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Dave & Buster's Is Fighting to Survive. Its Hail Mary Idea Could Be a Lifesaver. It Might Also Change the Brand Forever. -- Paula Mejía -- In the face of a financial quagmire, why not throw up a few glow sticks?

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It's Not You, It's NBC: the Great Media Breakup -- Slate Money

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There's a Global Shortage of a Crucial Material. You're Using It Right Now. It's About to Get Worse. -- Nitish Pahwa

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She Lost Her Home in a California Wildfire. When She Found What People Online Did With Her Tragedy, She Was Shocked. -- Kylie Mohr

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There's a Silver Lining to the Reflecting Pool Fiasco -- Cara Giaimo

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Social Media Has Been Secretly Flooded by a New Kind of Content. You Probably Haven't Noticed—and That's the Problem. -- Nitish Pahwa

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TRUE -- The Club Chalamet Incident (With Kat Tenbarge) -- Slate Staff

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There Are Many Things That Could Increase the Birth Rate. This Major One Is Usually Ignored. Jill Filipovic

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How the Greatest Baseball Player Who Ever Lived Helped Me Grieve My Wife's Death -- Max Perry Mueller

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There's One Horrific Detail From Taylor Swift's Wedding That Will Haunt My Nightmares -- Heather Schwedel

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An Eye-Opening New Book Offers Insight Into the Hearts and Minds of Conservative Women -- Laura Miller

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This Week's House of the Dragon Reveals a Much-Anticipated Character—With a Twist -- Jenny G. Zhang and Nadira Goffe

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The Ultimate Myth We Tell Ourselves About the U.S. -- Lizzie O'Leary

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Is 250 Even That Old for a Country? -- Rebecca Onion

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Will America Be Any Better at 500? I Made Some Guesses. -- Luke Winkie

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The World Thinks Americans Only Eat Pizza-Nugget-Burgers. The Truth Is a Much More Interesting Story. -- Chason Gordon

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America's First Great Culinary Innovation Had Just Three Ingredients. It Was Enough to Change the World. -- Peter Suderman

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Scientist Whose Name Really Rings a Bell? (Six Letters) -- Tim Croce

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Build Your Answer From the Sound Up With SoundBites! -- Jenny Fey

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Living Abroad Helped Me Realize Some of the Best Qualities of Americans -- Hannah Docter-Loeb

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One Day, My Wife Lost All Interest in One of Our Children. It's Broken Our Family. -- Advice by Arionne Nettles

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The True Successor to Yellowstone Is Clear. It's Surprisingly Promising. -- Rebecca Onion

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The Drama Over This $40 Million Movie Reveals a Bleak Truth About the Future of Hollywood -- Nitish Pahwa

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They're a Bunch of Morons Who Speak Like Babies. Their New Film Is a Testament to the Power of Cinema. -- Sam Adams

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true - how to do it - My Boyfriend Is Doing Something Really Creepy to Our Friends on ChatGPT. I Can't Believe He'd Violate Them Like That.

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true - dear prudence - My Estranged Sister Betrayed Me in the Worst Possible Way. Now I'm Supposed to Assist Her With a Life-or-Death Situation.

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CARE AND FEEDING -- Our Gay Friends Are Getting Married This Summer. I'm Disgusted by the Gift My Wife Wants to Give Them.

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CARE AND FEEDING -- My Niece Begged Me to Keep a Secret. But Keeping This One Could Get Her Hurt.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- Help! I Thought the Woman I'm Dating Seemed Familiar. Then I Found Out Who Her Mother Is.

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Rich Juzwiak -- My Favorite Sexual Activity Is Also the One That Makes Guys Most Nervous. I'm Scared It'll Break My Boyfriend's Brain.

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Arionne Nettles -- My Daughter Refuses to Partake in a Basic Part of Everyday Life. It Could Have Dire Consequences.

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Ilyce Glink -- I Never Wanted to Be a Bride Who Asked Too Much of Her Friends. I'm Worried I'm About to Do It Anyway.

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Laura Helmuth -- Quitting My Job Will Have Some Real Repercussions for the People I Help. The Guilt Is Eating Me Alive.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Brother-in-Law Stole a Staggering Amount From His Mother. My Husband Is Letting Him Get Away With It.

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One of the Most Polarizing Figures in Media Has a Book Out. I'm Not Sure It's Even Meant to Be Read by Humans. -- Scaachi Koul -- It must be tiring to be this right and this misunderstood and this rich, all at the same time.

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AI Is Changing How We Have Sex -- ICYMI

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Every Child Seems to Take Part in a New, Exhausting Tradition These Days. Teachers Have Some Theories About Why. -- Kate Lindsay -- "They're just going to go to the classroom upstairs," one teacher pointed out.

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Slate Mini Crossword for July 6, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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What Was Really Going On With Republicans' Show of Rebellion Against Trump's War - Fred Kaplan - It was more posed than real.

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The "Shakedown Artist" Behind CA's Billionaire Tax -- What Next

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Thanks to SCOTUS, Bad History Might Actually Kill America -- Amicus

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true - Off-the-Record: Toy Story 5 Did NOT Make Mary Cry - What Next

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Cibophobia Is the Irrational Fear of Which Activity? Ray Hamel

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