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Everyone Hates the Most Classic Board Game. Apparently, That's Because We've Been Playing It All Wrong. Luke Winkie

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There's a Simple Technology That Could Revolutionize the Restaurant Experience. Are Diners Ready for What It Demands? -- Chason Gordon

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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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I Cut Back on Drinking. But I Found the Perfect Way to Keep My Evenings Just as Sparkling. -- Leslie Vooris

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

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

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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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Lindsey Graham's Sister Replaced Him. If History's Any Guide, We Know Exactly What Type of Senator She'll Be. -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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I Have a Very, Uh, Unique Way of Climaxing. It Might Mean I Wind Up Alone. -- Rich Juzwiak

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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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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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There's Only One Thing Standing in the Way of the Tate Brothers' Extradition. It's, Uh, Not Good. -- Christina Cauterucci

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The Supreme Court Has Gone Off the Rails. There's an Age-Old American Solution. -- Dahlia Lithwick

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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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true - pay dirt - Some Couples Dream of the Set Up My Boyfriend and I Have. I'm So Unhappy.

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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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Michelle Herman -- My 10-Year-Old Has a Delusion About What She's Going to Be When She Grows Up. I Need to Break the Bad News.

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Kristin Wong -- My Parents Just Revealed Their Plan for Their House When They Die. I'm Not Sure About This.

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

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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 346: Jul. 26, 2026

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Slate Mini Crossword for July 26, 2026 -- Kiran Pandey

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Slate Crossword: An In-a-cent Man (10 letters) -- Kathleen Duncan

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

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Two Liberal Judges Just Gave the Supreme Court Cover to Legalize Assault Weapons -- Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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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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