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A Right-Wing Studio Decided to Make a Movie About Campus Protest. I Watched It So You Don't Have To. -- Rebecca Onion

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We're Finally Moving Beyond Inexpensive, Disposable Clothing. Just Look at What Happened to Shein. -- Steffi Cao

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We Found the Most Galling Argument of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term -- Jacob D. Charles

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The Eternal Backpack Question, Answered: Is It Cooler to Two-Strap or to One-Strap? -- Forrest Wickman

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Why Did the Harrowing Personal Essay Take Over the Internet? -- Laura Bennett

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

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Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein -- Joshua Kolb

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Was Silicon Valley Always Like This? -- Nitish Pahwa

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

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There's a Scary-Sounding New Report on Kids' Snack Foods. What Should Parents Make of It? -- Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

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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

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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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I Don't Believe in Rewatching TV Shows. But One Iconic Series Might Have Proved Me Wrong. -- Rebecca Onion

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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 -- Help! My Wife Is Stuck on What She Thinks Is a "Missing Part" of Our Family. It's Hurting the One We Do Have.

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Nicole Chung -- My Parents Treat My Kids Differently Than Their Cousins. I Suspect There's an Insidious Reason Behind It.

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Kristin Wong -- I Have a Lifelong Dream for My Apartment. Fulfilling It Could Have Major Consequences for My Family.

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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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Nicole Chung -- I Was Shocked When I Heard How My Daughter's Friend Talks to Her. I Can't Condone This.

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Jessica Stoya -- Something Strange Tends to Happen on Trips With My Guy Friend. We've Never Talked About It.

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true - The A.I. Doomsayers Are at It Again. There's a Good Reason You Shouldn't Fall For It. Industry insiders have been offering absolutely terrible odds for humanity's future—on bizarre pretenses. Nitish Pahwa

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John Roberts' New Role Model Demonstrates Everything Wrong With the Supreme Court - If the court is curling up anywhere, it is at the feet of a presidency increasingly unchecked by law. Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan

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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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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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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: Experimental Narrative? (Eight Letters) -- Chandi Deitmer

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Slate SoundBites for September 16, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for Sept. 16, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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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.

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"Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick" Summed Up the Foreign Policy of Which President? -- Ray Hamel

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JD Vance Enters the Mommy Wars -- What Next

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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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Republicans Found an Ugly New Way to Undo Losses in Abortion and Gerrymandering Cases - Michael Milov-Cordoba

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