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A prominent Catholic intellectual on the rumors he never acted on and how he and other Catholics are grappling with the sheer scale of the church’s sex abuse epidemic.

Isaac Chotiner

I Want to Speak to the Manager!

Why memes about white people crying to the authorities are so popular right now.

Rob Dozier

Culture

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How the Crazy Rich Asians Movie Departs From the Book

Jenny G. Zhang

For one thing, the ending is totally different.

Asia Argento Denies Sexual Assault Allegations, Calls Them Part of “Long-Standing Persecution”

Marissa Martinelli

Kelly Marie Tran’s Defiant Response to Racist Harassment: “My Real Name Is Loan”

Marissa Martinelli

American Vandal’s Season 2 Reveals Its Mystery: Who Is the Turd Burglar?

Sam Adams

A New Genius Recipe for Wildly Juicy Roast Chicken—Without Preheating the Oven

Kristen Miglore

Watch the VMAs Salute Aretha Franklin (by Letting Madonna Ramble On and On About What a Badass Madonna Is)

Matthew Dessem

Watch Jennifer Lopez, First Latina Winner of the VMAs’ Biggest Award, Perform All Her Hits

Marissa Martinelli

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Social Media Companies Aren’t Liberal or Conservative

Will Oremus

They’re capitalist. And their real biases are against labor costs and controversy.

Patients With Rare Diseases Ought to Get Free Access to Taxpayer-Funded Medical Research, Critics Argue

Aaron Mak

The Anti-Semitism Lurking in Dark Corners of the Cryptocurrency Community

David Z. Morris

Facebook Is Making It Tougher for Advertisers to Discriminate Against Users

Sofie Werthan

Microsoft Says Russian Hacking Operation Targeted Conservative Groups Critical of Russia

Molly Olmstead

Look at What Sarah Jeong Is Tweeting Now!

Heather Schwedel

Elon Musk, in 2:32 a.m. Tweet, Addresses People Who Think He Needs to Get More Sleep

Aaron Mak

Is Facebook’s New “Reputation Score” Actually Scary?

April Glaser

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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I Want to Speak to the Manager!

Rob Dozier

Why memes about white people crying to the authorities are so popular right now.

One Perfect Butt Was Eureka for My Sexuality. But Figuring Out Men Would Require Further Study.

Andrew Kahn

Watch the Nightmare-Inducing Animatronic Founding Fathers at Oklahoma City’s Capitalism Children’s Museum

Sam Anderson

Business

Where the money goes

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Donald Trump Was Too Incompetent to Pick a Fed Chair He Agreed With, and Now He’s Mad About It

Jordan Weissmann

Americans Are Saving More Than We Thought. At Least if They’re Rich.

Jordan Weissmann

If Pepsi’s $3 Billion Acquisition of SodaStream Is a Good Idea, Then It’s Really Screwed

Matthew Zeitlin

More Americans Are Sleeping in Their Cars—and Now Some Cities Are Making Space for Them

Amy Pollard

NYU Is Making Medical School Free. What a Waste.

Jordan Weissmann

IBM’s Watson Was Supposed to Change the Way We Treat Cancer. Here’s What Happened Instead.

Felix Salmon

More Evidence That California Is Deteriorating Into a Feudal Society of Inherited Land Wealth

Henry Grabar

Larry Kudlow Hosted the Publisher of an Anti-Immigrant Hate Site at a Birthday Party, Says He’s Known the Guy “Forever”

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Don McGahn Has Not Turned on Trump

Mark Joseph Stern

The White House counsel has figured out how to appear transparent without giving Mueller the information he needs.

Mollie Tibbetts Case: What We Know About the Iowa Student’s Alleged Abduction and Murder by an Undocumented Immigrant

Elliot Hannon

Who Is the Mysterious “Individual-1” Implicated by Michael Cohen?

Nick Greene

Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea Directly Implicates Donald Trump in a Felony

Richard L. Hasen

Rep. Duncan Hunter, Wife Indicted for Rampant Misuse of Campaign Funds

Jim Newell

Michael Cohen Doesn’t Have a Cooperation Deal. He Still May End Up Cooperating.

Andy Wright and Alex Whiting

Kavanaugh’s Record, Some Dead Sharks, and a Nice Butt

Rebecca Onion

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Cohen’s Plea Implicates Trump in a Felony

Michael Cohen Doesn’t Have a Cooperation Deal. He Still May End Up Cooperating.

What We Know About the Mollie Tibbetts Murder and the Arrest of an Undocumented Immigrant in Iowa

Manafort Guilty on Eight Counts Including Tax Fraud; Mistrial Declared on 10 Other Charges

Rep. Duncan Hunter, Wife Indicted for Rampant Misuse of Campaign Funds

Our President

Trump Was Too Incompetent to Pick a Fed Chair He Agreed With, and Now He’s Mad

Bad Company

Larry Kudlow Hosted Publisher of an Anti-Immigrant Hate Site at Birthday Party

Facebook

Facebook Will Now Give Every User a “Reputation Score”

#MeToo

Asia Argento Denies Allegations, Calls Them Part of “Long-Standing Persecution”

Hate

Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran Pens Defiant NYT Op-Ed Responding to Racist Harassment

Introducing Slate’s LGBTQ podcast, Outward.

One Perfect Butt Was Eureka for My Sexuality

The Racial Entitlement Behind Demands to “Speak to the Manager”

Video Music Awards

Madonna Gave a Rambling, Self-Absorbed Tribute to Aretha Franklin

Jennifer Lopez, First Latina Winner of the VMAs’ Biggest Award, Performs All Her Hits

Gucci Mane Wore Sufjan Stevens’ Very Bold Oscars Blazer and Somehow Pulled It Off

Is there a line where concern is just nosiness?

Help! I May Have Accidentally Kidnapped a Cat.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Smart One

Help! My Husband Hates It When I Go Out Dancing With My Friends.

Help! My Grandma Had an Ugly Photo of Our Wedding Framed. Can I Replace It?

Mollie Tibbetts Case: What We Know About the Iowa Student’s Alleged Abduction and Murder by an Undocumented Immigrant

Who Is the Mysterious “Individual-1” Implicated by Michael Cohen?

Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea Directly Implicates Donald Trump in a Felony

Rep. Duncan Hunter, Wife Indicted for Rampant Misuse of Campaign Funds

Larry Kudlow Hosted the Publisher of an Anti-Immigrant Hate Site at a Birthday Party, Says He’s Known the Guy “Forever”

Michael Cohen Doesn’t Have a Cooperation Deal. He Still May End Up Cooperating.

NYU Is Making Medical School Free. What a Waste.

Why It’s So Hard to Process Jimmy Bennett’s Allegations Against Asia Argento

“I Have to Ask Myself Why I Didn’t Call Somebody”

I Want to Speak to the Manager!

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How the Crazy Rich Asians Movie Departs From the Book

Asia Argento Denies Sexual Assault Allegations, Calls Them Part of “Long-Standing Persecution”

Kelly Marie Tran’s Defiant Response to Racist Harassment: “My Real Name Is Loan”

American Vandal’s Season 2 Reveals Its Mystery: Who Is the Turd Burglar?

A New Genius Recipe for Wildly Juicy Roast Chicken—Without Preheating the Oven

Watch the VMAs Salute Aretha Franklin (by Letting Madonna Ramble On and On About What a Badass Madonna Is)

Watch Jennifer Lopez, First Latina Winner of the VMAs’ Biggest Award, Perform All Her Hits

Social Media Companies Aren’t Liberal or Conservative

Patients With Rare Diseases Ought to Get Free Access to Taxpayer-Funded Medical Research, Critics Argue

The Anti-Semitism Lurking in Dark Corners of the Cryptocurrency Community

Facebook Is Making It Tougher for Advertisers to Discriminate Against Users

Microsoft Says Russian Hacking Operation Targeted Conservative Groups Critical of Russia

Look at What Sarah Jeong Is Tweeting Now!

Elon Musk, in 2:32 a.m. Tweet, Addresses People Who Think He Needs to Get More Sleep

Is Facebook’s New “Reputation Score” Actually Scary?

I Want to Speak to the Manager!

One Perfect Butt Was Eureka for My Sexuality. But Figuring Out Men Would Require Further Study.

These Toys for Little Kids Deliver Endless Entertainment

Everything You Need to Grill When You Don’t Have a Backyard

The Best Electric Toothbrush

Help! The Son of an Acquaintance Died. Is It Rude to Ask How?

Watch the Nightmare-Inducing Animatronic Founding Fathers at Oklahoma City’s Capitalism Children’s Museum

Donald Trump Was Too Incompetent to Pick a Fed Chair He Agreed With, and Now He’s Mad About It

Americans Are Saving More Than We Thought. At Least if They’re Rich.

If Pepsi’s $3 Billion Acquisition of SodaStream Is a Good Idea, Then It’s Really Screwed

More Americans Are Sleeping in Their Cars—and Now Some Cities Are Making Space for Them

NYU Is Making Medical School Free. What a Waste.

IBM’s Watson Was Supposed to Change the Way We Treat Cancer. Here’s What Happened Instead.

More Evidence That California Is Deteriorating Into a Feudal Society of Inherited Land Wealth

Larry Kudlow Hosted the Publisher of an Anti-Immigrant Hate Site at a Birthday Party, Says He’s Known the Guy “Forever”

Don McGahn Has Not Turned on Trump

Mollie Tibbetts Case: What We Know About the Iowa Student’s Alleged Abduction and Murder by an Undocumented Immigrant

Who Is the Mysterious “Individual-1” Implicated by Michael Cohen?

Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea Directly Implicates Donald Trump in a Felony

Rep. Duncan Hunter, Wife Indicted for Rampant Misuse of Campaign Funds

Michael Cohen Doesn’t Have a Cooperation Deal. He Still May End Up Cooperating.

Kavanaugh’s Record, Some Dead Sharks, and a Nice Butt

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