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Introducing Slate’s LGBTQ podcast, Outward.

Our Queer Roots

Your Kid’s Dorm Room Does Not Need a Makeover

Fluffy rugs and big-screen TVs spoil the true college experience.

Tech

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Daniel Politi

Lili Loofbourow

Changes in design and materials are good news for those of us with slippery fingers.

Christina Bonnington

The White House counsel has figured out how to appear transparent without giving Mueller the information he needs.

Mark Joseph Stern

Culture

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For one thing, the ending is totally different.

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Eccentric, brilliant, and now troubled, Elon Musk is synonymous with his companies. Good thing he’s not the only one running them.

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An honest guide to modern life

Or has that ship sailed?

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Where the money goes

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The White House counsel has figured out how to appear transparent without giving Mueller the information he needs.

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This Is America

Don McGahn Has Not Turned on Trump

Elon Musk, in a 2:32 a.m. Tweet, Addresses People Who Think He Needs to Get More Sleep

NYU Is Making Medical School Free. What a Waste.

#MeToo

Asia Argento Agreed to Pay $380,000 to Actor Who Accused Her of Sexual Assault

Sports

If the Anthem Is Shown on MNF, Something Terrible Has Likely Happened

The NBA Is Running a Teen Training Camp in the Middle of a Humanitarian Atrocity

Nightmares

The Worst Boss Stories Ever

Late Night

John Oliver Compared Trade to Sex, Because Both Are Worse With Trump Involved

Introducing Slate’s LGBTQ podcast, Outward.

Your Kid’s Dorm Room Does Not Need a Makeover

Sorry to Bother You Director Boots Riley Has a Blistering Critique of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman

Tech

Soon You May Never Worry About Cracking Your Phone Screen Again

We Can Reclaim Our Attention Spans From the Internet—and It’s Not Hard

Apple Could Massively Improve iPhone Chargers With One Simple Change

“My husband says this is inappropriate for a married woman.”

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Smart One

Help! My Grandma Had an Ugly Photo of Our Wedding Framed. Can I Replace It?

Help! My Soon-to-Be Ex Wants Me to Be Friends With His Mistress.

Help! My Boyfriend Insists He’s 6 Feet Tall. He’s Not.

Elon Musk, in 2:32 a.m. Tweet, Addresses People Who Think He Needs to Get More Sleep

More Americans Are Sleeping in Their Cars—and Now Some Cities Are Making Space for Them

Pope Apologizes for Church Sex Abuse, Admits “We Abandoned” the Children

Researchers Develop Reprogrammable Braille in Hopes of Making Books More Accessible for Blind Readers

NYU Is Making Medical School Free. What a Waste.

John Oliver Compares Trade to Sex, Because Both Are Worse With Trump Involved

“Truth Isn’t Truth!”: Rudy Giuliani Puts Trump’s Problem With Facts Into Words

Sacha Baron Cohen Isn’t Preying on Conservative Politeness—He’s Revealing Conservative Fear

Cracked Smartphone Screens Are About to Become a Thing of the Past

Don McGahn Has Not Turned on Trump

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How the Crazy Rich Asians Movie Departs From the Book

John Oliver Compares Trade to Sex, Because Both Are Worse With Trump Involved

Harvey Weinstein Accuser Asia Argento Agreed to Pay $380,000 to an Actor Who Accused Her of Sexual Assault

Crazy Rich Asians Gets $34 Million Richer, Wins the Weekend Box Office

Terence Nash Introduces an Exciting New Reparations App to a Very Unhappy Audience of Technology Journalists in This Random Acts of Flyness Sketch

If You See the National Anthem on Monday Night Football, It Likely Means That Something Terrible Has Happened

Sacha Baron Cohen Isn’t Preying on Conservative Politeness—He’s Revealing Conservative Fear

The Other Brains Behind Tesla and SpaceX

Researchers Develop Reprogrammable Braille in Hopes of Making Books More Accessible for Blind Readers

Should You Get an Amber Collar to Protect Your Pet From Ticks? Probably Not.

The Supreme Court Isn’t Equipped to Judge Harvard’s Discrimination Lawsuit

Cracked Smartphone Screens Are About to Become a Thing of the Past

Augmented-Reality Ads Are Headed to Your Social Media Feed. Here’s What to Expect.

One Simple Change Apple Could Make to Improve iPhone Chargers

Elon Musk, in 2:32 a.m. Tweet, Addresses People Who Think He Needs to Get More Sleep

Can We Give Our 17-Year-Old a Bedtime?

The 4 Best Portable Coffee Makers I’ve Tried (and I Own a Lot of Coffee Makers)

The Worst Boss Stories I’ve Heard in a Decade-Plus of Writing a Workplace Advice Column

Parents, Stop Decorating Your Kid’s Freshman Dorm With Fluffy Rugs and Big-Screen TVs

Nearly a Dozen Sleep Masks Later, I’ve Found My Holy Grail

How Muslims Send Tens of Millions of Sheep, Goats, and Cows to Families in Need

The 1945 Book What Men Don’t Like About Women Makes for a Jaw-Dropping Read in 2018

NYU Is Making Its Medical School Free. What a Waste.

IBM’s Watson Was Supposed to Change the Way We Treat Cancer. Here’s What Happened Instead.

More Evidence That California Is Deteriorating Into a Feudal Society of Inherited Land Wealth

Elon Musk Needs Sleep

Will the Action Network Make a Billion on Sports Betting or Be a Total Bust?

Trulia Is Building An Encyclopedia of Neighborhoods. What Could Go Wrong?

Why a Company Got to Put its Name on San Francisco’s New Downtown Landmark for a Song

More Americans Are Sleeping in Their Cars—and Now Some Cities Are Making Space for Them

Don McGahn Has Not Turned on Trump

Pope Apologizes for Church Sex Abuse, Admits “We Abandoned” the Children

Report: Michael Cohen Under Investigation for Bank Fraud Over $20 Million in Loans

What It’s Like to Fight a War That Most of the Country Doesn’t Care About

The NBA Is Running a Training Camp in the Middle of One of the World’s Worst Humanitarian Atrocities

Former Houston Doctor Who Raped Sedated Patient Will Not Serve Prison Time

Trump to Relax Rules for Coal-Fired Plants, Likely Leading to Surge in CO2 Emissions

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