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2h ago - The Actual Best Thing Ever, in This Week's Open Thread

44 minutes ago

Lots of Us Forget How Bad Life Was Before Vaccines. I Have a Theory About That. Terese Svoboda

21 hours ago

It's Basically the Worst Flavor You Can Find in Wine. So Why Are Some Winemakers Embracing It? -- Karly Quadros

1 day ago

Fresh Herbs Are Being Mismanaged in Many Recipes. But I've Discovered a Brilliant Solution. -- Danny Palumbo

16 hours ago

A Surprise Target of Trump's Cutbacks Is Devastating One Specific Population -- Katie Rose Quandt

2 hours ago

One of Our Biggest Movie Franchises Is Back. It's Become a Colossal Letdown. -- Sam Adams

4 days ago

Apple's New Show Tells the Wild Story of a Real-Life Serial Arsonist. It's Completely Fascinating. -- Laura Miller

2 days ago

My Friend Struggles With a Common Illness. I Don't Know if It Can Explain Her Strange Behavior Lately. A.J. Daulerio

21 hours ago

Slate Crossword: One Who May Receive the Voyager Golden Record (Five Letters) -- Hemant Mehta

21 hours ago

Slate Mini Crossword for July 6, 2025 -- Dan Kois

21 hours ago

Growing Up, I Didn't Realize I Was Gay. Then Seven Straight Guys and I Went to Colonial Williamsburg. -- Harris Sockel

1 day ago

I Apply Deodorant to My Armpits—and to Other Places. You Should Try It. -- Emma Nadler

13 hours ago

California Just Took a Radical Step That Could Reshape Its Cities -- Henry Grabar

20 hours ago

A Woman Failed to Break an "Impossible" Record. But the Setup Was the Real Failure. -- James Smoliga

20 hours ago

ICE Has Been Making Life Hell for Local Communities. Now People Are Making Life Hell for Them. -- David Mack

5 days ago

I'm Afraid My Work History Is One Huge Red Flag for Future Employers

4 days ago

PAY DIRT -- I Grew Up Super Poor. My Rich In-Laws Think They've Cracked the Code for My Money Worries.

4 days ago

Comebacks For "I'm Bored" Slate's parenting podcast on there being, as ever, nothing to do.

3 days ago

Help! My Neighbor Friend Called Me a "Brother." But What I Caught Him Doing Behind My Back Wasn't Very Brotherly.

1 day ago

We Have One Rule in Our Kitchen. It's the Secret to Our Successful Marriage.

2 days ago

Help! I Have a Big Relationship Secret I'm Keeping From All My Friends. But I'm Not Sure I Can Do It Anymore.

2 days ago

Help! My Brother-in-Law Refuses to Wear Clothes in My House. But My Sister's Response Is Even More Revealing

3 days ago

Help! My Husband Hates It When I Go Out Dancing With My Friends.

4 days ago

Dear Care and Feeding: I Love My Neighborhood Café, but I Think the Owners Are Anti-Vaxxers

4 days ago

My Boyfriend Just Unlocked a Rare Sexual Achievement—But I'm Worried It's Going Too Far

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Rich Juzwiak -- I Accidentally Found My Husband's Secret "Friend." Oh, God.

14 hours ago

Michelle Herman -- My Traditional In-Laws Say We're Not Carrying on the "Family Legacy." But We Have Daughters.

18 hours ago

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5 years ago

true - I Attended the Event Where People Reenact Jan. 6. At the Beginning, I Was Asked to Chug a Beer. Imogen West-Knights - At the beginning, players were laughing. Then the mood turned.

2 hours ago

Not Even Lawsuits Can Stop AI -- ICYMI

1 day ago

The Bear Finally Digs Into Race. There's Just One Problem. -- Nadira Goffe

2 days ago

It Was a Runaway TV Hit Last Summer. This Year, It's Even Hotter—and More Divisive. -- Heather Schwedel

3 days ago

Simone Biles Has a Proposal for Solving the Debate Over Trans Inclusion in Sports. But It Definitely Won't Help. -- Julie Kliegman

4 days ago

I Watched the Diddy Trial. I Wish I Could Say I Was Shocked at the Verdict. -- Nadira Goffe

4 days ago

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5 years ago

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1 year ago

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1 year ago

true - The Surprising Benefits of Resurrecting a Younger-Kid Habit With Your Older Kids - Laura Wheatman Hill

13 hours ago

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1 year ago

Here's How You'll Feel the Loss of Federal Workers -- From national parks to national security, cuts will hit home.

2 hours ago

SCOTUS Just Unleashed A Whole New Kind of Book Ban On America's Public Schools -- Amicus

1 day ago

Bonus: When the Internet Stopped Being Fun -- What Next

1 day ago

Think You're Smarter Than a Slate Associate Writer? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz. -- Ray Hamel

2 days ago

You Could Not Make Up Trump's Latest Horrifying Immigration Court Case -- Shirin Ali

2 days ago

Trump's Budget Bill Helps the Rich at Expense of Ordinary Americans -- Political Gabfest

2 days ago

The Real Reason Diddy (Mostly) Beat the Rap -- Dana Bazelon

3 days ago