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Veronica Mars’ New Season Ends With a Shock

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The bombshell ending might be the point where I say goodbye.

Ocasio-Cortez Calls for “9/11-Style Commission” to Investigate Family Separation

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Trump Campaign Selling 10 Plastic Straws for $15: “Liberal Paper Straws Don’t Work”

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Can You Regrow Overplucked Eyebrows?

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Fox News

Chris Wallace Challenges Stephen Miller on “Send Her Back” Chant

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Comic-Con

All the Marvel “Phase Four” Films and Shows Just Announced

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Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, and Brent Spiner Return in Star Trek: Picard

Matthew Dessem

Musicals

The Creator of Theater’s Hottest Show Really Hates The Lion King

Sam Adams

Help Slate

Got Student Loans? We Want to Hear From You.

Rachelle Hampton

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

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

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Autistic Sex Offenders Often Don’t Realize They’ve Broken the Law

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Should that matter?

The Trailer for HBO’s Watchmen Takes Rorschach Too Seriously

Matthew Dessem

Weekend Reads

How I Lost My Christian Friends

Laura Turner

We were close growing up. Then our conceptions of God drifted apart.

Trump Is Undoing Jimmy Carter’s Greatest Accomplishment

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The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

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I did a bit of sleuthing and learned he’s been charged with attempting to sexually assault a child.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Help! I’m Embarrassed by My Dorky Husband.

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

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Puerto Rico Governor Won’t Seek Reelection, Steps Down as Party Chair but Refuses to Resign

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What’s Even the Point of Exit Interviews?

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Daniel Politi

Listen to Tense Exchange Between Iranian Forces, British Navy Before Oil Tanker Seized

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House Judiciary Chair: “Very Substantial Evidence” Trump Is “Guilty of High Crimes and Misdemeanors”

Watch Fox’s Wallace Challenge Stephen Miller on “Send Her Back” Chant

Daniel Politi

My Seventh Grade Science Teacher Showed Us a Moon Landing Hoax TV Special

Vicky Gan

We Used to Be Friends

The bombshell ending to Veronica Mars’ fourth season might be the point where I say goodbye.

Willa Paskin

Trump Says He Will “Personally Vouch” for A$AP Rocky’s Bail. Too Bad Sweden Doesn’t Have a Bail System.

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Culture

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The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Willa Paskin

A sex-positive Christian helped the show demolish its own hypocrisy.

One Hundred Years Ago, This Blimp Crashed Through the Roof of a Bank in Chicago. Here’s What It Was Like to Fly In It.

George Putnam Stone

Here Are All the Marvel Phase Four Projects Announced at Comic-Con

Matthew Dessem

Jeri Ryan, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart Return in the Trailer for Star Trek: Picard

Matthew Dessem

Technology

How it’s changing us

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

Mark Jacobson

Understanding them has helped me feel optimistic about space and the future.

My Seventh Grade Science Teacher Showed Us a Moon Landing Hoax TV Special

Vicky Gan

Police Aren’t Ready for Amazon’s Facial Recognition System, but They’re Using Its Doorbell Cameras

April Glaser

The Australian Comedy About the Moon Landing That You Have to Watch

Rachel Withers

What Should We Preserve on the Moon Besides Neil Armstrong’s Footprints?

Jane C. Hu

Lawmakers Think Facebook Is Trying to Start a Bank. Walmart Tried That—and Failed.

Aaron Mak

In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

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The Best Way to Celebrate the Moon Landing Is to Build Your Own Space Program in a Video Game

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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.

What’s Even the Point of Exit Interviews?

Alison Green

Can You Regrow Overplucked Eyebrows?

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Help! I Can’t Help Myself—I Need to Know Every Lurid Detail of My Co-Worker’s Arrest.

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The Best Products for Graying Hair, According to Hairstylists

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The Author of a Wildly Popular Manifesto on Abstinence Before Marriage Is Separating From His Wife

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I Accidentally Had Cybersex With a 16-Year-Old Girl. Did I Do Anything Wrong?

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Business

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Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

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Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan for Private Equity

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Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

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

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

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New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

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What’s It Like to Be a Firefighter?

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News & Politics

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Black and Red

Rebecca Onion

When modern conservatives associate activists of color with communism, they’re drawing on a racist history that goes back over 100 years.

Puerto Rico Governor Won’t Seek Reelection, Steps Down as Party Chair but Refuses to Resign

Daniel Politi

Louisiana Police Officer Suggests Ocasio-Cortez Should be Shot in Facebook Post

Daniel Politi

Listen to Tense Exchange Between Iranian Forces, British Navy Before Oil Tanker Seized

Daniel Politi

House Judiciary Chair: “Very Substantial Evidence” Trump Is “Guilty of High Crimes and Misdemeanors”

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Watch Fox’s Wallace Challenge Stephen Miller on “Send Her Back” Chant

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Rep. Cummings: “No Doubt About It” Trump Is a Racist

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Veronica Mars’ New Season Ends With a Shock

Ocasio-Cortez Calls for “9/11-Style Commission” to Investigate Family Separation

Trump Campaign Selling 10 Plastic Straws for $15: “Liberal Paper Straws Don’t Work”

Can You Regrow Overplucked Eyebrows?

Fox News

Chris Wallace Challenges Stephen Miller on “Send Her Back” Chant

Comic-Con

All the Marvel “Phase Four” Films and Shows Just Announced

Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, and Brent Spiner Return in Star Trek: Picard

Musicals

The Creator of Theater’s Hottest Show Really Hates The Lion King

Help Slate

Got Student Loans? We Want to Hear From You.

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

Autistic Sex Offenders Often Don’t Realize They’ve Broken the Law

The Trailer for HBO’s Watchmen Takes Rorschach Too Seriously

Weekend Reads

How I Lost My Christian Friends

Trump Is Undoing Jimmy Carter’s Greatest Accomplishment

The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

I did a bit of sleuthing and learned he’s been charged with attempting to sexually assault a child.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Help! I’m Embarrassed by My Dorky Husband.

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

I Accidentally Had Cybersex With a 16-Year-Old. Did I Do Anything Wrong?

Puerto Rico Governor Won’t Seek Reelection, Steps Down as Party Chair but Refuses to Resign

Louisiana Police Officer Suggests Ocasio-Cortez Should be Shot in Facebook Post

What’s Even the Point of Exit Interviews?

One Hundred Years Ago, This Blimp Crashed Through the Roof of a Bank in Chicago. Here’s What It Was Like to Fly In It.

Listen to Tense Exchange Between Iranian Forces, British Navy Before Oil Tanker Seized

House Judiciary Chair: “Very Substantial Evidence” Trump Is “Guilty of High Crimes and Misdemeanors”

Watch Fox’s Wallace Challenge Stephen Miller on “Send Her Back” Chant

My Seventh Grade Science Teacher Showed Us a Moon Landing Hoax TV Special

We Used to Be Friends

Trump Says He Will “Personally Vouch” for A$AP Rocky’s Bail. Too Bad Sweden Doesn’t Have a Bail System.

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The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

One Hundred Years Ago, This Blimp Crashed Through the Roof of a Bank in Chicago. Here’s What It Was Like to Fly In It.

Here Are All the Marvel Phase Four Projects Announced at Comic-Con

Jeri Ryan, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart Return in the Trailer for Star Trek: Picard

The Trailer for HBO’s Watchmen Takes Rorschach Too Seriously

Veronica Mars’ New Season Ends With a Shock

The Creator of Theater’s Hottest New Musical Really, Really Hates The Lion King

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

My Seventh Grade Science Teacher Showed Us a Moon Landing Hoax TV Special

Police Aren’t Ready for Amazon’s Facial Recognition System, but They’re Using Its Doorbell Cameras

The Australian Comedy About the Moon Landing That You Have to Watch

What Should We Preserve on the Moon Besides Neil Armstrong’s Footprints?

Lawmakers Think Facebook Is Trying to Start a Bank. Walmart Tried That—and Failed.

Podcast Episode In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

The Best Way to Celebrate the Moon Landing Is to Build Your Own Space Program in a Video Game

The Visitor

What’s Even the Point of Exit Interviews?

Can You Regrow Overplucked Eyebrows?

Help! I Can’t Help Myself—I Need to Know Every Lurid Detail of My Co-Worker’s Arrest.

The Best Products for Graying Hair, According to Hairstylists

The Author of a Wildly Popular Manifesto on Abstinence Before Marriage Is Separating From His Wife

I Accidentally Had Cybersex With a 16-Year-Old Girl. Did I Do Anything Wrong?

Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

Podcast Episode Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan for Private Equity

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

Podcast Episode What’s It Like to Be a Firefighter?

Black and Red

Puerto Rico Governor Won’t Seek Reelection, Steps Down as Party Chair but Refuses to Resign

Louisiana Police Officer Suggests Ocasio-Cortez Should be Shot in Facebook Post

Listen to Tense Exchange Between Iranian Forces, British Navy Before Oil Tanker Seized

House Judiciary Chair: “Very Substantial Evidence” Trump Is “Guilty of High Crimes and Misdemeanors”

Watch Fox’s Wallace Challenge Stephen Miller on “Send Her Back” Chant

Rep. Cummings: “No Doubt About It” Trump Is a Racist

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

In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan for Private Equity

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

Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

What’s It Like to Be a Firefighter?