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The Bachelorette Finally Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Willa Paskin

Mark Sanford Owned This Week of the 2020 Campaign—Because We Say So

Jim Newell

Did Border Agents Detain Three American Children as Bait to Arrest Their Undocumented Parents?

Elliot Hannon

Republicans Unable to Condemn “Send Her Back” Chant Without Equivocating Caveats

Ben Mathis-Lilley

POTUS

Trump Says He “Felt a Little Bit Badly” About “Send Her Back” Chant at Rally

Elliot Hannon

Tituss Burgess Calls Trump “Dumb as Bricks” in Catchy Protest Song

Marissa Martinelli

Drama

The New Hampshire Poetry World Has Never Been More Angry

Ruth Graham

Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierre’s Internal Critics

Jeremy Stahl

Beast Mode

My Dog Wakes Up the Whole House to Pee During the Night

Nick Greene

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

What we say matters, especially depending on whom we say it to.

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How Low May I Sink When My Co-Parent’s Away?

Care and Feeding

Like, do I have to change their clothes?

Think You’re Smarter Than an Associate Editor?

Ray Hamel

Find out with this week’s news quiz.

Movies

I incurred this debt before he ever knew me, and it feels like it should be my burden alone.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Help! I’m Embarrassed by My Dorky Husband.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Wife and I Barely Have Sex Anymore. How Do We Save Our Marriage?

Help! I Just Found Out My Neighbor’s a Former Sex Offender.

Care and Feeding

I Don’t Want My Mom to Help Raise My Baby

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Elliot Hannon

Did Border Agents Detain Three American Children to Force Their Undocumented Parents to Pick Them Up?

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Ron Lyons Jr.

Netflix Says 105 Million Subscribers Have Watched an Episode of Orange Is the New Black

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Nicole Cliffe

Dear Care and Feeding: How Low May I Sink When My Co-Parent’s Away?

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Ray Hamel

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Associate Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Elliot Hannon

Trump Now Disavows “Send Her Back” Chant at Rally, Says He “Felt a Little Bit Badly About It”

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Jim Newell

It’s Mark Sanford’s Week Because We Say So

Dear Care and Feeding: I Don’t Ever Want My Mom Alone With My Kids. What Should I Tell Her?

Rumaan Alam

Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling

Ashley Feinberg

The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

A sex-positive Christian helped the show demolish its own hypocrisy.

Willa Paskin

Who Gets to Be the Next Poet Laureate of New Hampshire?

On one side: a decorated literary writer. On the other: a retired dentist who wrote verse about sex with Condoleezza Rice. Guess whom the governor chose?

Ruth Graham

Culture

What’s worth your time

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The Art of Self-Defense’s Ending, Analyzed

Inkoo Kang

What to make of the Jesse Eisenberg movie’s big surprise twists.

Netflix Says 105 Million Subscribers Have Watched an Episode of Orange Is the New Black

Ron Lyons Jr.

The Cats Trailer Looks Great, You Weirdos

Marissa Martinelli

The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Willa Paskin

How Lady Day Transformed Pain Into Art

Studio 360

Paul McCartney Is Writing Music and Lyrics for an It’s a Wonderful Life Musical

Rhodes Murphy

Tituss Burgess Calls Donald Trump “Dumb as Bricks” in Supremely Catchy Protest Song

Marissa Martinelli

Technology

How it’s changing us

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The Latest Study on Trigger Warnings Finally Convinced Me They’re Not Worth It

Shannon Palus

All the evidence suggests they don’t help and might actually hurt, which means we need to devote more attention to better forms of mental health care.

Could We Go Back to Wind-Powered Ships by Rediscovering a Nautical Innovation We Abandoned a Century Ago?

Tom Standage and Seth Stevenson

How Will We Govern Ourselves and Create Community in Space?

Anthony Nguyen

How Worried Should You Be About That Face-Aging App Made by a Russian Company?

Chip Brownlee

Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

Mark Jacobson

Dog Facial Recognition Technology Is Finally Here

Jane C. Hu

Future Tense Newsletter: Face/Off

Anthony Nguyen

In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

Tom Standage and Seth Stevenson

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Visitor

Jessica Francis Kane

I wrote a novel about a woman who rekindles old friendships with some strict rules. Then I tried to follow them myself.

Dear Care and Feeding: How Low May I Sink When My Co-Parent’s Away?

Nicole Cliffe

My Dog Wakes Up the Whole House to Pee During the Night

Nick Greene

Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Carpool Liability Waiver Edition

Dan Kois and Rebecca Lavoie

Zara’s New Sustainability Plan Reveals the Limits of Fast Fashion

Rachelle Hampton

Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain, Nichole Perkins, and June Thomas

If I’m Not Great About Flossing, Should I Get a Water Pick?

Strategist Editors

Business

Where the money goes

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What Determines Your Social Network? In New York, Your Subway Line.

Henry Grabar

What’s It Like to Own and Run an Oyster Farm?

Jordan Weissmann

Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Tropical Storm Barry’s Biggest Threat to New Orleans Is Rainfall

Rhodes Murphy

Parts of New Orleans Are Flooded. Worse Is on the Way.

Henry Grabar

New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

Henry Grabar

Elizabeth Warren Just Announced a Huge Fundraising Haul. That’s Good for the Whole Democratic Party.

Jordan Weissmann

Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

William Saletan

This isn’t even about immigration anymore. It’s about dividing all Americans.

Did Border Agents Detain Three American Children to Force Their Undocumented Parents to Pick Them Up?

Elliot Hannon

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Associate Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Ray Hamel

Trump Now Disavows “Send Her Back” Chant at Rally, Says He “Felt a Little Bit Badly About It”

Elliot Hannon

It’s Mark Sanford’s Week Because We Say So

Jim Newell

Is Our Nation in Greater Peril Than We Are Willing to Grapple With?

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz

Senator Michael Bennet May Be a Centrist Candidate, But He’s Tired of Reaching Across the Aisle

Mike Pesca

Notable topics

The Bachelorette Finally Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Mark Sanford Owned This Week of the 2020 Campaign—Because We Say So

Did Border Agents Detain Three American Children as Bait to Arrest Their Undocumented Parents?

Republicans Unable to Condemn “Send Her Back” Chant Without Equivocating Caveats

POTUS

Trump Says He “Felt a Little Bit Badly” About “Send Her Back” Chant at Rally

Tituss Burgess Calls Trump “Dumb as Bricks” in Catchy Protest Song

Drama

The New Hampshire Poetry World Has Never Been More Angry

Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierre’s Internal Critics

Beast Mode

My Dog Wakes Up the Whole House to Pee During the Night

Your Opinions on Her Wardrobe Are Probably Unwelcome

How Low May I Sink When My Co-Parent’s Away?

Think You’re Smarter Than an Associate Editor?

Movies

The Cats Trailer Looks Great, You Weirdos

The Art of Self-Defense’s Twist Ending, Analyzed

The Lion King Remake’s Photorealistic Virtual Reality Will Change Hollywood

I incurred this debt before he ever knew me, and it feels like it should be my burden alone.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Siblings’ Memories

Help! I’m Embarrassed by My Dorky Husband.

Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Wife and I Barely Have Sex Anymore. How Do We Save Our Marriage?

Help! I Just Found Out My Neighbor’s a Former Sex Offender.

I Don’t Want My Mom to Help Raise My Baby

Did Border Agents Detain Three American Children to Force Their Undocumented Parents to Pick Them Up?

Netflix Says 105 Million Subscribers Have Watched an Episode of Orange Is the New Black

Dear Care and Feeding: How Low May I Sink When My Co-Parent’s Away?

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Associate Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Trump Now Disavows “Send Her Back” Chant at Rally, Says He “Felt a Little Bit Badly About It”

It’s Mark Sanford’s Week Because We Say So

Dear Care and Feeding: I Don’t Ever Want My Mom Alone With My Kids. What Should I Tell Her?

Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling

The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Who Gets to Be the Next Poet Laureate of New Hampshire?

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The Art of Self-Defense’s Ending, Analyzed

Netflix Says 105 Million Subscribers Have Watched an Episode of Orange Is the New Black

The Cats Trailer Looks Great, You Weirdos

The Bachelorette Took a Wrecking Ball to the Fantasy Suite

Podcast Episode How Lady Day Transformed Pain Into Art

Paul McCartney Is Writing Music and Lyrics for an It’s a Wonderful Life Musical

Tituss Burgess Calls Donald Trump “Dumb as Bricks” in Supremely Catchy Protest Song

The Latest Study on Trigger Warnings Finally Convinced Me They’re Not Worth It

Podcast Episode Could We Go Back to Wind-Powered Ships by Rediscovering a Nautical Innovation We Abandoned a Century Ago?

How Will We Govern Ourselves and Create Community in Space?

How Worried Should You Be About That Face-Aging App Made by a Russian Company?

Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

Dog Facial Recognition Technology Is Finally Here

Future Tense Newsletter: Face/Off

Podcast Episode In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

The Visitor

Dear Care and Feeding: How Low May I Sink When My Co-Parent’s Away?

My Dog Wakes Up the Whole House to Pee During the Night

Podcast Episode Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Carpool Liability Waiver Edition

Zara’s New Sustainability Plan Reveals the Limits of Fast Fashion

Podcast Episode Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

If I’m Not Great About Flossing, Should I Get a Water Pick?

What Determines Your Social Network? In New York, Your Subway Line.

Podcast Episode What’s It Like to Own and Run an Oyster Farm?

Podcast Episode Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

Tropical Storm Barry’s Biggest Threat to New Orleans Is Rainfall

Parts of New Orleans Are Flooded. Worse Is on the Way.

New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

Elizabeth Warren Just Announced a Huge Fundraising Haul. That’s Good for the Whole Democratic Party.

Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry

Did Border Agents Detain Three American Children to Force Their Undocumented Parents to Pick Them Up?

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Associate Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Trump Now Disavows “Send Her Back” Chant at Rally, Says He “Felt a Little Bit Badly About It”

It’s Mark Sanford’s Week Because We Say So

Podcast Episode Is Our Nation in Greater Peril Than We Are Willing to Grapple With?

Podcast Episode Senator Michael Bennet May Be a Centrist Candidate, But He’s Tired of Reaching Across the Aisle

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Wife and I Barely Have Sex Anymore. How Do We Save Our Marriage?

How Lady Day Transformed Pain Into Art

Could We Go Back to Wind-Powered Ships by Rediscovering a Nautical Innovation We Abandoned a Century Ago?

In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Carpool Liability Waiver Edition

Is Aziz Ansari Sorry?

What’s It Like to Own and Run an Oyster Farm?

Slate Money: The Smoke-Filled Rooms Edition

Is Our Nation in Greater Peril Than We Are Willing to Grapple With?

Senator Michael Bennet May Be a Centrist Candidate, But He’s Tired of Reaching Across the Aisle