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The Bible That Oozed Oil

Ruth Graham

A small Georgia town, a prophecy about Donald Trump, and the story of how a miracle fell apart.

Let’s Revisit Coronavirus Czar Pence’s History on Public Health Initiatives

Shannon Palus

Why Didn’t the Harvey Weinstein Jury Believe Annabella Sciorra?

Lili Loofbourow

Warren’s Deft Approach to Male Bluster, as Seen in a Disastrous Live Chris Matthews Interview

Heather Schwedel

2020

For Some Reason, a Lot of People Emailed to Say Bloomberg’s Debate Cheering Section Was Very Normal

Ashley Feinberg

Marine Corps

Top General Orders Removal of Confederate Paraphernalia From Bases

Elliot Hannon

Transit

Cities Are Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About E-Scooters

David Zipper

Horror

How Scary Is The Invisible Man, the New Elisabeth Moss Movie?

Jeffrey Bloomer

Ask a Teacher

My Child’s Teacher Is Racist. What Should I Do?

Brandon Hersey, Katie Holbrook, Cassy Sarnell, and Amy Scott

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Can Bernie Beat Trump?

Older voters may hold him back.

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Star Trek: Picard Is Better When It Embraces Its Silly Side

Megan Kallstrom

Sisters of the Groom Have No Official Role in Wedding Etiquette. I’m Obsessed With Finding One.

Elizabeth Held

Science

She says that if I wear white, she will not be coming and will not invite me to her wedding.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Great Friend, Lousy Boyfriend

Help! I Found Out My Boyfriend Did Blackface in College.

Help! My Husband Is Proud His DNA Test Doesn’t Show “Any Black” in Him.

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I Gave My Husband One Rule for Threesomes, and He Broke It Right in Front of Me

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First Coronavirus Case in U.S. Reported Without Clear Link to Global Outbreak

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Strategist Editors

After a Long Hunt, I Found the Perfect, Under-$25 Winter Moisturizer

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Danny M. Lavery and Nicole Cliffe

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Great Friend, Lousy Boyfriend

Elizabeth Warren’s Deft Approach to Male Bluster, as Seen in a Disastrous Live Chris Matthews Interview

Heather Schwedel

Tuesday Night’s Debate Audience Sure Seemed to Like Bloomberg for Some Reason

Ashley Feinberg

The Bible That Oozed Oil

A small Georgia town, a prophecy about Donald Trump, and the story of how a miracle fell apart.

Ruth Graham

For Some Reason, a Whole Lot of People Sent Emails to Say Bloomberg’s Debate Cheering Section Was Very Normal

Who knew the former mayor inspired such passion?

Ashley Feinberg

Culture

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Making Sense of the Dizzyingly Complicated Jameela Jamil Controversy

Rachelle Hampton

Scrutiny over the actress’s medical history has pitted skeptics of her public persona against disability rights activists.

The Vegan One-Ingredient Ice Cream We’re Not Talking About Enough

Ella Quittner

James McAvoy: The Scottish Powerhouse Who Never Fails to Deliver the Goods

Bim Adewunmi and Nichole Perkins

Star Trek: Picard Is Better When It Embraces Its Silly Side

Megan Kallstrom

How Scary Is The Invisible Man, the New Elisabeth Moss Movie?

Jeffrey Bloomer

How the Atlanta Track Club Is Preparing for the Largest Olympic Marathon Trials Ever

Shannon Palus

The Great Culture Gabfest Debate on Taylor Swift Continues

Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dan Kois

Tech & Business

How it moves us

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We Want a More Private Internet, but We Want to Screenshot It Too

Jane C. Hu

We don’t have great norms to determine when it’s appropriate to share an image of a conversation with someone else.

Let’s Revisit Coronavirus Czar Mike Pence’s History on Public Health Initiatives

Shannon Palus

Court Says You Don’t Have a First Amendment Right to Make Money Off YouTube

Mark Joseph Stern

Uber and Lyft Are Increasing Emissions, Not Lowering Them

Delilah Friedler

So, Should You Panic About Coronavirus Now?

Shannon Palus

Michael Bloomberg Is Always Wrong About the Economy

Jordan Weissmann

Did Ivanka Photoshop This Instagram of Her at the Taj Mahal?

Aaron Mak

Cities Are Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About E-Scooters

David Zipper

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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I’m a Muslim Man, and I’m Tired of Taking My Wife to Gender-Segregated Mosques

Aymann Ismail

On Man Up, Aymann Ismail has a crisis of faith.

After a Long Hunt, I Found the Perfect, Under-$25 Winter Moisturizer

Strategist Editors

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Great Friend, Lousy Boyfriend

Danny M. Lavery and Nicole Cliffe

Help! My Sister Won’t Come to My Wedding if I Wear White.

Danny M. Lavery

Ask a Teacher: My Child’s Teacher Is Racist. What Should I Do?

Brandon Hersey, Katie Holbrook, Cassy Sarnell, and Amy Scott

The Bible That Oozed Oil

Ruth Graham

Sisters of the Groom Have No Official Role in Wedding Etiquette. I’m Obsessed With Finding One.

Elizabeth Held

News & Politics

What really matters

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Trump’s Lackeys Now Pose a Grave National Security Threat

Fred Kaplan

Richard Grenell and Kashyap Patel are likely to twist intelligence just to keep the president from getting angry.

Top General Orders Removal of All Confederate Paraphernalia From Marine Bases

Elliot Hannon

Can Bernie Beat Trump?

Mary Harris

Seeking Modern Witticisms in Conservative Thinking

Virginia Heffernan

If You’re Not a Muppet, You Don’t Have a Chance at the Presidency

Mike Pesca

For Some Reason, a Lot of People Emailed to Say Bloomberg’s Debate Cheering Section Was Very Normal

Ashley Feinberg

Why Didn’t the Weinstein Jury Believe Annabella Sciorra?

Lili Loofbourow

First Coronavirus Case in U.S. Reported Without Clear Link to Global Outbreak

Elliot Hannon

The Bible That Oozed Oil

Let’s Revisit Coronavirus Czar Pence’s History on Public Health Initiatives

Why Didn’t the Harvey Weinstein Jury Believe Annabella Sciorra?

Warren’s Deft Approach to Male Bluster, as Seen in a Disastrous Live Chris Matthews Interview

2020

For Some Reason, a Lot of People Emailed to Say Bloomberg’s Debate Cheering Section Was Very Normal

Marine Corps

Top General Orders Removal of Confederate Paraphernalia From Bases

Transit

Cities Are Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About E-Scooters

Horror

How Scary Is The Invisible Man, the New Elisabeth Moss Movie?

Ask a Teacher

My Child’s Teacher Is Racist. What Should I Do?

Can Bernie Beat Trump?

Star Trek: Picard Is Better When It Embraces Its Silly Side

Sisters of the Groom Have No Official Role in Wedding Etiquette. I’m Obsessed With Finding One.

Science

So, Should You Panic About Coronavirus Now?

The Challenge of Determining Whether Coronavirus Is a Pandemic

Uber and Lyft Are Increasing Emissions, Not Lowering Them

She says that if I wear white, she will not be coming and will not invite me to her wedding.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Great Friend, Lousy Boyfriend

Podcast Episode Help! I Found Out My Boyfriend Did Blackface in College.

Help! My Husband Is Proud His DNA Test Doesn’t Show “Any Black” in Him.

Help! I Want to Support My Friend—but She’s a Witch Who Tears Down My Christian Faith.

I Gave My Husband One Rule for Threesomes, and He Broke It Right in Front of Me

First Coronavirus Case in U.S. Reported Without Clear Link to Global Outbreak

Cities Are Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About E-Scooters

Top General Orders Removal of All Confederate Paraphernalia From Marine Bases

The Vegan One-Ingredient Ice Cream We’re Not Talking About Enough

After a Long Hunt, I Found the Perfect, Under-$25 Winter Moisturizer

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Great Friend, Lousy Boyfriend

Elizabeth Warren’s Deft Approach to Male Bluster, as Seen in a Disastrous Live Chris Matthews Interview

Tuesday Night’s Debate Audience Sure Seemed to Like Bloomberg for Some Reason

The Bible That Oozed Oil

For Some Reason, a Whole Lot of People Sent Emails to Say Bloomberg’s Debate Cheering Section Was Very Normal

If You Love Slate, Support It

Making Sense of the Dizzyingly Complicated Jameela Jamil Controversy

The Vegan One-Ingredient Ice Cream We’re Not Talking About Enough

Podcast Episode James McAvoy: The Scottish Powerhouse Who Never Fails to Deliver the Goods

Star Trek: Picard Is Better When It Embraces Its Silly Side

How Scary Is The Invisible Man, the New Elisabeth Moss Movie?

How the Atlanta Track Club Is Preparing for the Largest Olympic Marathon Trials Ever

Podcast Episode The Great Culture Gabfest Debate on Taylor Swift Continues

We Want a More Private Internet, but We Want to Screenshot It Too

Let’s Revisit Coronavirus Czar Mike Pence’s History on Public Health Initiatives

Court Says You Don’t Have a First Amendment Right to Make Money Off YouTube

Uber and Lyft Are Increasing Emissions, Not Lowering Them

So, Should You Panic About Coronavirus Now?

Michael Bloomberg Is Always Wrong About the Economy

Did Ivanka Photoshop This Instagram of Her at the Taj Mahal?

Cities Are Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About E-Scooters

I’m a Muslim Man, and I’m Tired of Taking My Wife to Gender-Segregated Mosques

After a Long Hunt, I Found the Perfect, Under-$25 Winter Moisturizer

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Great Friend, Lousy Boyfriend

Help! My Sister Won’t Come to My Wedding if I Wear White.

Ask a Teacher: My Child’s Teacher Is Racist. What Should I Do?

The Bible That Oozed Oil

Sisters of the Groom Have No Official Role in Wedding Etiquette. I’m Obsessed With Finding One.

Trump’s Lackeys Now Pose a Grave National Security Threat

Top General Orders Removal of All Confederate Paraphernalia From Marine Bases

Podcast Episode Can Bernie Beat Trump?

Podcast Episode Seeking Modern Witticisms in Conservative Thinking

Podcast Episode If You’re Not a Muppet, You Don’t Have a Chance at the Presidency

For Some Reason, a Lot of People Emailed to Say Bloomberg’s Debate Cheering Section Was Very Normal

Why Didn’t the Weinstein Jury Believe Annabella Sciorra?

First Coronavirus Case in U.S. Reported Without Clear Link to Global Outbreak

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Help! I Found Out My Boyfriend Did Blackface in College.

James McAvoy: The Scottish Powerhouse Who Never Fails to Deliver the Goods

The Great Culture Gabfest Debate on Taylor Swift Continues

Can Bernie Beat Trump?

Seeking Modern Witticisms in Conservative Thinking

If You’re Not a Muppet, You Don’t Have a Chance at the Presidency