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Trump's Latest Court Loss Is a Doozy - Ian Prasad Philbrick

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They're Old Fashioned. They Were Never Supposed to Be This Popular. I Saw Why They're Only Getting Bigger. -- Imogen West-Knights

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The Supreme Court Quietly Embraced Clarence Thomas' Theory of Race. It's Already a Disaster. -- Mark Joseph Stern

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My Friend Gave Me a Very Special "Role" at Her Fancy Wedding. It Felt Like a Slap in the Face. -- Lizzie Lawson

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Gen Zers Are Mesmerized by a Classic Italian Dish. I've Got Some Bad News for Them. -- Rose Palazzolo

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My Boyfriend Wants Me to Shut Up -- Rachel Kramer Bussel

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My Dog Learned How to Text Me. I Really Wish She Hadn't. -- Emma Madden

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This Is the Week J.D. Vance Became Vice President -- Jim Newell

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Burger King Fired the "King" as Part of a Goofy Apology Tour. But the Real Reason Isn't a Joke. -- Joshua Rivera

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The Worst Person in the House of the Dragon Premiere May, Ironically, Also Be Its Best -- Nadira Goffe and Rebecca Onion

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Spielberg Never Told Her That Her Scene Would Be the Movie's Climax. Now She's Going Viral for Her Performance. -- David Mack

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The New Toy Story Shows the Best That Parents Can Hope for, and It's Honestly Devastating -- Sam Adams

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An 80-Year-Old Math Problem Has Just Been Solved. You Might Not Like How We Got the Answer. -- Noah Giansiracusa

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My Parents Have Always Had a May-December Marriage. But the Details Are Starting to Seriously Creep Me Out. -- Dear Prudence

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I Thought I'd Gotten Away With Being the Other Woman. Then I Got a Text From His Wife. -- How to Do It

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How to Do It -- My Boyfriend Did Something Incredibly Awkward During Sex. My Friends Say I Should Be Outraged.

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Care and Feeding -- My Stepdaughter Left Her Kid With Us and Told Us She'd Be Back in Two Days. Then She Disappeared.

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Pay Dirt -- My Dog Was Mauled and Almost Died. What the Other Owner Is Doing Now is So Rude It's Unthinkable.

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Arionne Nettles -- I Have Two Kids. And I Can't Tell a Soul About How I Really Feel About Them.

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Laura Helmuth -- I Found My Unemployed Girlfriend a Good Job. The Way She "Repaid" Me Is Unacceptable.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- Help! My Wife Promised Me She Wasn't a Disney Adult. Well, Her Actual Obsession Is Just as Bad.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Elderly Tenants Owe Me $8,000. What They're Spending Their Rent Money on Is Driving Me Mad.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Mother-in-Law Left My Kids $2 Million Each When She Died. You Can Guess What's Happening Now.

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It's the Most Controversial Scene in One of the 2000s' Most Polarizing Movies. Even the Screenwriter Was Baffled. What if We Got It Wrong? -- Jeffrey Bloomer -- Even Munich screenwriter Tony Kushner was unsure what to make of its sex scene—but years later, he finally understands it.

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House of the Dragon Has Finally Arrived -- Sam Adams

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Crisis of the Common Good: A Democrat's Unlikely Diagnosis -- Gabfest Reads

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Your Group Chats Are Now Blackmail -- ICYMI

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Colin Farrell's Apple TV Show Is Back. After a Wild Season 1 Twist, Now the Real Mystery Is Clear. -- Laura Miller

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Slate Pears Game 312: Jun. 22, 2026

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Slate Crossword: Horizontal Lifestyle Trend, Informally (Six Letters) -- Ben Zimmer

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Slate SoundBites for June 22, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for June 22, 2026 -- Kavin Pawittranon

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I Visited Washington D.C.'s Putrid Reflecting Pool. What I Saw Was Far Worse Than I Expected. Christina Cauterucci - Even for 2026, this is really on the nose.

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Which of the Characters in The Wizard of Oz Best Befits the Adjective Pusillanimous? -- Ray Hamel

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America Before 250 -- What Next

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Rebuilding Community and Restoring Meaning in America -- Emily Bazelon

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Justice Gorsuch's Ode to Weed -- Amicus

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Think You're Smarter Than the Writer Behind the Slatest? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz. -- Ray Hamel

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