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BateWorld hosts a vibrant community of straight men who enjoy masturbating together. How they make sense of that says a lot about the nature of male sexuality.

Kyle Mustain

The 10 Best Movies of 2018

Plus five honorable mentions.

Dana Stevens

Culture

What’s worth your time

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In Roma, Each Object Tells a Story

Inkoo Kang

The stories behind the dog heads, the planes, and more.

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Social Media Isn’t Set Up for Grief. It’s Set Up for Profit.

Shannon Palus

Users are getting more comfortable sharing their whole lives, but the platforms are still designed to market around joy.

How to Watch the Year’s Best Meteor Shower

Aaron Mak

We Need More Academic Conferences About Robots, Love, and Sex

Marina Adshade

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Is Gaining Momentum Because She’s Willing to Compromise

Kara Voght

Joe Manchin, Who Once Shot a Cap-and-Trade Bill, Is Officially the Lead Senate Democrat on Energy

Rebecca Leber and Dan Spinelli

Taylor Swift’s Security Used Facial Recognition Technology to Monitor Concert Crowds for Stalkers. Is That Allowed?

Aaron Mak

How Amazon Fulfillment Center Workers in Minneapolis Are Fighting Back

April Glaser and Will Oremus

To Reassure Users on Privacy, Facebook … Opened a Holiday Shop for One Day in Manhattan

Heather Schwedel

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Our Kid’s Letter to Santa This Year Asks for a Sign of His Existence

Carvell Wallace

Is it an adorable attempt at belief or a trap to catch us in a lie?

Birthright Trips Are Down “Sharply” This Winter. It Has Me Thinking About Why I Never Went.

Heather Schwedel

25 Office Secret Santa Gifts Under $25 (That You Can Buy on Amazon)

Strategist Editors

Dear Care and Feeding: How Do I Get My Son to Stop Being Such a Slob at the Table?

Nicole Cliffe

Mean Best Friends and Artistic Ambitions on Slate’s Parenting Podcast

Gabriel Roth and Carvell Wallace

Yes, Straight Guys Masturbate Together. And This Is the Online Community Where They Can Connect.

Kyle Mustain

My Dog Thinks My Hair Dryer Is the Devil: What Should I Do?

Nick Greene

Business

Where the money goes

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Why the Uber and Lyft IPOs Won’t Change Much

Henry Grabar

Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Says Cruises Are Getting More Personalized

Seth Stevenson

Why Selfie-Takers Are the Bane of Museum Security Guards

Jordan Weissmann

Hannibal Buress and Marina Franklin Talk Consensual Sex, Chicago, and Stand-Up

Catie Lazarus

What Harvard Business School Can Tell Us About Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Finally, NYC Is Doing Right by Lyft and Uber Drivers

Terri Gerstein

Minneapolis Just Passed the Most Important Housing Reform in America

Henry Grabar

The Federal Reserve Says Millennials Are Broke. Pew Says Millennials Are Loaded. Which Is It?

Henry Grabar

News & Politics

What really matters

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The Single Fatal Flaw in the Legal Argument Against Indicting a Sitting President

Jed Shugerman

Should a president be above the law because of the statute of limitations?

Arizona’s Jon Kyl, Replacement to John McCain, to Resign From Senate

Molly Olmstead

It’s Not Yet Clear if the Seven-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Border Patrol Custody Was Given Food and Water

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Cohen: Trump Knew Hush-Money Payments Were Wrong

Molly Olmstead

Think You’re Smarter Than a What Next Producer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Ray Hamel

It Increasingly Looks Like North Carolina GOP Candidate Mark Harris Hired the Shady Operative to Swing the Election

Elliot Hannon

Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon, But He Wasn’t One to Blab About It

Mike Pesca

Notable topics

Disaster for Trump!

Arizona’s Jon Kyl, Replacement to John McCain, to Resign From Senate

It’s Not Clear if 7-Year-Old Who Died in Border Patrol Custody Was Given Food and Water

New Jersey Democrats’ Devious Gerrymandering Scheme Is an Affront to Democracy

Israel

Birthright Trips Are Down “Sharply.” Why Did I Never Go?

Trump World

Trump’s Considering Kushner for Chief of Staff Because He’s So Good at Everything Else

Tech

To Reassure Users on Privacy, Facebook … Opened a One-Day Holiday Shop in NYC

The Online Community Where Some Straight Guys Connect to Masturbate Together

Sports

The Proposed Super League That Could Upend European Soccer

Have government shutdowns lost their emotional impact?

My Son Is a Disgusting Slob

Think You’re Smarter Than a What Next Producer?

Entertainment

Clint Eastwood Shines in The Mule

I Can’t Stop Making Digital Collages of Inspirational Women Like Beyoncé and Meryl Streep

How SNL’s Ellen Cleghorne Laid the Groundwork for a Generation of Black Comedians

She stripped her children of the gifts and tried to return them to the store for cash.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Childless Friend

Help! My Neighbor Is Ned Flanders Without the Good Faith.

Dear Prudence Podcast: I Don’t Know How to Help My Addict Friend Anymore

Help! My Co-Workers’ Perfume Makes Me Physically Ill.

Arizona’s Jon Kyl, Replacement to John McCain, to Resign From Senate

Birthright Trips Are Down “Sharply” This Winter. It Has Me Thinking About Why I Never Went.

It’s Not Yet Clear if the Seven-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Border Patrol Custody Was Given Food and Water

To Reassure Users on Privacy, Facebook … Opened a Holiday Shop for One Day in Manhattan

The Core Female Performances Carry The Favourite

Dog Heads, Planes, That Car: The Stories Behind Roma’s Most Meaningful Props

How I Went From Graduate School Student to Amazon Warehouse Janitor

Ask a Teacher: This Unfair Grade Cap Is Preventing My Son From Acing English

Helping a Brother Out

The 10 Best Movies of 2018

Support Slate’s Journalism

In Roma, Each Object Tells a Story

The Core Female Performances Carry The Favourite

The Proposed Super League That Could Upend European Soccer

The Best Audiobooks of 2018

The Media Is More Toxic Than Ever. So Where’s the Rage in Network on Broadway?

Do Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism?

Growing Appreciation

Social Media Isn’t Set Up for Grief. It’s Set Up for Profit.

How to Watch the Year’s Best Meteor Shower

We Need More Academic Conferences About Robots, Love, and Sex

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Is Gaining Momentum Because She’s Willing to Compromise

Joe Manchin, Who Once Shot a Cap-and-Trade Bill, Is Officially the Lead Senate Democrat on Energy

Taylor Swift’s Security Used Facial Recognition Technology to Monitor Concert Crowds for Stalkers. Is That Allowed?

How Amazon Fulfillment Center Workers in Minneapolis Are Fighting Back

To Reassure Users on Privacy, Facebook … Opened a Holiday Shop for One Day in Manhattan

Our Kid’s Letter to Santa This Year Asks for a Sign of His Existence

Birthright Trips Are Down “Sharply” This Winter. It Has Me Thinking About Why I Never Went.

25 Office Secret Santa Gifts Under $25 (That You Can Buy on Amazon)

Dear Care and Feeding: How Do I Get My Son to Stop Being Such a Slob at the Table?

Mean Best Friends and Artistic Ambitions on Slate’s Parenting Podcast

Yes, Straight Guys Masturbate Together. And This Is the Online Community Where They Can Connect.

My Dog Thinks My Hair Dryer Is the Devil: What Should I Do?

Why the Uber and Lyft IPOs Won’t Change Much

Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Says Cruises Are Getting More Personalized

Why Selfie-Takers Are the Bane of Museum Security Guards

Hannibal Buress and Marina Franklin Talk Consensual Sex, Chicago, and Stand-Up

What Harvard Business School Can Tell Us About Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook

Finally, NYC Is Doing Right by Lyft and Uber Drivers

Minneapolis Just Passed the Most Important Housing Reform in America

The Federal Reserve Says Millennials Are Broke. Pew Says Millennials Are Loaded. Which Is It?

The Single Fatal Flaw in the Legal Argument Against Indicting a Sitting President

Arizona’s Jon Kyl, Replacement to John McCain, to Resign From Senate

It’s Not Yet Clear if the Seven-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Border Patrol Custody Was Given Food and Water

Cohen: Trump Knew Hush-Money Payments Were Wrong

Think You’re Smarter Than a What Next Producer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

It Increasingly Looks Like North Carolina GOP Candidate Mark Harris Hired the Shady Operative to Swing the Election

Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon, But He Wasn’t One to Blab About It

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