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The GOP’s “Real Deal” Defense Is Fake

William Saletan

White House

Obama Officials Say Trump Press Secretary’s Claim They Left Mean Notes Is a Lie

Molly Olmstead

Konmari

Do These Items Marie Kondo Is Selling in Her Online Store Spark Joy?

Shannon Palus

Royals

How Prince Andrew Engulfed Himself in a Historic Scandal

Heather Schwedel

The Deed

My Mother Is Sleeping With Tinder Guys in My House

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A 23-Year-Old Virgin Wonders if He’s “Too Nice”

Aymann Ismail

The Backstory to Bolivia’s Coup

The country’s turmoil comes back to money and power.

Cover Story

What a Year of Testing Fancy Wellness Products Taught Me

Shannon Palus

We Really Need a Relaxing Getaway. Are We Nuts to Bring Our Baby With Us to Hawaii?

Care and Feeding

MUSIC

Céline Dion, Reborn

Carl Wilson

On her new album, the Canadian singer is a swearing, drag-loving queer icon.

In Praise of the Greatest Trombone Part in Broadway History

Jacob Garchik

A Guide to Taylor Swift’s New Cats Song for People Who’ve Never Seen Cats

Marissa Martinelli

I hate feeling like I need to manage my own appearance to make other people more comfortable.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! I Hate Big Parties. Why Am I Envious That My Partner Threw One for Their Best Friend?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Ex at the Wedding

Help! I Just Found Out My Friend Had an Affair With My Ex.

Help! My Boomer In-Laws Are Selfish Cheapskates Who Don’t Do Enough for Us.

How to Do It

Can I Get Oral Sex From Another Guy and Not Be Gay?

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Jeremy Stahl

It’s Time for Gordon Sondland to Get His Story Straight

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Molly Olmstead

Obama Officials Say Trump Press Secretary’s Claim They Left Mean Notes Is a Lie

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Jacob Garchik

In Praise of the Greatest Trombone Part in Broadway History

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Heather Schwedel

How Prince Andrew Engulfed Himself in a Historic Royal Scandal

The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years

Dan Kois and Laura Miller

Stop Assuming Republican Senators Will Do the Right Thing

Dahlia Lithwick

The Supreme Court May Criminalize Immigrant Advocacy

The case could let the government prosecute people for routine legal work or even sympathetic tweets.

Lorelei Laird

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Ford v. Ferrari

The new racing movie plays fast and loose with the facts, but some of its most unbelievable details are straight from the record books.

Matthew Phelan

Culture

What’s worth your time

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The Morning Show Is a Triumph of Bad Taste

Willa Paskin

And a rich text for Jennifer Aniston scholars.

Céline Dion’s New Album Finds Her Reborn as a Swearing, Drag-Loving Queer Icon

Carl Wilson

In Praise of the Greatest Trombone Part in Broadway History

Jacob Garchik

The Story of West Side Story

Studio 360

Everything You Need to Know About the Gyptians in His Dark Materials

Dan Kois and Laura Miller

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Ford v. Ferrari

Matthew Phelan

An Interview With Asif Kapadia About His Brilliant Documentary on Diego Maradona

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin

Tech & Business

How it moves us

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The Lines of Code That Changed Everything

Apollo 11, the JPEG, the first pop-up ad, and 33 other bits of software that have transformed our world.

We Need to Fix Online Advertising. All of It.

Tarleton Gillespie

The Latest Conspiracy Theory Merch Craze Is Jeffrey Epstein Christmas Swag

Aaron Mak

Elizabeth Warren Admits That She Isn’t Really Going to Pass Single Payer

Jordan Weissmann

Facebook Earns $132.80 From Your Data per Year

Elena Botella

A Fight Over 3D-Printing Files of the Nefertiti Bust Comes to a Bizarre Conclusion

Michael Weinberg

Elizabeth Warren Is Driving Billionaires Even Crazier Than She Was Yesterday

Jordan Weissmann

Trump Thinks Homelessness Is a Scourge. His Administration Just Ousted the Official in Charge of Addressing It.

Jonathan L. Fischer

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years

Dan Kois and Laura Miller

Slate’s books team selects the definitive works of reporting, memoir, and argument of the past quarter-century.

Do These Items Marie Kondo Is Selling in Her Online Store Spark Joy?

Shannon Palus

How Prince Andrew Engulfed Himself in a Historic Royal Scandal

Heather Schwedel

A 23-Year-Old Virgin Wonders if It’s All Because He’s “Too Nice”

Aymann Ismail

YogaToes Cured My Lifelong Fear of Bunions

Strategist Editors

How Do You Get a Right Swipe When the Online Dating World Is Stacked Against You?

Charles Duhigg

Dear Care and Feeding: We Really Need a Relaxing Getaway. Are We Nuts to Bring Our Baby With Us to Hawaii?

Rumaan Alam

News & Politics

What really matters

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Public Impeachment Sneering

Justin Peters

Laura Ingraham is laughing through the Ukraine affair.

Obama Officials Say Trump Press Secretary’s Claim They Left Mean Notes Is a Lie

Molly Olmstead

Two Jail Workers Arrested for Failure to Monitor Jeffrey Epstein the Night of His Death

Elliot Hannon

What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About the Tuesday Impeachment Hearing

Elena Botella

Rex Tillerson Says Trump’s Quid Pro Quo With Ukraine Was “Wrong”

Elliot Hannon

The Backstory to Bolivia’s Coup

Mary Harris

The GOP’s “Real Deal” Defense Is Fake

William Saletan

It’s Time for Gordon Sondland to Get His Story Straight

Jeremy Stahl

The GOP’s “Real Deal” Defense Is Fake

What Twitter’s Smartest Are Saying About Tuesday’s Hearing

It’s Time for Gordon Sondland to Get His Story Straight

Assuming GOP Senators Will Eventually Do the Right Thing? Don’t.

Rex Tillerson Says Trump’s Quid Pro Quo With Ukraine Was “Wrong”

White House

Obama Officials Say Trump Press Secretary’s Claim They Left Mean Notes Is a Lie

Konmari

Do These Items Marie Kondo Is Selling in Her Online Store Spark Joy?

Royals

How Prince Andrew Engulfed Himself in a Historic Scandal

The Deed

My Mother Is Sleeping With Tinder Guys in My House

A 23-Year-Old Virgin Wonders if He’s “Too Nice”

The Backstory to Bolivia’s Coup

What a Year of Testing Fancy Wellness Products Taught Me

We Really Need a Relaxing Getaway. Are We Nuts to Bring Our Baby With Us to Hawaii?

MUSIC

Céline Dion, Reborn

In Praise of the Greatest Trombone Part in Broadway History

A Guide to Taylor Swift’s New Cats Song for People Who’ve Never Seen Cats

I hate feeling like I need to manage my own appearance to make other people more comfortable.

Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! I Hate Big Parties. Why Am I Envious That My Partner Threw One for Their Best Friend?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Ex at the Wedding

Help! I Just Found Out My Friend Had an Affair With My Ex.

Help! My Boomer In-Laws Are Selfish Cheapskates Who Don’t Do Enough for Us.

Can I Get Oral Sex From Another Guy and Not Be Gay?

Do These Items Marie Kondo Is Selling in Her Online Store Spark Joy?

Céline Dion’s New Album Finds Her Reborn as a Swearing, Drag-Loving Queer Icon

It’s Time for Gordon Sondland to Get His Story Straight

Obama Officials Say Trump Press Secretary’s Claim They Left Mean Notes Is a Lie

In Praise of the Greatest Trombone Part in Broadway History

How Prince Andrew Engulfed Himself in a Historic Royal Scandal

The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years

Stop Assuming Republican Senators Will Do the Right Thing

The Supreme Court May Criminalize Immigrant Advocacy

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Ford v. Ferrari

If You Love Slate, Support It

The Morning Show Is a Triumph of Bad Taste

Céline Dion’s New Album Finds Her Reborn as a Swearing, Drag-Loving Queer Icon

In Praise of the Greatest Trombone Part in Broadway History

Podcast Episode The Story of West Side Story

Podcast Episode Everything You Need to Know About the Gyptians in His Dark Materials

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Ford v. Ferrari

Podcast Episode An Interview With Asif Kapadia About His Brilliant Documentary on Diego Maradona

The Lines of Code That Changed Everything

We Need to Fix Online Advertising. All of It.

The Latest Conspiracy Theory Merch Craze Is Jeffrey Epstein Christmas Swag

Elizabeth Warren Admits That She Isn’t Really Going to Pass Single Payer

Facebook Earns $132.80 From Your Data per Year

A Fight Over 3D-Printing Files of the Nefertiti Bust Comes to a Bizarre Conclusion

Elizabeth Warren Is Driving Billionaires Even Crazier Than She Was Yesterday

Trump Thinks Homelessness Is a Scourge. His Administration Just Ousted the Official in Charge of Addressing It.

The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years

Do These Items Marie Kondo Is Selling in Her Online Store Spark Joy?

How Prince Andrew Engulfed Himself in a Historic Royal Scandal

A 23-Year-Old Virgin Wonders if It’s All Because He’s “Too Nice”

YogaToes Cured My Lifelong Fear of Bunions

Podcast Episode How Do You Get a Right Swipe When the Online Dating World Is Stacked Against You?

Dear Care and Feeding: We Really Need a Relaxing Getaway. Are We Nuts to Bring Our Baby With Us to Hawaii?

Public Impeachment Sneering

Obama Officials Say Trump Press Secretary’s Claim They Left Mean Notes Is a Lie

Two Jail Workers Arrested for Failure to Monitor Jeffrey Epstein the Night of His Death

What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About the Tuesday Impeachment Hearing

Rex Tillerson Says Trump’s Quid Pro Quo With Ukraine Was “Wrong”

Podcast Episode The Backstory to Bolivia’s Coup

The GOP’s “Real Deal” Defense Is Fake

It’s Time for Gordon Sondland to Get His Story Straight

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! I Hate Big Parties. Why Am I Envious That My Partner Threw One for Their Best Friend?

The Story of West Side Story

Everything You Need to Know About the Gyptians in His Dark Materials

An Interview With Asif Kapadia About His Brilliant Documentary on Diego Maradona

How Do You Get a Right Swipe When the Online Dating World Is Stacked Against You?

The Backstory to Bolivia’s Coup