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I Filmed a “Hot” Video of Myself for a Friend

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The company has made some mistakes—but it’s owned up to them in the middle of an unprecedented time.

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How Ashley Bloomfield, director-general of health, became an unassuming country’s unassuming rock star.

The way the comedian addresses his misconduct is worse than if he never brought it up at all.

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Joe Exotic and the long history of private zoos.

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The Coronavirus Is Turning the States Against One Another

New White House Press Secretary Said a Month Ago Coronavirus Would Never Spread to U.S.

The Pandemic Is Giving Animals a Temporary New World

Scenes of Wisconsin Voters Going to the Polls Amid a Pandemic Are Profoundly Worrying

Leaders

Watch These Clips by Democratic Politicians and Guess Which One Is the Presumptive Nominee

Misinformation

The Long History Behind the 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory

Dilemmas

What to Do if You Break Your iPhone During a Pandemic

Wait, Should My Kid Be Wearing a Mask Too?

Care and Feeding

My Neighbor Keeps Complaining My Housebound Toddler Is Too Noisy

The Fight Over Wisconsin’s Election

I Filmed a “Hot” Video of Myself for a Friend

A Partial Defense of Zoom

Food

What’s Cooking During the Coronavirus Like for a Family of Four in New York City?

This Dairy Queen Tells You a Lot About the Flawed Plan to Save Small Businesses

One Restaurant’s Struggle to Weather the Pandemic

Weeks of quarantine and some Xanax led us to a very bad decision.

Help! I Had an Extremely Vivid Sex Dream About My Best Friend.

Help! My Date Ghosted Me After He Found My Social Media Posts About My Dead Husband.

Podcast Episode Help! My Co-worker Keeps Sending Religious Messages in Her Emails.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Torpedoed by Management

I Asked My Boyfriend to Be Honest About Sex With Me. I’m Devastated by His Response.

Why the Supreme Court’s Wisconsin Election Decision Is 2020’s Bush v. Gore

The Coronavirus Bailout Is Really Going to Screw Over Mom-and-Pop Shops

Watch These TV Appearances by Democratic Politicians and Guess Which One Is the Presumptive Nominee to Be President

A Partial Defense of Zoom

Wait, Should My Kid Be Wearing a Mask Too?

What to Do if You Break Your iPhone During a Pandemic

By a 5–4 Vote, SCOTUS Lets Wisconsin Throw Out Tens of Thousands of Ballots

The Ousted Captain Who Acted to Save His Crew From the Coronavirus Deserves a Medal

The Extremely Competent, Somewhat Boring Civil Servant Who Has New Zealanders’ Hearts Aflutter

Louis C.K.’s Newest Fans Deserve Louis C.K.’s Newest Special

If You Love Slate, Support It

The Tiger King of the 19th Century

Animal Crossing Is an Escape Into Comforting Boredom

When It Feels Like the World Is Ending, Start Watching No Tomorrow

The Original One-Woman Show of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag Is Coming to Streaming Video to Raise Money for the Fight Against the Coronavirus

Why Trump Wants the NFL Back

Watch the Entire Original Cast of Hamilton Reunite Over Zoom to Sing for One 9-Year-Old Fan

The Showrunner of Murder House Flip on Why He Wanted to Flip Murder Houses

COVID-19 Should Make Us Rethink Our Destructive Relationship With the Natural World

A Partial Defense of Zoom

What to Do if You Break Your iPhone During a Pandemic

The Pandemic Is Giving Animals a Temporary New World

You Really Don’t Want to Sell Your Data

The Long History Behind the 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory

But Are You Watching Out for This Symptom of COVID-19?

The Coronavirus Bailout Is Really Going to Screw Over Mom-and-Pop Shops

The Unsettled Mood on Liberty University’s Campus as COVID-19 Advances

Wait, Should My Kid Be Wearing a Mask Too?

I Filmed a “Hot” Video of Myself for a Friend—and Yikes

COVID-19 Is Forcing Men to Confront Loneliness

The Best Crossword Puzzle Books, According to Will Shortz and Other Crossword Obsessives

Help! Weeks of Quarantine and Some Xanax Led My Friend and Me to a Very Bad Decision.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Neighbor Keeps Complaining My Housebound Toddler Is Too Noisy

Strongman Medicine: Suspicious Numbers and Brutal Quarantines

Watch These TV Appearances by Democratic Politicians and Guess Which One Is the Presumptive Nominee to Be President

After COVID-19, We Need to Redefine “National Security”

The Coronavirus Is Turning the States Against One Another

New White House Press Secretary Said a Month Ago That the Coronavirus Would Never Spread to the U.S.

Scenes of Wisconsin Voters Going to the Polls Amid a Pandemic Are Profoundly Worrying

Memos Show the White House Knew in January Just How Bad the Coronavirus Could Get

Why the Supreme Court’s Wisconsin Election Decision Is 2020’s Bush v. Gore

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Help! My Co-worker Keeps Sending Religious Messages in Her Emails.