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Trump Is Going After Jimmy Kimmel Again. What's Likely to Happen Next Isn't Pretty. -- Nitish Pahwa

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An Acclaimed New Show Somehow Combines Stephen King, Atlanta, Parks and Rec, and Jaws -- Sam Adams

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The Supreme Court's Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century -- Richard L. Hasen

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The British Are Wizards at Snapping Embarrassing, Messy Photos of Politicians in the Backs of Cars. There's a Reason American Paparazzi Don't Do It Here. -- David Mack

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Congress' Latest Attempt to Kiss Trump's Ass Doesn't Make a Whole Lot of Sense -- Jim Newell

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I Spent a Few Days With the Democrat Everyone Suddenly Can't Stop Talking About. Now I See Why. Aymann Ismail

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The Crazy Loophole DOJ Is Exploiting to Keep My Immigrant Clients Imprisoned -- Alexander Urbelis

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The Supreme Court Just Greenlit a Gerrymander That Even a Trump Judge Thought Was Too Racist -- Alexis Romero

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Slate Crossword: Digits You Might Phish For - Quiara Vasquez

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He Was One of College Football's Biggest Stars. Schools Paid Him Millions. It Just Ended for the Dumbest Reason. -- Alex Kirshner

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Email Signatures Are Supposed to Be Forgettable and Mundane. These People Refuse to Abide. -- Alison Green

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I Thought Everyone Had the Same Instinct When Someone They Love Is Laid Off. Our Friends Proved Me Very Wrong. -- dear prudence

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Doree Shafrir -- My Boss Hired a New Chief of Staff. The Way He Did It Is Totally Shady.

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true - Jessica Stoya - I Need to Put a Moratorium on Sex With My Husband. But I'm Not Sure What Comes Next.

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Logan Sachon -- I Made the Best Choice for My Kids in an Impossible Situation. I Can't Believe How My "Village" Is Reacting.

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Nadira Goffe -- I Read My Ex-Husband's Obituary. He Told a Huge Lie—Involving Me.

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Kristin Wong -- I'm Saving for What Used to Be a Normal Goal. Now It Feels Like a Pipe Dream.

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Doree Shafrir -- I Have One of Those "Easy" Desk Jobs Everyone Dreams Of. It Has a One Terrible Flaw.

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A Former MAGA Insider Just Revealed the Truth Behind Trump's Ballroom Message - Nitish Pahwa

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What's Fact and What's Fiction in the Michael Jackson Biopic -- Ellin Stein -- This film is going to be huge. But is it true?

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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin? Criticize the Michael Jackson Biopic. -- Culture Gabfest

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We're Taking This "Mormon" Trend Too Far -- ICYMI

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Even If the Michael Jackson Movie Didn't Have a Responsibility to Address the Allegations, There's a Bigger Issue -- Sam Adams

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There Are Two Types of Gardening Shows. The Superior Kind Can Be Found on YouTube. -- Laura Miller

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I Was Wrong About Lena Dunham -- Sonia Saraiya

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true - King Charles Told Trump What He Thought of Iran. Then Trump Did the Positively Unimaginable. Imogen West-Knights

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Slate SoundBites for April 29, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for April 29, 2026 -- K. Austin Collins

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One State Has an Ingenious New Strategy for Blocking the Opening of an ICE Detention Warehouse - Madeleine O'Neill - Tucked away in rural western Maryland, past a dead-end road cut off by railroad tracks, a stream runs cool and clear over a ledge dotted with snails.

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William Bonney Was One of the Aliases Used by Which Old West Outlaw? -- Ray Hamel

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A "Michigan Mamdani"? -- What Next

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true - King Charles Did Something Remarkable Today. That Should Worry All of Us. Ben Jacobs

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