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Why You Really Do Need Eclipse Glasses—and Why You Should Buy Them Right Now

My In-Laws Say Our Son Acts “Too Feminine” and Needs to “Toughen Up.”

There’s a Problem With HBO’s New Political Satire, and It’s Not Kate Winslet

Help! My Husband Isn’t “Attracted” to Me Because I’ve Gained 10 Pounds.

My Boyfriend Is Withholding Sex. He Refuses to Tell Me Why.

I Want to Visit My Family, but They’re Making It Very Unappealing—and Other Advice From the Week

Hate to Say It, but You’re Going to Miss Mitch McConnell

How Mitch McConnell Destroyed the Independent Federal Judiciary

“Evil Seems to Be Part of the Materials”

The Women Who Just Really, Really Love Feet

Law & Order’s Identity Crisis

There’s a Problem With HBO’s New Political Satire, and It’s Not Kate Winslet

The Author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Hoped Williamsburg Would Be Bombed by Nazis. What?

Rachel Karten on Snark Subreddits and Ryan Sheckler

Adam Sandler Is Dropping Quite the Bomb on Netflix Viewers Right Now. I Kind of Enjoyed It.

Dune: Part Two Makes One Key Change From the Book. The Result Is Brilliant.

I Decided to See a Movie Every Friday Night, No Matter What Was Playing. It Took Me to Unexpected Places.

When Maggots Are What the Doctor Ordered

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Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit: Corporate Conniving or Battle for Humankind?

How Max Tani Became the Go-To Guy for Horrible News About Media Layoffs

How You Can Avoid Getting Killed by a Sand Hole on the Beach. Yes—Parents Need to Know This.

The Supreme Court Takes on Content Moderation

Why You Really Do Need Eclipse Glasses—and Why You Should Buy Them Right Now

“Where Was His Leadership?”

My In-Laws Say Our Son Acts “Too Feminine” and Needs to “Toughen Up.”

I Want to Visit My Family, but They’re Making It Very Unappealing—and Other Advice From the Week

Help! My Husband Isn’t “Attracted” to Me Because I’ve Gained 10 Pounds.

My Boyfriend Is Withholding Sex. He Refuses to Tell Me Why.

Women Aren’t Supposed to Have This Fetish. These Women Do.

My Teen Boy Cousin Keeps Saying Extremely Strange Things About Girls

What We Know About the Disgraced “Whistleblower” at the Heart of the Biden Impeachment Case

Hate to Say It, but You’re Going to Miss Mitch McConnell

The Movement to Define “Fetal Personhood” Goes Way Beyond Alabama and IVF

It’s Hard to Properly Explain How Much the High Court Moved for Trump This Week

Is EMILY’s List Republican Now?

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Politics Director? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Democrats Blew Their Big Opportunity to Make New York Winnable in 2024

How Mitch McConnell Destroyed the Independent Federal Judiciary