set Up My Boyfriend and I Have. I'm So Unhappy.

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Laura Helmuth -- My Co-Workers Are Amateur Sleuths. I Don't Need Them on the Case of My Dark Past.

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Lindsey Graham's Sister Replaced Him. If History's Any Guide, We Know Exactly What Type of Senator She'll Be. Darline Graham has been described as largely apolitical. Hmm. Ian Prasad Philbrick

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true - Two Liberal Judges Just Gave the Supreme Court Cover to Legalize Assault Weapons - For years, state bans on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines enjoyed an unbroken winning streak throughout the nation's federal courts of appeals. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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If You've Ever Had a Kid Play Competitive Soccer in America, You Already Know Why We Aren't Better at It - Evan McGarvey - Youth soccer in America reflects some of our worst national systems.

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Jay-Z's Collaborative Path to No. 1 -- Hit Parade

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true - If You Want to Stare Into the Soul of America Right Now, I Recommend Your Local Taco Bell - Alexander Sammon - "I spent $21. If I feel bad, I'll return tomorrow with the police."

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Slate Pears Game 345: Jul. 25, 2026

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Slate Mini Crossword for July 25, 2026 -- Adrianne Baik

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Slate Pears Game 344: Jul. 24, 2026

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Slate SoundBites for July 24, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for July 24, 2026 -- K. Austin Collins

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true - He Won a GOP Primary Despite a Sexting, Harassment, and Racism Scandal. Somehow, There's an Even Bigger Problem. Molly Olmstead - Does he believe in the Constitution? I guess we'll all find out.

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The 1867 Case That Allowed Ordinary Parents—Not Judges—to Redefine the Constitution. -- Amicus

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

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The Supreme Court's Biggest Case of the Term Shows Popular Constitutionalism in Action -- Reva Siegel

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Donald Trump Is Reportedly Furious Right Now. I Can See Why. Jim Newell

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