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America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

Peter Hepburn and Devin Q. Rutan

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Nicola Fumo

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Mary Harris

Arizona’s GOP-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

Trump Is Still Working to Undermine America

William Saletan

GOP

COVID-19

Will a Patent Waiver for Vaccines End the Pandemic?

Elliot Hannon

Mothers

My Mom’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Anna Nordberg

15 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Burned-Out Mom in Your Life

Zibby Owens

Advice

My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, Amy Scott, and Carrie Bauer

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Rebecca Onion

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Eric Betts

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Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot-Tall Vampire Lady

Luke Winkie

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twists

Allegra Frank, Daniel Schroeder, and Heather Schwedel

Ray Romano Is Doing the Finest Work of His Career

Matthew Dessem

I’ve never run into a situation like this, where both our desires are polar opposites.

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.

Help! My Friend Is in an Abusive Relationship With Her Dog.

Help! My White Colleagues Have Made Diversity and Inclusion My Job.

Pay Dirt

My Stingy Friend Just Revealed a Jaw-Dropping Financial Secret

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Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

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Luke Winkie

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Mary Harris

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

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Nicola Fumo

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

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Elliot Hannon

Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

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Elliot Hannon

Will a Patent Waiver for Covid Vaccines End the Pandemic?

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Rebecca Onion

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

I Just Found Out My Incredibly Cheap Friend Is Heir to a Massive Fortune

Introducing Pay Dirt, Slate’s new money advice column.

Elizabeth Spiers

Pfizer Snobs Are Wrong. Johnson & Johnson Is the Coolest Vaccine.

Dan Kois

Culture

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The Story Behind The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Killer Furbies

Karen Han

Including a melted face, contentious copyright negotiations, and the director’s childhood nightmares.

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot Tall Vampire Lady

Luke Winkie

My Mother’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Anna Nordberg

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Eric Betts

You Can Still Love The Circle After Lockdown

Allegra Frank, Daniel Schroeder, and Heather Schwedel

The French Dramedy Americans Can’t Stop Watching

Culture Gabfest

The Price of Fan Fiction

ICYMI

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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The Supreme Court Is “Frightened to Death” by the Case of a Foul-Mouthed Cheerleader

Mark Joseph Stern

Latin America’s Moonshot

Myriam Vidal Valero

America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

Peter Hepburn and Devin Q. Rutan

The Facebook Oversight Board Did the Best It Could on the Trump Decision

Rebecca MacKinnon

Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

Chandni Doulatramani

Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

Jordan Weissmann

What the Facebook Oversight Board Ruling Really Means for Trump

Aaron Mak

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Mary Harris

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Vanished From the Earth

Joshua Rivera

As an evangelical kid, I was terrified of the rapture—and so was everyone I knew. Years after I left the faith, I wanted to understand the power it held over us all.

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Nicola Fumo

Help! An Online Group Is Convincing My Wife She’s a Victim of My Candles.

Danny M. Lavery

Ask a Teacher: My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, Amy Scott, and Carrie Bauer

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Rebecca Onion

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Danny M. Lavery

News & Politics

What really matters

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Every Scandal of Joe Biden’s First 100 Days

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Will a Patent Waiver for Covid Vaccines End the Pandemic?

Elliot Hannon

The Gates Divorce

What Next

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Jim Newell

The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

Joshua Keating

Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Starting to Solve Their Differences Without America

Fred Kaplan

Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

Elliot Hannon

America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Arizona’s GOP-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Trump Is Still Working to Undermine America

GOP

Florida Is Now Also Making It Harder to Vote

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Trump Is “Tweeting” Again (on His Sad, Sad Knockoff Platform)

COVID-19

Will a Patent Waiver for Vaccines End the Pandemic?

Mothers

My Mom’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

15 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Burned-Out Mom in Your Life

Advice

My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

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

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

screen time

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot-Tall Vampire Lady

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twists

Ray Romano Is Doing the Finest Work of His Career

I’ve never run into a situation like this, where both our desires are polar opposites.

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Podcast Episode Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.

Help! My Friend Is in an Abusive Relationship With Her Dog.

Help! My White Colleagues Have Made Diversity and Inclusion My Job.

My Stingy Friend Just Revealed a Jaw-Dropping Financial Secret

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot Tall Vampire Lady

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

Will a Patent Waiver for Covid Vaccines End the Pandemic?

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

I Just Found Out My Incredibly Cheap Friend Is Heir to a Massive Fortune

Pfizer Snobs Are Wrong. Johnson & Johnson Is the Coolest Vaccine.

The Story Behind The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Killer Furbies

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot Tall Vampire Lady

My Mother’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

You Can Still Love The Circle After Lockdown

The French Dramedy Americans Can’t Stop Watching

The Price of Fan Fiction

The Supreme Court Is “Frightened to Death” by the Case of a Foul-Mouthed Cheerleader

Latin America’s Moonshot

America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

The Facebook Oversight Board Did the Best It Could on the Trump Decision

Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

What the Facebook Oversight Board Ruling Really Means for Trump

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Vanished From the Earth

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Help! An Online Group Is Convincing My Wife She’s a Victim of My Candles.

Ask a Teacher: My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Every Scandal of Joe Biden’s First 100 Days

Will a Patent Waiver for Covid Vaccines End the Pandemic?

The Gates Divorce

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Starting to Solve Their Differences Without America

Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.