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Republicans Have One Huge Advantage Ahead of the Election, and They're Banking On It to Avoid a Midterm Wipeout -- Jim Newell

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Kelly Clarkson's Meltdown Over a $15,000 Fake Bird Is Embarrassing for Exactly One Person -- Heather Schwedel

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Many Wonder How the "Cornell Seven" Could Have Done Something So Horrible. But I Know. -- Susan Matthews

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I Have a Way Out of the Nightmare Our Focus on "Consent" in Sexual Encounters Has Wrought

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The Law Might Finally Catch Up to DOGE -- Shirin Ali

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The Original Sin of Trump's Presidency Is Coming Back to Bite Him -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Trump Is Spitting on Lindsey Graham's Grave -- Fred Kaplan

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Mark Zuckerberg Has Found a Cute Way to Win Your Trust -- Alex Kirshner

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A University-Branded Boot Camp Promised Lucrative Jobs. These Students Cashed Out Their Savings to Attend. Then the Worst Happened. -- Sarah Butrymowicz

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Dahlia Lithwick Revisits Her Iconic Muppet Types and Chaos Theory - Slate Staff

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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 15, 2026 -- Kavin Pawittranon

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A Controversial Comedian Called Women "Whores" on SNL. What Truly Makes It Terrible Isn't Just That It Was Offensive. -- Nadira Goffe

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It Was One of TV's Most Beloved Comedies. Then It Almost Got "Canceled." There's a Reason It Will Never Die. -- Sam Adams

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20 Years Ago, We Were Introduced to One of the Finest Performances on TV. It Feels Impossible Today. -- Rebecca Onion

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30 Rock's Unsung Secret Weapon -- Nitish Pahwa

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HOW TO DO IT -- I'm Doing Things I Never Thought I Would During Sex With My Husband. All It Took Was One Thing.

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DEAR PRUDENCE -- There's a Way to Get Your Significant Other to Dress Better. It Takes a Bit of Subterfuge.

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true - pay dirt - I Suggested My Spouse and I Separate Our Finances. I Don't Like What I'm Being Accused of.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Halloween-Freak Neighbors Are Making Our Street Unlivable. What I Have in Mind for Them Will Be Quite the Fright.

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Jessica Stoya -- My Husband's Body Has a Mind of Its Own in the Middle of the Night. Oh Dear.

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Nicole Chung -- My Husband Has an Unrealistic Expectation About Our 4-Year-Old's Clothes. I Can't Keep Up.

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Kristin Wong -- My Partner and I Had a Deal About Who Would Be the Breadwinner. I Kept My End of It. They Aren't Keeping Theirs.

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Laura Helmuth -- My Boss Is Using a Picture I'm In to Promote Her Political Candidate. Now My Family's Asking Questions.

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He Shot a Man Dead 15 Times. People Applauded—and He Got Away With It. His Next Act Is Turning Heads. Jessica Pishko

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true - Did Ilhan Omar Commit Immigration Fraud? Or Is This an Escalation of Trump Prosecuting His Enemies? Let's Consider the Evidence. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home was searched early Monday morning. We have some urgent questions. Patrick Reis

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It Was a Controversial Bestseller, a Miniseries, and a Hit Movie. Now, After 23 Years, It Finally Has a Sequel. -- Rebecca Onion -- Audrey Niffenegger's Life Out of Order is ... challenging, let's say.

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Gandhi Never Said "Be the Change." Its Actual Origin Story Is Astounding. -- Decoder Ring

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Ten Years Of The Pussyhat -- ICYMI

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There's No Show Quite Like 30 Rock. But Here Are 14 Others That Come Close Enough. -- Slate Staff

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Are These Real Shows and Movies or Fake Ones From 30 Rock? A Quiz. -- Jenny G. Zhang

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Ask Almost Anyone About It, and You'll Get a Big Eye-Roll. But It Changed Feminism Forever. -- Kate Lindsay -- Remember when women's empowerment was mostly about being a girlboss and a badass?

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Slate SoundBites for October 15, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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View all -- News & Politics

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true - Here's How—and Where—It Could All Go Wrong for Democrats - Jim Newell - The road to winning the Senate runs through Maine. Gulp.

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Why Does Neera Tanden Do It? -- Luke Winkie

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How the End Times Became the Far Right's Philosophy -- What Next

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It's Still the Best Explanation for Almost Everything: Muppets -- Amicus

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Which Animal Is Part of the Taxonomic Order Lagomorpha? Ray Hamel

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