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The Other Sin Unearthed by the New Kavanaugh Scandal

Dahlia Lithwick

Elaine Chao Is Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

Jeremy Stahl

Ken Burns’ Country Music Isn’t Whitewashed—but It Is Awfully Rosy

Carl Wilson

Arizona Supreme Court Rules Businesses Can Discriminate Against Same-Sex Weddings

Mark Joseph Stern

This Is Fine

The Saudi-Iran Conflict Stops Just Short of Full-On War. For Now.

Joshua Keating

Kris Kobach Sent a List of Possible Immigrants to ICE to Ask if They Were Undocumented

Molly Olmstead

TV

SNL Drops Shane Gillis After Backlash to Racist Remarks

Marissa Martinelli

9/11

Ilhan Omar Responds to Son of 9/11 Victim Who Criticized Her at Anniversary Event

Daniel Politi

How to Do It

I Stumbled on a Disturbing Online Profile of Someone I Know. I’m Worried.

Rich Juzwiak

Do the Hustle

Lorene Scafaria on directing Hustlers.

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We’re Much, Much Funnier Than We Used to Be

Mike Pesca

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

Sam Adams

Winners

Rachel Bloom Wins an Emmy and Announces Her Pregnancy

Marissa Martinelli

We are so happy and not at all bitter!

Jojo Rabbit Wins at the Toronto International Film Festival

Matthew Dessem

At 97, Norman Lear Becomes the Oldest Person to Win an Emmy

Matthew Dessem

I was upstaged by a rumor at my wedding.

Help! How Do I Get My Ex to Stop Coming to My Dinner Parties?

Help! My Friend’s Fiancée Sexually Assaulted Me During Her Bachelorette Party.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Insists on Driving Even Though He’s Prone to Seizures.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Thanking the Stepmother

How to Do It

I Found Gross Asian Fetish Porn on My Boyfriend’s Computer. I’m Asian.

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Dahlia Lithwick

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

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Carl Wilson

Ken Burns’ Country Music Isn’t Whitewashed, but It Is Awfully Rosy

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Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin

What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

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Sam Adams

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

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Jeremy Stahl

Elaine Chao Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

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Mark Joseph Stern

Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings

Elizabeth Warren Joins Harris, Castro in Calling for Kavanaugh’s Impeachment

Daniel Politi

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

Dahlia Lithwick

The Miami Dolphins Really Want to Be the Worst Team in NFL History

Nick Greene

We’re Much, Much Funnier Than We Used to Be

Welcome to our weeklong exploration of comedy in 2019.

Mike Pesca

Culture

What’s worth your time

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Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

Carl Wilson

The filmmaker’s latest documentary has more than three chords, not enough of the truth.

Tech & Business

How it moves us

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Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil

April Glaser

How a Nazi-punching satire led to the first union drive at a well-known tech company—and, workers say, the firing of two organizers in eight days.

Churches Are Using Targeted Ads to Convert and Recruit

Josh Wilbur

Trump’s Plan to Stop Violence Via Smartphone Tracking Isn’t Just a Massive Privacy Violation

Jane C. Hu

Trump’s Proposed Ban on Flavors Won’t Reduce Vaping Illnesses

Jeremy Samuel Faust

What Happened After a Bunch of Democratic Presidential Campaigns Started Texting Me

Aaron Mak

Kickstarter Has Fired Two Union Organizers in Eight Days

April Glaser

Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers

Heather Schwedel

Most Americans Think Climate Change Is a Crisis. Even (Young) Republicans.

Oliver Milman

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

Lauren Michele Jackson

Robin DiAngelo’s idea changed how white progressives talk about themselves—and little else.

Help! I Was Upstaged by a Rumor at My Wedding.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

I Accidentally Discovered a Disturbing Online Profile of Someone I Know. It Has Me Very Worried.

Rich Juzwiak

Why Opera Star Jamie Barton Wore the Bisexual Flag to Britain’s Biggest Classical Concert

June Thomas

The Best Board Games for Parties, According to Experts

Strategist Editors

Dear Care and Feeding: My Parents Are Spoiling My Little Sister

Nicole Cliffe

Help! How Do I Get My Ex to Stop Coming to My Dinner Parties?

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

News & Politics

What really matters

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Is It Finally Time for Bookermentum?

Jim Newell

Elaine Chao Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

Jeremy Stahl

Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings

Mark Joseph Stern

The Angle: In America Today, Who Counts?

Slate Copy Desk

The State of Stand-Up Comedy

Mike Pesca

The Saudi-Iran Conflict Stops Just Short of Full-On War. For Now.

Joshua Keating

Kris Kobach Sent a List of Possible Immigrants to ICE to Ask if They Were Undocumented

Molly Olmstead

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

Dahlia Lithwick

The Other Sin Unearthed by the New Kavanaugh Scandal

Elaine Chao Is Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

Ken Burns’ Country Music Isn’t Whitewashed—but It Is Awfully Rosy

Arizona Supreme Court Rules Businesses Can Discriminate Against Same-Sex Weddings

This Is Fine

The Saudi-Iran Conflict Stops Just Short of Full-On War. For Now.

Kris Kobach Sent a List of Possible Immigrants to ICE to Ask if They Were Undocumented

TV

SNL Drops Shane Gillis After Backlash to Racist Remarks

9/11

Ilhan Omar Responds to Son of 9/11 Victim Who Criticized Her at Anniversary Event

How to Do It

I Stumbled on a Disturbing Online Profile of Someone I Know. I’m Worried.

Do the Hustle

We’re Much, Much Funnier Than We Used to Be

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

Winners

Rachel Bloom Wins an Emmy and Announces Her Pregnancy

Jojo Rabbit Wins at the Toronto International Film Festival

At 97, Norman Lear Becomes the Oldest Person to Win an Emmy

I was upstaged by a rumor at my wedding.

Help! How Do I Get My Ex to Stop Coming to My Dinner Parties?

Help! My Friend’s Fiancée Sexually Assaulted Me During Her Bachelorette Party.

Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Insists on Driving Even Though He’s Prone to Seizures.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Thanking the Stepmother

I Found Gross Asian Fetish Porn on My Boyfriend’s Computer. I’m Asian.

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

Ken Burns’ Country Music Isn’t Whitewashed, but It Is Awfully Rosy

Podcast Episode What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

Elaine Chao Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings

Elizabeth Warren Joins Harris, Castro in Calling for Kavanaugh’s Impeachment

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

The Miami Dolphins Really Want to Be the Worst Team in NFL History

We’re Much, Much Funnier Than We Used to Be

If You Love Slate, Support It

Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

Podcast Episode What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

Mr. Rogers Was No Saint, and Other Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

Saturday Night Live Drops Shane Gillis After Backlash to Racist Remarks

If Jack Reacher Had a Life Philosophy, What Would It Be?

The State of Comedy in 2019

Netflix Acquires Rights to Stream Seinfeld After Losing Friends and The Office

Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil

Churches Are Using Targeted Ads to Convert and Recruit

Trump’s Plan to Stop Violence Via Smartphone Tracking Isn’t Just a Massive Privacy Violation

Trump’s Proposed Ban on Flavors Won’t Reduce Vaping Illnesses

What Happened After a Bunch of Democratic Presidential Campaigns Started Texting Me

Kickstarter Has Fired Two Union Organizers in Eight Days

Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers

Most Americans Think Climate Change Is a Crisis. Even (Young) Republicans.

What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

Help! I Was Upstaged by a Rumor at My Wedding.

I Accidentally Discovered a Disturbing Online Profile of Someone I Know. It Has Me Very Worried.

Why Opera Star Jamie Barton Wore the Bisexual Flag to Britain’s Biggest Classical Concert

The Best Board Games for Parties, According to Experts

Dear Care and Feeding: My Parents Are Spoiling My Little Sister

Help! How Do I Get My Ex to Stop Coming to My Dinner Parties?

Is It Finally Time for Bookermentum?

Elaine Chao Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism

Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings

The Angle: In America Today, Who Counts?

Podcast Episode The State of Stand-Up Comedy

The Saudi-Iran Conflict Stops Just Short of Full-On War. For Now.

Kris Kobach Sent a List of Possible Immigrants to ICE to Ask if They Were Undocumented

The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Insists on Driving Even Though He’s Prone to Seizures.

What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

What It Was Like to Play in the NFL While in the Closet

The State of Stand-Up Comedy