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Tuesday, October 27, 2026 6:50 PM ET

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We Finally Know Why Trump Has Tried So Hard to Hide the Epstein Files - Jill Filipovic

6 hours ago

The Plan: Make One of the Most Acclaimed Documentaries of All Time and Win Best Picture at the Oscars -- Sam Adams

54 minutes ago

Taika Waititi Adapted a Strange and Beautiful Novel. The Result Is Shaping Up to Be a Legendary Bomb. -- Laura Miller

4 hours ago

For Elon Musk, the Midterms Are Personal -- Fred Kaplan

2 hours ago

Unfortunately, I Must Hand It to the Trump Administration in This One Instance -- Alex Kirshner

12 hours ago

The Democrats Need a Daddy. I Know Exactly Who It Should Be. -- Scaachi Koul

8 hours ago

Why Republicans Find It So Easy to Defend Child Sex Offenders Like the Man Who Raped Amy Acton -- Dale Margolin Cecka

1 day ago

Elizabeth Holmes Is a Fraudster. It's Astonishing What You Can See Everything Makes of Her. -- Shannon Palus

1 day ago

The Far Right Lost a Foreign Election, and MAGA Sees Only One Solution -- Molly Olmstead

2 hours ago

If You Hate Your Birth Control, There's a New Option That Might Be Worth Considering -- Mia Armstrong-López

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Several States Made It a Crime to Talk About Abortion. Will Courts Now Enforce It? -- Mary Ziegler

2 hours ago

Women Are Clamoring for More Exciting, Vivacious Men. Well, I Met One. It Sucked. -- Alley Horn

2 days ago

One of the Original Wife Guys Really Seems to Have Cheated on His Wife. Let Me Explain Why Everyone Is Rejoicing. -- Scaachi Koul

4 days ago

My Wife and I Split Up a Few Months Ago. But People Have Told Us That the Way We're Acting Is Bizarre. -- Dear Prudence

12 hours ago

true - pay dirt - I'm Getting Something Many Divorced People Would Be So Happy With. I Don't Want It!

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how to do it -- My Boyfriend Likes to Play Out Scenarios in Bed. Some of His Latest Ones Have Gotten a Little Personal.

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care and feeding -- Every Time Our Daughter Misbehaves, My Wife Pulls Out Her Phone. Then She Makes an Evil Threat.

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dear prudence -- My Uncle Gravely Offended a Friend at My Wedding. What Happened Next Is One for the History Books.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris - My New Girlfriend's Sister Is Telling an Atrocious Lie About Me. I'm Worried About What Will Come Next.

6 hours ago

Jessica Stoya -- I Asked My Husband to Stop Doing Something in Bed. Then He Completely Broke My Trust.

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Jamilah Lemieux and Doyin Richards -- My Ex-Husband Just Died. My Kids Can Never Know How I Really Feel.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Niece Found the Perfect Wedding Dress. Her Mom Is Having a Huge Fit.

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Doree Shafrir -- My Boss Keeps Making the Same Complaint About My Face

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Joe Biden's Worst Decision Is Even More Stunning When You Know How He Made It -- Kamala Harris' own role is not what she implies. -- Aymann Ismail

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Who Should Be the Next James Bond? There's a Boring Answer—and That's Why It's the Right One. -- Jenny G. Zhang -- The hunt for the new 007 is reportedly down to just four actors. There's an obvious choice.

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The Best SNL Sketch in a Long Time Just Aired—in the U.K. Nadira Goffe

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One Literary Giant Is Rarely Associated With His Homeland. Make No Mistake: He's the Most Influential American Writer of All. -- Laura Miller

2 days ago

I'm Begging Matthew McConaughey to Go Back to What He Does Best -- Nadira Goffe

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I Made the Elizabeth Holmes Eggs. I Have to Side With Billy on This One. -- Brian VanHooker -- For Elizabeth's version, I weakly turned the eggs in the bowl with the stunned limpness of someone facing a looming prison sentence.

1 day ago

Slate Pears Game 439: Oct. 27, 2026

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Slate Crossword: Ironic Day to Enjoy a Caesar Salad, Perhaps (11 Letters) -- Quiara Vasquez

7 hours ago

Slate SoundBites for October 27, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 27, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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true - Did Melania Trump Just Humiliate Her Husband on Purpose? It's Probably Even Pettier Than That. Heather Schwedel

12 hours ago

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true - What's the Matter With Minnesota? Jim Newell - A state that was expected to be an easy win for Democrats is proving quite difficult.

3 days ago

In Music, Which Is the Relative Minor of the Key of A Major? -- Ray Hamel

7 hours ago

Trump Slashed Healthcare. Is It Payback Time? -- What Next

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true - Sometimes Trump's Incompetence Outstrips His Malice. This Is One of Those Times. Ian Prasad Philbrick

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