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The Other Sin Unearthed by the New Kavanaugh Scandal

Dahlia Lithwick

William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report

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Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary?

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North Carolina Sheriff Allegedly Tried to Plan Murder of Deputy Who Had Recording of Him Saying Racist Things

Molly Olmstead

Trump World

Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Elliot Hannon

Sean Spicer’s DWTS Wardrobe Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Elliot Hannon

Tech Companies

There Is One Good Reason to Share Period Data With App-Makers

Shannon Palus

Unionizing Workers Accuse Kickstarter of Retaliatory Firings in a Federal Complaint

April Glaser

Care and Feeding

I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

Rumaan Alam

Ryan Reynolds looking buff with the How To! red, yellow, and white scribbles.

How To Look Like a Superhero

Tips from the trainer who got Ryan Reynolds ready to play Deadpool.

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On Whining

Dan Kois

If a child falls in the forest, does he make a sound?

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason

How to Do It

Do I owe them an explanation?

Entertainment

The History of “Hurt People Hurt People”

Matthew Phelan

From pastors, to Andrew Garfield, to Hustlers.

Seeing Julia Stiles Show Up on Screen in Hustlers Made My Whole Month

Heather Schwedel

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

Carl Wilson

I have $230,000 of student debt—and my fiancée wants nothing to do with it.

Help! 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.

How to Do It

I Accidentally Discovered a Disturbing Online Profile of Someone I Know. I’m Worried.

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Seeing Julia Stiles Show Up on Screen in Hustlers Made My Whole Month

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There’s One Good Reason to Share Period App Data: Medical Research

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“We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism”

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Ashwin Phatak

William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report

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Molly Olmstead

North Carolina Sheriff Allegedly Tried to Plan Murder of Deputy Who Had Recording of Him Saying Racist Things

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

Dahlia Lithwick

The State of Comedy in 2019

Mike Pesca

Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

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

Carl Wilson

Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings

Denying services to a gay couple is protected free speech, the court ruled.

Mark Joseph Stern

Culture

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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.

In the Living With Yourself Trailer, Paul Rudd Faces His Ultimate Nemesis: Paul Rudd

Matthew Dessem

Issa Rae Sets Up Set It Off Remake

Matthew Dessem

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.

“We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism”

Natalie Hanman

Unionizing Workers Just Accused Kickstarter of Retaliatory Firings in a Federal Complaint

April Glaser

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

Oliver Milman

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

There’s One Good Reason to Share Period App Data: Medical Research

Shannon Palus

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.

Has English Gotten Less Complex?

John H. McWhorter

I Only Use This Zingy Southern Mayonnaise Now

Strategist Editors

The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

Charles Duhigg

Help! Shouldn’t My Fiancée Help Me Pay Off My $230,000 of Student Debt?

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

Rumaan Alam

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason. Do I Owe Them an Explanation?

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News & Politics

What really matters

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Is It Finally Time for Bookermentum?

Jim Newell

North Carolina Sheriff Allegedly Tried to Plan Murder of Deputy Who Had Recording of Him Saying Racist Things

Molly Olmstead

Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary? (No.)

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Sean Spicer’s Wardrobe on Dancing With the Stars Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Elliot Hannon

Sensitive Personal and Financial Data of What’s Likely an Entire Country Leaked Online

Elliot Hannon

Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Elliot Hannon

What Does It Mean to Be “for Impeachment”?

Mary Harris

William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report

Ashwin Phatak

The Other Sin Unearthed by the New Kavanaugh Scandal

William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report

Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary?

North Carolina Sheriff Allegedly Tried to Plan Murder of Deputy Who Had Recording of Him Saying Racist Things

Trump World

Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Sean Spicer’s DWTS Wardrobe Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Tech Companies

There Is One Good Reason to Share Period Data With App-Makers

Unionizing Workers Accuse Kickstarter of Retaliatory Firings in a Federal Complaint

Care and Feeding

I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

How To Look Like a Superhero

On Whining

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason

Entertainment

The History of “Hurt People Hurt People”

Seeing Julia Stiles Show Up on Screen in Hustlers Made My Whole Month

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

I have $230,000 of student debt—and my fiancée wants nothing to do with it.

Help! 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.

I Accidentally Discovered a Disturbing Online Profile of Someone I Know. I’m Worried.

The History of “Hurt People Hurt People,” From Pastors to Strippers to Hustlers

Seeing Julia Stiles Show Up on Screen in Hustlers Made My Whole Month

There’s One Good Reason to Share Period App Data: Medical Research

“We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism”

William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report

North Carolina Sheriff Allegedly Tried to Plan Murder of Deputy Who Had Recording of Him Saying Racist Things

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

The State of Comedy in 2019

Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings

If You Love Slate, Support It

Ken Burns’ Soft-Focus Look at Country Music

The History of “Hurt People Hurt People,” From Pastors to Strippers to Hustlers

Seeing Julia Stiles Show Up on Screen in Hustlers Made My Whole Month

Two Stars of The Office Help Lilly Singh Kick Off Her New Late-Night Show

Podcast Episode The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

In the Living With Yourself Trailer, Paul Rudd Faces His Ultimate Nemesis: Paul Rudd

Issa Rae Sets Up Set It Off Remake

Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil

“We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism”

Unionizing Workers Just Accused Kickstarter of Retaliatory Firings in a Federal Complaint

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

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

There’s One Good Reason to Share Period App Data: Medical Research

What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

Podcast Episode Has English Gotten Less Complex?

I Only Use This Zingy Southern Mayonnaise Now

Podcast Episode The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

Help! Shouldn’t My Fiancée Help Me Pay Off My $230,000 of Student Debt?

Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Resentful My Husband Gets to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad, and I Have to Work

I Refuse Oral Sex From Guys for a Very Good Reason. Do I Owe Them an Explanation?

Is It Finally Time for Bookermentum?

North Carolina Sheriff Allegedly Tried to Plan Murder of Deputy Who Had Recording of Him Saying Racist Things

Are Out-of-Touch Twitter Leftists Controlling the Democratic Primary? (No.)

Sean Spicer’s Wardrobe on Dancing With the Stars Isn’t Sufficient Payback for His Sins, but It’s a Start

Sensitive Personal and Financial Data of What’s Likely an Entire Country Leaked Online

Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Podcast Episode What Does It Mean to Be “for Impeachment”?

William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report

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.

The Salsa Classic That Borrows From Opera and Disco

Has English Gotten Less Complex?

The Secret Workout Actors Use to Get Buff for Superhero Movies

What Does It Mean to Be “for Impeachment”?