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Why Moon-Landing Conspiracies Endure

Mark Jacobson

Trump’s Racism

President’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

William Saletan

It’s Come to This: Trump Rally Crowd Chants “Send Her Back!” About Omar

Elliot Hannon

Bags

The New Yorker Tote Bag Is Not a Good Tote Bag

Shannon Palus

Who Would Buy This $258 Tic Tac–Sized Nanobag?

Rachelle Hampton

Planned Parenthood

The Group Hired a Doctor With No Political Experience to Lead. That’s What It Got.

Christina Cauterucci

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

What we say matters, especially depending on whom we say it to.

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Cover Story

I Don’t Want My Mom to Help Raise My Baby

Care and Feeding

She’s obsessed with moving near me. No way.

How Many Home Runs Would Peak Steroidal Barry Bonds Hit in 2019?

Rob Arthur

Movies

The Farewell Director Lulu Wang on Why She Stuck So Close to Her Real-Life Lie

Inkoo Kang

The Art of Self-Defense’s Twist Ending, Analyzed

Inkoo Kang

The Lion King Remake’s Photorealistic Virtual Reality Will Change Hollywood

Sam Adams

I incurred this debt before he ever knew me, and it feels like it should be my burden alone.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Help! I’m Embarrassed by My Dorky Husband.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Wife and I Barely Have Sex Anymore. How Do We Save Our Marriage?

Help! I Just Found Out My Neighbor’s a Former Sex Offender.

How to Do It

My Boyfriend Sounds Like Injured Wildlife in Bed

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Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain, Nichole Perkins, and June Thomas

Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

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Inkoo Kang

The Farewell Director Lulu Wang on Why She Stuck So Close to Her Real-Life Lie

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Inkoo Kang

The Art of Self-Defense’s Twist Ending, Analyzed

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Strategist Editors

If I’m Not Great About Flossing, Should I Get a Water Pick?

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Elliot Hannon

A Hacker Just Stole the Personal Financial Data of an Entire Country

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Eric Kim

How to Cook Lobster Tails Perfectly, Every Single Time

Dear Care and Feeding: Our Problematic Neighbor Kids Are Constantly in Our Business. What Should I Do?

Jamilah Lemieux

Here’s a Video of What Young Trump Looked Like on the Prowl With Jeffrey Epstein

Elliot Hannon

Back Off, Mom

My mom thinks she’ll help care for my first child, but she couldn’t be more wrong. How do I make this clear?

Rumaan Alam

Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

This isn’t even about immigration anymore. It’s about dividing all Americans.

William Saletan

Culture

What’s worth your time

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The Art of Self-Defense’s Ending, Analyzed

Inkoo Kang

What to make of the Jesse Eisenberg movie’s big surprise twists.

The Farewell Director Lulu Wang on Why She Stuck So Close to Her Real-Life Lie

Inkoo Kang

How to Cook Lobster Tails Perfectly, Every Single Time

Eric Kim

Culture Seems a Little Irrelevant Right Now, So Here’s a Newsreel Where a Monkey Rides Around on a Dog Like It’s a Horse

Matthew Dessem

Pop TV’s President is “Sweating” with Excitement Over Schitt’s Creek’s Emmy Nominations

Rhodes Murphy

Criminal Charges Against Kevin Spacey Dropped in Nantucket Groping Case

Marissa Martinelli

The Lion King Remake Represents the Biggest Technological Leap Since Avatar

Sam Adams

Technology

How it’s changing us

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The Latest Study on Trigger Warnings Finally Convinced Me They’re Not Worth It

Shannon Palus

All the evidence suggests they don’t help and might actually hurt, which means we need to devote more attention to better forms of mental health care.

Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

Mark Jacobson

Dog Facial Recognition Technology Is Finally Here

Jane C. Hu

Future Tense Newsletter: Face/Off

Anthony Nguyen

Why Some Journalists Begrudgingly Embrace Amazon as a Source of Revenue

Shannon Palus

What’s Prime Day Like for Amazon Warehouse Workers? We Asked One.

April Glaser

We’ve Never Seen a Campaign Email Subject As Thirsty As This One

Aaron Mak

How Worried Should You Be About That Face-Aging App Made by a Russian Company?

Chip Brownlee

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Visitor

Jessica Francis Kane

I wrote a novel about a woman who rekindles old friendships with some strict rules. Then I tried to follow them myself.

Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain, Nichole Perkins, and June Thomas

If I’m Not Great About Flossing, Should I Get a Water Pick?

Strategist Editors

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Nicole Cliffe and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Help! My Fiancé Wants to Pay Off My Debt. Should I Let Him?

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Dear Care and Feeding: I Don’t Ever Want My Mom Alone With My Kids. What Should I Tell Her?

Rumaan Alam

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

Aymann Ismail

Business

Where the money goes

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What Determines Your Social Network? In New York, Your Subway Line.

Henry Grabar

What’s It Like to Own and Run an Oyster Farm?

Jordan Weissmann

Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Tropical Storm Barry’s Biggest Threat to New Orleans Is Rainfall

Rhodes Murphy

Parts of New Orleans Are Flooded. Worse Is on the Way.

Henry Grabar

New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

Henry Grabar

Elizabeth Warren Just Announced a Huge Fundraising Haul. That’s Good for the Whole Democratic Party.

Jordan Weissmann

Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Trump’s Racist Tweets Paused House Democrats’ Infighting. Only Nancy Pelosi Can Stop It.

Jim Newell

A Hacker Just Stole the Personal Financial Data of an Entire Country

Elliot Hannon

Autistic Sex Offenders Often Don’t Realize They’ve Broken the Law. Should That Matter?

Melinda Wenner Moyer

Crowd at Trump Rally Chants, “Send Her Back!” About American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

Elliot Hannon

Trump Wants to Outsource His Border Crisis

Mary Harris

Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling

Ashley Feinberg

What Could a Green New Deal Accomplish? We Asked a Former Head of the EPA.

Mike Pesca

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Why Moon-Landing Conspiracies Endure

CNN’s Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth Telling

How Worried Should You Be About That Face-Aging App Made by a Russian Company?

A Hacker Just Stole the Personal Financial Data of an Entire Country

Trump’s Racism

President’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

It’s Come to This: Trump Rally Crowd Chants “Send Her Back!” About Omar

Bags

The New Yorker Tote Bag Is Not a Good Tote Bag

Who Would Buy This $258 Tic Tac–Sized Nanobag?

Planned Parenthood

The Group Hired a Doctor With No Political Experience to Lead. That’s What It Got.

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

I Don’t Want My Mom to Help Raise My Baby

How Many Home Runs Would Peak Steroidal Barry Bonds Hit in 2019?

Movies

The Farewell Director Lulu Wang on Why She Stuck So Close to Her Real-Life Lie

The Art of Self-Defense’s Twist Ending, Analyzed

The Lion King Remake’s Photorealistic Virtual Reality Will Change Hollywood

I incurred this debt before he ever knew me, and it feels like it should be my burden alone.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Help! I’m Embarrassed by My Dorky Husband.

Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Wife and I Barely Have Sex Anymore. How Do We Save Our Marriage?

Help! I Just Found Out My Neighbor’s a Former Sex Offender.

My Boyfriend Sounds Like Injured Wildlife in Bed

Podcast Episode Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

The Farewell Director Lulu Wang on Why She Stuck So Close to Her Real-Life Lie

The Art of Self-Defense’s Twist Ending, Analyzed

If I’m Not Great About Flossing, Should I Get a Water Pick?

A Hacker Just Stole the Personal Financial Data of an Entire Country

How to Cook Lobster Tails Perfectly, Every Single Time

Dear Care and Feeding: Our Problematic Neighbor Kids Are Constantly in Our Business. What Should I Do?

Here’s a Video of What Young Trump Looked Like on the Prowl With Jeffrey Epstein

Back Off, Mom

Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

Support Slate’s Journalism

The Art of Self-Defense’s Ending, Analyzed

The Farewell Director Lulu Wang on Why She Stuck So Close to Her Real-Life Lie

How to Cook Lobster Tails Perfectly, Every Single Time

Culture Seems a Little Irrelevant Right Now, So Here’s a Newsreel Where a Monkey Rides Around on a Dog Like It’s a Horse

Pop TV’s President is “Sweating” with Excitement Over Schitt’s Creek’s Emmy Nominations

Criminal Charges Against Kevin Spacey Dropped in Nantucket Groping Case

The Lion King Remake Represents the Biggest Technological Leap Since Avatar

The Latest Study on Trigger Warnings Finally Convinced Me They’re Not Worth It

Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

Dog Facial Recognition Technology Is Finally Here

Future Tense Newsletter: Face/Off

Podcast Episode Why Some Journalists Begrudgingly Embrace Amazon as a Source of Revenue

What’s Prime Day Like for Amazon Warehouse Workers? We Asked One.

We’ve Never Seen a Campaign Email Subject As Thirsty As This One

How Worried Should You Be About That Face-Aging App Made by a Russian Company?

The Visitor

Podcast Episode Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

If I’m Not Great About Flossing, Should I Get a Water Pick?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Help! My Fiancé Wants to Pay Off My Debt. Should I Let Him?

Dear Care and Feeding: I Don’t Ever Want My Mom Alone With My Kids. What Should I Tell Her?

Podcast Episode Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

What Determines Your Social Network? In New York, Your Subway Line.

Podcast Episode What’s It Like to Own and Run an Oyster Farm?

Podcast Episode Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

Tropical Storm Barry’s Biggest Threat to New Orleans Is Rainfall

Parts of New Orleans Are Flooded. Worse Is on the Way.

New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

Elizabeth Warren Just Announced a Huge Fundraising Haul. That’s Good for the Whole Democratic Party.

Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

Trump’s Racist Tweets Paused House Democrats’ Infighting. Only Nancy Pelosi Can Stop It.

A Hacker Just Stole the Personal Financial Data of an Entire Country

Autistic Sex Offenders Often Don’t Realize They’ve Broken the Law. Should That Matter?

Crowd at Trump Rally Chants, “Send Her Back!” About American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

Podcast Episode Trump Wants to Outsource His Border Crisis

Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling

Podcast Episode What Could a Green New Deal Accomplish? We Asked a Former Head of the EPA.

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Wife and I Barely Have Sex Anymore. How Do We Save Our Marriage?

Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

Why Some Journalists Begrudgingly Embrace Amazon as a Source of Revenue

Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

What’s It Like to Own and Run an Oyster Farm?

Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

Trump Wants to Outsource His Border Crisis

What Could a Green New Deal Accomplish? We Asked a Former Head of the EPA.