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Who Made These Guys the King of the Elevator? Luke Winkie

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The Democratic Primary That Will Show the Democratic Party Its Future -- Jim Newell

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Democrats Have Been Stuck on the Same Question for 10 Years. This Year's Biggest Primary Could Finally Give Them the Answer.

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He's Devoted His Life to Becoming Immortal. A Grim Medical Diagnosis Is Throwing a Wrench in His Plans. -- Nitish Pahwa

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"The Senate Never Should Have Existed in the First Place" -- Rob Gunther

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This Is What It Looks Like When Senate Republicans Have Nothing Left to Lose -- Patrick Reis

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It's a Delicate, Tragic Situation. So of Course Trump Is Exploiting It. -- Patrick Reis

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As a Classicist, I've Defended Emily Wilson's Odyssey Translation. I Can't Defend Her Review of Nolan's Movie. -- Theo Nash

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Netflix's New Show Is a Must-Watch for a Certain Type of Person. I'm Not So Sure It Should Be. -- Scaachi Koul

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An Acclaimed Novelist's New Book Is Supposedly a "Literary Assassination" of Natalie Portman. I've Read It. It's Something Much Weirder. -- Laura Miller

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A Single Dad Didn't Like Something He Saw in His Neighborhood. So He Took On a Secret Identity—and Changed Everything. -- Josh Levin

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Harvard Fought Trump's Abuses. Yale May Fold. I Think I Know Why. -- Robert Post

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Lindsay Clancy Is on Trial for Killing Her Three Children. That Could Have Been Me. -- Meghan Cliffel

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MAHA and Clavicular Have United Behind Peptides. It's an Incomprehensible Alliance—Until You Realize One Thing. -- Molly Olmstead

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Rich Juzwiak -- Six Months Ago, My Sister-in-Law Called Me to Complain About Her Husband. What We Talked About Changed Our Lives Forever.

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Logan Sachon -- My Sister Is Putting My Nephew in Danger. I'm Considering a Drastic Move.

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Lillian Karabaic and Athena Valentine -- I Knew I'd Face Certain Challenges at My Job. I Can't Believe Who They're Coming From.

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Laura Helmuth -- I Just Returned to Work From Maternity Leave. My Boss Is Sabotaging Me.

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My Girlfriend Wants Me to Follow Her to a New Country. But I'm Hung Up on One Thing She Refuses to Give Me. Steffi Cao

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The 1987 Movie Was for the Male Gaze. Hulu's Dark New Adaptation Turns It Into Something Much Better. -- Laura Miller -- Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew play two of a kind in the darkly compelling Furious.

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The Internet Is Turning Women's Health Into Clickbait -- ICYMI

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Come on a Six-Week Adventure With Us to Rediscover the Lost Art of Hanging Out -- Dan Kois -- Do you ever miss hanging out before smartphones? We have a challenge for you.

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Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 1, 2026 -- Dan Kois

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What We Can Learn From the Popular Movement That Gave Us Gay Marriage -- Amicus

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