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The Emmys Underlined the Paradox of Too Much TV

Willa Paskin

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster

Tim Requarth

GOP Senators Reportedly Refuse to Go Along With Trump’s Plan to Depose McConnell

Daniel Politi

It Will Take a Lot More Than California’s Historic Housing Bill to Make the State Affordable

Henry Grabar

What Next

God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated

Democrats

Beto O’Rourke Reportedly Getting Ready to Run for Texas Governor

Daniel Politi

Joe Biden Is Wrong: Interracial Relationships Can’t Fix Racism

Jason Johnson

The Environment

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin

Care and Feeding

I Can’t Believe My Boyfriend Kept This Huge Secret from Me

Michelle Herman

My 12-Year-Old Always Wants to Sleep in My Bed

Stacia L. Brown

The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India

Tatsam Mukherjee

COVID Quarantine With My Roommate Sparked a Hot New Habit—but I’m Worried About What’s Happening Now

How to Do It

Music

I’m sick of talking about this and sick of hearing about it.

My Girlfriend Got Plastic Surgery at My Request. It’s Ruined Everything For Me.

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Ambivalent IVFer”

Help! My Daughter and Her Fiancé Refuse to Pay Rent or Move Out.

How to Do It

I Found a Woman With an Great Sexual Talent—but I’m Worried About What I’m Doing to Her

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Open Air Buddha, in This Week’s Open Thread

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How to Do It

I’m Stunned By What I Just Caught My Wife Doing in Our Guest Bathroom

4h ago

Stacia L. Brown

Dear Care and Feeding: Is it Inappropriate for My 12-Year-Old and Me to Share a Bed?

4h ago

Tatsam Mukherjee

The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India

4h ago

Tim Requarth

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster, and How to Think About Vaccines Now

5h ago

What Next

God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated

GOP Senators Reportedly Refuse to Go Along With Trump’s Plan to Depose McConnell

Daniel Politi

You Can Have Black “Friends” and Still Be Racist

Jason Johnson

Texas Doctor Admits to Performing Abortion in Clear Challenge to Restrictive Law

Daniel Politi

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster

And all of your lingering questions—on kids, on boosters, on mandates, and on efficacy—answered.

Tim Requarth

Culture

What it all means

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Norm Macdonald Never Stopped Bulls–tting

Lili Loofbourow

The Emmys Underlined the Paradox of Too Much TV

Willa Paskin

The Dark Subreddit of Men’s Rights Asians

ICYMI

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Carl Wilson

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Laura Miller

Shang-Chi Opens a New Door to the Ever-Expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe

Spoiler Specials

Norm Macdonald’s Memoir Was Mostly Lies, but One Part Rings True

Rebecca Onion

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

Aaron Mak

They became notorious for trying to harass Asian women off the internet. The racial trauma of the past year has only emboldened them.

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster, and How to Think About Vaccines Now

Tim Requarth

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

Henry Grabar

We Need to Treat Those With COVID Like People—Not Criminals

Lindsay Ryan

The Missing Link in Biden’s Revolutionary Solar Energy Plan

Jake Dean

I Inherited Some Land With a Disturbing History

Elizabeth Spiers

The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India

Tatsam Mukherjee

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Uproar Over the “Ultimate American Bible”

Molly Olmstead

I’m Stunned By What I Just Caught My Wife Doing in Our Guest Bathroom

How to Do It

Dear Care and Feeding: Is it Inappropriate for My 12-Year-Old and Me to Share a Bed?

Stacia L. Brown

COVID Quarantine With My Roommate Sparked a Hot New Habit—but I’m Worried About What’s Happening Now

Rich Juzwiak

Dear Care and Feeding: My Shy, Straight-A Kid Just Got Caught Doing Something Horrible at School

Michelle Herman

My Girlfriend Got Plastic Surgery at My Request. It’s Ruined Everything For Me.

Slate Staff

Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Believe My Boyfriend Kept This Huge Secret from Me

Michelle Herman

News & Politics

What really matters

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Larry Elder Is Not Going Anywhere

Juanita Tolliver

GOP Senators Reportedly Refuse to Go Along With Trump’s Plan to Depose McConnell

Daniel Politi

Fox News Poll: Most Americans Back Vaccine and Mask Mandates

Daniel Politi

Beto O’Rourke Reportedly Getting Ready to Run for Texas Governor

Daniel Politi

Boxing Star Manny Pacquiao to Run for Philippines President

Daniel Politi

Kabul Government Tells Most of Its Female Workers to Stay Home

Daniel Politi

Texas Doctor Admits to Performing Abortion in Clear Challenge to Restrictive Law

Daniel Politi

God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated

What Next

The Emmys Underlined the Paradox of Too Much TV

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster

GOP Senators Reportedly Refuse to Go Along With Trump’s Plan to Depose McConnell

It Will Take a Lot More Than California’s Historic Housing Bill to Make the State Affordable

What Next

Podcast Episode God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated

Democrats

Beto O’Rourke Reportedly Getting Ready to Run for Texas Governor

Joe Biden Is Wrong: Interracial Relationships Can’t Fix Racism

The Environment

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

Care and Feeding

I Can’t Believe My Boyfriend Kept This Huge Secret from Me

My 12-Year-Old Always Wants to Sleep in My Bed

The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India

COVID Quarantine With My Roommate Sparked a Hot New Habit—but I’m Worried About What’s Happening Now

Music

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Why Alanis Morissette Is Disowning the New Documentary About Her

Why Is Nicki Minaj Doing This? There Are Some Dark Theories.

I’m sick of talking about this and sick of hearing about it.

My Girlfriend Got Plastic Surgery at My Request. It’s Ruined Everything For Me.

Help! We’re Friends With Another Married Couple. I Think the Other Man Wants Me.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Ambivalent IVFer”

Help! My Daughter and Her Fiancé Refuse to Pay Rent or Move Out.

I Found a Woman With an Great Sexual Talent—but I’m Worried About What I’m Doing to Her

Open Air Buddha, in This Week’s Open Thread

I’m Stunned By What I Just Caught My Wife Doing in Our Guest Bathroom

Dear Care and Feeding: Is it Inappropriate for My 12-Year-Old and Me to Share a Bed?

The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster, and How to Think About Vaccines Now

God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated

GOP Senators Reportedly Refuse to Go Along With Trump’s Plan to Depose McConnell

You Can Have Black “Friends” and Still Be Racist

Texas Doctor Admits to Performing Abortion in Clear Challenge to Restrictive Law

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster

Norm Macdonald Never Stopped Bulls–tting

The Emmys Underlined the Paradox of Too Much TV

The Dark Subreddit of Men’s Rights Asians

Lil Nas X Is a Visionary. That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Great Musician.

Woodward’s Latest Book Seems to Misunderstand Trump’s Central Motivation

Shang-Chi Opens a New Door to the Ever-Expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe

Norm Macdonald’s Memoir Was Mostly Lies, but One Part Rings True

“Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bummed If You Can’t Get a Booster, and How to Think About Vaccines Now

The Toilet Paper Companies Destroying Canada

You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs

We Need to Treat Those With COVID Like People—Not Criminals

The Missing Link in Biden’s Revolutionary Solar Energy Plan

I Inherited Some Land With a Disturbing History

The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India

The Uproar Over the “Ultimate American Bible”

I’m Stunned By What I Just Caught My Wife Doing in Our Guest Bathroom

Dear Care and Feeding: Is it Inappropriate for My 12-Year-Old and Me to Share a Bed?

COVID Quarantine With My Roommate Sparked a Hot New Habit—but I’m Worried About What’s Happening Now

Dear Care and Feeding: My Shy, Straight-A Kid Just Got Caught Doing Something Horrible at School

My Girlfriend Got Plastic Surgery at My Request. It’s Ruined Everything For Me.

Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Believe My Boyfriend Kept This Huge Secret from Me

Larry Elder Is Not Going Anywhere

GOP Senators Reportedly Refuse to Go Along With Trump’s Plan to Depose McConnell

Fox News Poll: Most Americans Back Vaccine and Mask Mandates

Beto O’Rourke Reportedly Getting Ready to Run for Texas Governor

Boxing Star Manny Pacquiao to Run for Philippines President

Kabul Government Tells Most of Its Female Workers to Stay Home

Texas Doctor Admits to Performing Abortion in Clear Challenge to Restrictive Law

God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated

God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated