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Trump for a Decade Had One Superhuman Ability. Now, It Seems He's Losing It. Ben Jacobs

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HBO's Great New Show Follows a Black Superhero. We Finally Get His Origin Story in a New Episode—and It's a Doozy. -- Nadira Goffe

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I've Just Unlocked the Secret to Aging Happily. It's Expensive. It's Not Exactly Convenient. You Should Try It. -- Hillary Frey

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It's a Small Detail That Can Absolutely Ruin a Vacation. Don't Leave Until You've Packed This One Piece of Tech. -- J. Bryan Lowder

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It Was About to Be a Good Week to be Susan Collins. Then Trump Did What Trump Does. Jim Newell

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My Parents Had a Style of Cooking That Was Efficient, Reliable, and Adequate. We Could Really Benefit From It Today. -- Jessica Furseth

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Killing It Is One of Western Etiquette's Greatest Mistakes. But It's Not Too Late to Reclaim Eating's Most Delicious Tradition. -- N.C. Stevens

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Slate Crossword: Character That Brings Out the Beast in You? -- Tim Croce

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What Is the English Equivalent to the French Expression Fait Accompli? -- Ray Hamel

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Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 31, 2026 -- Dan Kois

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It's a Popular Procedure for Young Women to Consider Undergoing. I Hope They Understand What They're Actually Buying. -- Leila Haghighat

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Popular Instagram Accounts Keep Posting About the Same Man. There's a Bizarre Reason Why. -- Nitish Pahwa

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The Ingenious New Show Based on a Hit Movie Series Had My Audience Gasping -- Sam Adams

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A Bestselling Book Is Now a Star-Studded Netflix Movie. To Be Blunt: It's Bad. -- Laura Miller

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I Loved the Book. Ridley Scott's Big New Movie Adaptation? Not So Much. -- Rebecca Onion

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true - pay dirt - I Finally Called My Daughter Out on Her Troubling Pattern With Money. Now She Won't Speak to Me.

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Ilyce Glink -- Our Adult Son Has Made Some Baffling Life Decisions. The Result Is That He's Broke in His 50s.

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Laura Helmuth -- My Sister Asked Me for a Huge Favor. I Never Did It, But Uh, Now I'm Getting All the Credit.

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true - It Was One of the Most Surreal Moments in Oscars History. It's Often Still Misunderstood. Jamie Fisher - When Elliott Smith was put onstage next to Céline Dion, it changed everything, and not necessarily for the better.

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I Just Got Home From a Trip With 12 People. It Would Have Been Unbearable Were It Not for a Simple, Underrated Solution. Luke Winkie - Go to Paris with a gaggle of people. Stay separately. See them twice.

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Slate SoundBites for August 31, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 30, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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The DOJ Is Asking a Conservative Court to Give Trump a Terrifying New Power - Shirin Ali - This case appears likely to make it all the way to the Supreme Court.

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You Probably Can't ID Neil Gorsuch in a SCOTUS Photo. Here's Why He Matters. -- Amicus

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Texas Running Interference for Fugitive ICE Agents Is Going to Have Deeper Consequences -- Shirin Ali

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