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The Slatest for Jan. 18: Texas Is Trying to Incite a Violent Clash at the Border. Where Is the Supreme Court?

My Son’s Best Friend Needed a Birthday Gift, So I Asked Her Mom for Ideas. Her Reaction Shocked Me.

The Real Reasons the Middle East Is Blowing Up Right Now

I’m Full of Great Parenting Ideas for My Grieving Daughter-in-Law. But She Won’t Listen!

Every Woman I Slept With Was Once Shocked By What I Brought to Bed. I Want Those Reactions Back.

The Supreme Court Is Now Complicit in Texas’ Armed Standoff With the Feds

The Supreme Court Is Now Complicit in Texas’ Armed Standoff With the Feds

The Only Thing That Saved Boeing’s Fiasco From Becoming a Disaster

You Don’t Need a New Water Bottle

Reports of John Fetterman’s Maverick Turn Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

The Curse Finale Might Be the Most Inexplicable Ending in TV History

The NFL Playoff Team That Everyone Should Root For

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How the New Mean Girls Measures Up to Its Source Material

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There Was Something a Little Different About This Year’s Emmys

An iPhone Fell 16,000 Feet. Its Screen Didn’t Break. How?

What Is the Stanley Cup Craze Really About? I Have a Few Ideas.

The Only Thing That Saved Boeing’s Fiasco From Becoming a Disaster

With Vivek Ramaswamy Out of the Presidential Race, Tech-Bro Billionaires Have Been Flocking to … Democrat Dean Phillips?

Stop Trying to Make “Nanotyrannus” Happen!

The Surprising Antidote to Impostor Syndrome

What Did Cary Grant’s Real Voice Sound Like? Actor Jason Isaacs Figured It Out.

Are Cats Polyamorous? Thank You for Asking.

A Whale of a Time

My Son’s Best Friend Needed a Birthday Gift, So I Asked Her Mom for Ideas. Her Reaction Shocked Me.

I’m Full of Great Parenting Ideas for My Grieving Daughter-in-Law. But She Won’t Listen!

Every Woman I Slept With Was Once Shocked By What I Brought to Bed. I Want Those Reactions Back.

Mourning Parental Leave Before It’s Even Over

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Our Office Snack Honor System Has Been Grossly Violated, and I Want Revenge.

Help! I Just Uncovered Something Deeply Troubling About My Old Mentor.

Trump’s Second E. Jean Trial Will Be a Dry Run for His Criminal Trials

The Real Reasons the Middle East Is Blowing Up Right Now

Donald Trump Won the Iowa Caucuses. Now What?

The Supreme Court Is Now Complicit in Texas’ Armed Standoff With the Feds

Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza?

It’s Astonishing That Any Governor and Mayor Could Bungle Their Budgets This Badly

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With Our Daily Quiz.

The Slatest for Jan. 18: Texas Is Trying to Incite a Violent Clash at the Border. Where Is the Supreme Court?