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Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein -- Joshua Kolb

12 hours ago

Was Silicon Valley Always Like This? -- Nitish Pahwa

12 hours ago

Donald Trump Jr.'s Wedding Scandal Is Even More Ridiculous When You Remember What Tiffany Trump Tried at Hers -- Heather Schwedel

11 hours ago

The Supreme Court's Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said No -- Richard L. Hasen

16 hours ago

Another Civil War Would Be Bad. A New Book Imagines Something Even Worse. -- Laura Miller

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John Mulaney Had One Moment at the Emmys Too Hot for NBC. It Was the Best Part of the Show. -- Nadira Goffe

1 day ago

One of Jeopardy's Most Beloved Traditions Vanished. I Spent Months Talking to the People Whose Lives It Changed. Then I Got Some News. -- Claire McNear

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Cameras Keep Popping Up on Household Appliances. Guess Where They Just Put One Now. -- Steffi Cao

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A.I. Is Coming for White-Collar Jobs. I Shudder to Think What It'll Do to One You Rely On. -- Theresa Brown

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My Priest Handed Me a Letter. What's in There Has Left Me Shaken and Wracked With Guilt. -- Slate Staff

14 hours ago

Another Man Is Dictating What I Do in My Marriage. It's Hot, But It Feels Risky. -- Jessica Stoya

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The Martini Has Survived James Bond, Espresso, and Terrible Vermouth. But a New Enemy Could Finally Take It Down. -- Courtney Iseman

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When My Sister's Addiction Killed Her, I Turned Into a Manic Detective. It Turns Out I Wasn't Alone. -- Dina Gachman

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The Trump Proposal to Pay Moms for Childcare May Sound Like a Good Thing. But There's a Truly Disturbing Catch. -- Jill Filipovic

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Democrats Are Laughing at Trump's Midterm Plan. They Shouldn't. -- Jim Newell

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HOW TO DO IT -- My Husband Is Usually Game for All My Out There Sex Ideas. But There's No Telling How He'll React to My Latest.

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care and feeding - My Son Spends a Lot of Time With My Well-Off Family. I'm Not Sure It's a Good Idea.

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dear prudence -- I Want to Take My Brother-in-Law to Court Over Money He Borrowed for a Fake "Emergency."

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pay dirt -- A Surprise Notice From a Debt Collector Arrived at Our House. Then I Started to Unearth the Upsetting Truth.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- I Asked My Neighbor to Make a Simple Accommodation for Me. He's Doubled Down With Vengeance.

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Nicole Cliffe and Jamilah Lemieux -- I'm Now the Target of a Group of Unruly Neighborhood Bullies. Who They Are Complicates Things.

17 hours ago

Ilyce Glink -- My Wife's Sister Pulled a Terrible Stunt and Got Arrested. Somehow I'm the One Paying for It.

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Doree Shafrir -- I Think I Know Why My Colleague Isn't Getting Promoted. I'm Not Sure How to Tell Her.

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Doree Shafrir -- My New Co-Worker Wears a Familiar Scent. It's Stirring a Very ... Uncomfortable Feeling in Me.

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A Major Artist Was Just Kicked Off a Tour for His Political Beliefs. Now I Have to Do the Unthinkable. -- Yes, we're talking about the man behind "Thrift Shop." -- Scaachi Koul

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During the Pandemic, It Became a Defining Comfort Watch. Now It's Finally Back With a New Movie. -- Dana Stevens -- A perfect little bonbon of a show is back with a perfect little bonbon of a Netflix movie.

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Forbidden Alphas, Cursed Billionaires, & The Rise Of Microdramas -- ICYMI

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Some People Think Elon Musk Snapped. The Controversial Four-Hour Documentary About Him Suggests Something Else. -- Sam Adams

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Your Kid's Friends, Classmates, and Cousins Are All Doing It. If Your Kid Isn't, It's a Big Problem. -- Rebecca Onion -- It's tough to be friends with a kid whose weekend is filled with soccer—and driving to soccer.

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Slate Crossword: Mobile Home? (Four Letters) -- Quiara Vasquez

18 hours ago

Slate SoundBites for September 15, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for Sept. 15, 2026 -- Kiran Pandey

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true - This Trump Speech Sent a Dangerous Message to Iran—and the Rest of the World - Fred Kaplan - Even he should know better than to say things like this out loud.

4 days ago

Which Country Is the All-Time Leader in Medals Won in the Winter Olympics? -- Ray Hamel

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Is Trump Losing His Touch? -- What Next

23 hours ago

true - Trump Wants to Prevent Future Presidents From Fighting Climate Change - Ian Prasad Philbrick

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What Type of Structure Is a Redoubt? -- Ray Hamel

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true - Despite the Supreme Court's Ruling, Trump's Still Trying to Tip the Midterms - Ian Prasad Philbrick

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