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Something Strange Is Happening at College Graduations Across the Country. It's Causing Shocking Outbursts—and for Good Reasons. Nitish Pahwa - Students are no longer buying the tech world's hype—and they're letting their feelings be known.

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Who Makes 3,600 Trades in a Single Quarter? -- Slate Money

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Can Patreon Build a Better Internet? -- What Next: TBD

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It Costs $10. Parents Have No Idea They'll Need It. -- Shannon Palus

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TBD Tries...Roblox -- What Next: TBD

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true - I Know Way Too Much About Infectious Diseases. Here's Why I'm Considering Taking a Cruise With My Family Anyway. Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

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Kevin (Warsh) Can Wait -- Slate Money

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I'm 25, and I Have a Cosmetic Problem That No One Wants—and That's Maddening to Fix. Jacqueline LeKachman

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The No. 1 Movie on Netflix Is Every Parent's Worst Nightmare -- Rebecca Onion

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She's an Antisemite, a Sex Therapist, and a Democrat. Why Are Republicans Funding Her Campaign? -- Christina Cauterucci

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I Want to Ask How Many of Us Have to Get Killed for This to Stop. Unfortunately, I Know the Answer. Aymann Ismail

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The President of the United States Really, Really Hates His Son -- Heather Schwedel

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Stephen Colbert Closed Out The Late Show by Doing What He Does Best -- Sam Adams

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A New Netflix Show Combines Two of TV's Most Popular Showrunners and a Dream Cast. It Does Not Go Well. -- Sam Adams

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One of the World's Most Famous Rappers Had His Album Rollout Hijacked by the Trump Administration - Nadira Goffe

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The Women in Romance Books Always Want the Same Thing in Bed. I Want the Opposite. -- How to Do It

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My Aunt Just Offered to Solve My Housing Problem. I'm Afraid of What It Will Cost Me. -- Pay Dirt

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My Relationship With My Wife Depends on the Results of a DNA Test. She Has No Idea. -- Care and Feeding

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Jenée Desmond-Harris - We Inherited a House. But We Didn't Know About the Neighbors Next Door.

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A.J. Daulerio -- My Husband's Sister Is Getting Out of Rehab. I Don't Like His Plan for Where She Should Go Next.

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true - Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak - I'm Having the Sex I Once Dreamed Of. But It's Left Me Feeling Very Conflicted.

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Laura Helmuth -- My Co-Workers Claim I'm "Mysterious" About My Glamorous Past. There's a Good Reason.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris - My New Sister-in-Law Ruined a Family. It's Time She Grows Up and Takes Some Responsibility.

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Michelle Herman -- My Husband Didn't Have the Best Reaction When We First Brought Our Baby Home. I Can't Let It Go.

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Laura Helmuth -- I'm the New Boss and My Team Already Hates Me. It's Not My Fault They've Gotten Too Comfortable.

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true - The DOJ Just Admitted to Weaponizing a Prosecution Against Trump's Foes - A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six—a group of protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE facility. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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Trump Has a Plan to Give Taxpayer Money Directly to His Friends—and It Still Might Not Be This Week's Worst Political Blunder - Does anyone want to win the midterms? Patrick Reis and Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Donald Trump Hates One Television Show More Than Any Other. After Watching for the Past Week, I See Why. -- Heather Schwedel -- The ABC show doesn't often take on the First Amendment controversy directly—but it hangs over everything.

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There's No Point To Influencers Anymore -- ICYMI

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A Brilliant HBO Documentary Explored the Effects of an Unsolved Murder. Weeks Later, the Case Was Solved. -- Sam Adams

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Cannes Tried to Ban Nudity. Celebrities Revolted—and an Iconic Fashion Tradition Was Born. -- Christina Cauterucci

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In 1995 a Woman Received a Phone Call That Stunned Her—and Ignited a Scandal That Haunted America for Years -- Christina Cauterucci -- She went to a clinic for help getting pregnant. She got something far different.

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Slate Mini Crossword for May 23, 2026 -- Nijah Morris

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A Sustainable Fashion Brand Was Just Sold to Shein. I Know How We Ended Up Here. -- Heather Schwedel

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Slate SoundBites for May 22, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for May 22, 2026 -- Kiran Pandey

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Slate Crossword: Kind of Party Line (Five Letters) -- Ben Zimmer

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What's Going On With FEMA? -- Mary Harris -- It's a real disaster over there.

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Stop Calling Trump's Slush Fund a Settlement. It's a Violence Incentive Project. -- 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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Sam Alito's Math on "Colorblindness" Doesn't Check Out -- Chika Okafor

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TRUE -- Two Conservatives Justices Just Took a Surprising Step to Save a Death Row Inmate's Life. Why? -- Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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