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How Democrats Plan to Get Stuff Done Without Killing the Filibuster

Jordan Weissmann

The Presidency

Why Biden Thinks McConnell Could Join His War on Malarkey

Mary Harris

COVID-19

Biden Will Reopen Obamacare Exchanges for Special Enrollment Period

Elliot Hannon

Higher Education

How a Dead Professor Is Teaching a University Art History Class

Tamara Kneese

Screen Time

Japan’s Biggest Box-Office Hit of All Time Is Now on Netflix

Karen Han

The Best Horror Movie of 2020 Is Also the First Great Movie of 2021

Dana Stevens

Space

Will NASA’s Next Flagship Mission Go to Mars, Europa, or Farther Afield?

David W. Brown

The Absurd Backlash to Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Exercise

Rebecca Schuman

My Husband Would Rather Play Video Games Than Help Me Parent

Care and Feeding

digital life

Something Strange Is Happening to GameStop’s Stock Right Now

Alex Kirshner

“Honestly It Was Just Idiotic Enthusiasm”: A Reddit User Explains Why He Bought GameStop Stock

Aaron Mak

Why Google’s Internet-Beaming Balloons Ran Out of Air

Aaron Mak

She spent our entire life savings in online purchases.

Help! My Creepy Boss Calls Me at All Hours on Zoom Just to Tell Me I’m Wonderful.

Help! I Accidentally Hooked Up With My Girlfriend’s Mom.

Help! I’ve Been Bitten by a Bat and Charged With Soliciting a Prostitute.

Help! Should I Apologize Again to My Cousin for Sleeping With Her Husband?

How to Do It

My Husband Has Declared Our Favorite “Adult” Genre Is Now Off-Limits

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Elliot Hannon

Biden Will Reopen Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges for Special Covid Enrollment Period

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Dear Prudence

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Nicole Chung

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Would Rather Play Video Games Than Help Me Parent

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Tamara Kneese

How a Dead Professor Is Teaching a University Art History Class

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What Next

A Republican With an Actual Climate Plan

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Jordan Weissmann

Everything You Need to Know About Reconciliation, the Tool Democrats Need to Govern

What the Hell Is Going On With GameStop’s Stock?

Alex Kirshner

The Absurd Backlash to Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Exercise

Rebecca Schuman

Trump Judge Issues Bizarre, Unenforceable Injunction Against Biden’s Deportation Pause

Mark Joseph Stern

“Honestly It Was Just Idiotic Enthusiasm”

A Reddit lurker explains why he bought GameStop stock during its meme-fueled run-up.

Aaron Mak

Culture

What’s worth your time

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The Investigation Is the Next Evolution of True Crime

Karen Han

The series about the gruesome murder of Kim Wall steers away from the genre’s tendency to treat women’s deaths as entertainment.

The Absurd Backlash to Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Exercise

Rebecca Schuman

Japan’s Biggest Box-Office Hit of All Time Is Now on Netflix

Karen Han

The Best Horror Movie of 2020 Is Also the First Great Movie of 2021

Dana Stevens

Henry Aaron’s Remarkable, Heartbreaking, American Story

Hang Up and Listen

Tom Brady May Not Be the Greatest QB Ever for Much Longer

Jason Kirk

Supernova Is More Than Just a Stanley Tucci–Colin Firth Slash Fic

Karen Han

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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The Deplatforming of Father Coughlin

Thomas Doherty

The story of the anti-Semitic radio priest offers an intriguing analog-age precedent to the digital-age debates over the limits of free expression.

Everything You Need to Know About Reconciliation, the Tool Democrats Need to Govern

Jordan Weissmann

“Honestly It Was Just Idiotic Enthusiasm”: A Reddit User Explains Why He Bought GameStop Stock

Aaron Mak

Why Google’s Internet-Beaming Balloons Ran Out of Air

Aaron Mak

What the Hell Is Going On With GameStop’s Stock?

Alex Kirshner

Will NASA’s Next Flagship Mission Go to Mars, Europa, or Farther Afield?

David W. Brown

The Biden Administration Needs to Revamp the Federal Tech Workforce

Cori Zarek

How a Dead Professor Is Teaching a University Art History Class

Tamara Kneese

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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“I Think My Gmail Has Crashed”: The Teacher Who Made Bernie Sanders’ Mittens on Watching Them Go Viral

Rachelle Hampton

Help! My Creepy Boss Calls Me at All Hours on Zoom Just to Tell Me I’m Wonderful.

Dear Prudence

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Would Rather Play Video Games Than Help Me Parent

Nicole Chung

You Can Help Claudia Conway Most by Leaving Her Alone

Evan Urquhart

My Husband Has Declared Our Favorite “Adult” Genre Is Now Off-Limits

Stoya

My Aversion to Competition Is Holding Back My Tennis Game—and My Career

How To!

Help! My Wife Spent Our Entire Life Savings in the Last Three Months.

Danny M. Lavery

News & Politics

What really matters

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We Had No Idea How Much Suffering We Could Ignore

Tom Scocca

The Trump years tested America’s capacity for indifference, and America failed.

A Republican With an Actual Climate Plan

What Next

The Murder of Saudi Arabian Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi

The Gist

Senate Republicans Are Ready to Let Trump Off the Hook

Jim Newell

Trump Judge Issues Bizarre, Unenforceable Injunction Against Biden’s Deportation Pause

Mark Joseph Stern

Why Biden Thinks McConnell Could Join His War on Malarkey

Mary Harris

The Nonsensical Republican Argument for Dismissing Trump’s Impeachment

Neil Kinkopf

Biden Will Reopen Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges for Special Covid Enrollment Period

Elliot Hannon

How Democrats Plan to Get Stuff Done Without Killing the Filibuster

Trump Judge Issues Unenforceable Injunction Against Biden’s Deportation Pause

You Can Help Claudia Conway Most by Leaving Her Alone

Senate Republicans Are Ready to Let Trump Off the Hook

The Presidency

Why Biden Thinks McConnell Could Join His War on Malarkey

COVID-19

Biden Will Reopen Obamacare Exchanges for Special Enrollment Period

Higher Education

How a Dead Professor Is Teaching a University Art History Class

Screen Time

Japan’s Biggest Box-Office Hit of All Time Is Now on Netflix

The Best Horror Movie of 2020 Is Also the First Great Movie of 2021

Space

Will NASA’s Next Flagship Mission Go to Mars, Europa, or Farther Afield?

New president. New court. We’re ready for what’s next.

The Absurd Backlash to Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Exercise

My Husband Would Rather Play Video Games Than Help Me Parent

digital life

Something Strange Is Happening to GameStop’s Stock Right Now

“Honestly It Was Just Idiotic Enthusiasm”: A Reddit User Explains Why He Bought GameStop Stock

Why Google’s Internet-Beaming Balloons Ran Out of Air

She spent our entire life savings in online purchases.

Podcast Episode Help! My Creepy Boss Calls Me at All Hours on Zoom Just to Tell Me I’m Wonderful.

Help! I Accidentally Hooked Up With My Girlfriend’s Mom.

Help! I’ve Been Bitten by a Bat and Charged With Soliciting a Prostitute.

Help! Should I Apologize Again to My Cousin for Sleeping With Her Husband?

My Husband Has Declared Our Favorite “Adult” Genre Is Now Off-Limits

Biden Will Reopen Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges for Special Covid Enrollment Period

Help! My Creepy Boss Calls Me at All Hours on Zoom Just to Tell Me I’m Wonderful.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Would Rather Play Video Games Than Help Me Parent

How a Dead Professor Is Teaching a University Art History Class

A Republican With an Actual Climate Plan

Everything You Need to Know About Reconciliation, the Tool Democrats Need to Govern

What the Hell Is Going On With GameStop’s Stock?

The Absurd Backlash to Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Exercise

Trump Judge Issues Bizarre, Unenforceable Injunction Against Biden’s Deportation Pause

“Honestly It Was Just Idiotic Enthusiasm”

The Investigation Is the Next Evolution of True Crime

The Absurd Backlash to Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Exercise

Japan’s Biggest Box-Office Hit of All Time Is Now on Netflix

The Best Horror Movie of 2020 Is Also the First Great Movie of 2021

Henry Aaron’s Remarkable, Heartbreaking, American Story

Tom Brady May Not Be the Greatest QB Ever for Much Longer

Supernova Is More Than Just a Stanley Tucci–Colin Firth Slash Fic

The Deplatforming of Father Coughlin

Everything You Need to Know About Reconciliation, the Tool Democrats Need to Govern

“Honestly It Was Just Idiotic Enthusiasm”: A Reddit User Explains Why He Bought GameStop Stock

Why Google’s Internet-Beaming Balloons Ran Out of Air

What the Hell Is Going On With GameStop’s Stock?

Will NASA’s Next Flagship Mission Go to Mars, Europa, or Farther Afield?

The Biden Administration Needs to Revamp the Federal Tech Workforce

How a Dead Professor Is Teaching a University Art History Class

“I Think My Gmail Has Crashed”: The Teacher Who Made Bernie Sanders’ Mittens on Watching Them Go Viral

Help! My Creepy Boss Calls Me at All Hours on Zoom Just to Tell Me I’m Wonderful.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Would Rather Play Video Games Than Help Me Parent

You Can Help Claudia Conway Most by Leaving Her Alone

My Husband Has Declared Our Favorite “Adult” Genre Is Now Off-Limits

My Aversion to Competition Is Holding Back My Tennis Game—and My Career

Help! My Wife Spent Our Entire Life Savings in the Last Three Months.

We Had No Idea How Much Suffering We Could Ignore

A Republican With an Actual Climate Plan

The Murder of Saudi Arabian Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi

Senate Republicans Are Ready to Let Trump Off the Hook

Trump Judge Issues Bizarre, Unenforceable Injunction Against Biden’s Deportation Pause

Why Biden Thinks McConnell Could Join His War on Malarkey

The Nonsensical Republican Argument for Dismissing Trump’s Impeachment

Biden Will Reopen Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges for Special Covid Enrollment Period

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Help! My Creepy Boss Calls Me at All Hours on Zoom Just to Tell Me I’m Wonderful.