LeBron James’ Candid New HBO Series Rewrites What a Talk Show Can Be

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Aug 29, 2018 1:45 PM

I’ll Never Stop Quoting Coming to America, but I Can’t Ignore Its Colorism

Derreck Johnson and Shirley Chan

March 21, 2018 2:01 PM

Why Black America Loves Depictions of Black Royalty, and Why We Need Them Now More Than Ever

Derreck Johnson

Feb 14, 2018 8:39 AM

This Video of Draymond Green, LeBron James, and 2 Chainz Is the Barbershop Experience Personified

Derreck Johnson

June 09, 2017 2:18 PM

Can You Tell the Difference Between These Two Inauguration Photos?

Jeremy Stahl and Derreck Johnson

Jan 20, 2017 11:40 AM

That One Time Michael Jackson Told James Brown to Invite Prince Onstage

Derreck Johnson

April 21, 2016 4:58 PM

Martin’s Tommy Ain’t Got No Job … Until Now

Derreck Johnson

March 11, 2016 8:44 PM

“A Mouth Is a Mouth”: Slate’s TV Club Discusses Empire, Episode 5

Aisha Harris and Derreck Johnson

Oct 23, 2015 5:44 PM

The New Google Logo Is Perfect for Google

Derreck Johnson

Sept 01, 2015 4:46 PM

Charging Food and Drink to Your Hotel Room Is Easy! So How Do Hotels Keep People From Abusing the System?

Derreck Johnson

Aug 24, 2015 5:56 AM

Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” Video Is a Moving Portrait of Perseverance

Derreck Johnson

July 01, 2015 4:45 PM

Why Do We Even Bother to Plan Weddings? Two Future Slate Grooms Debate.

Allison Benedikt, Derreck Johnson, and Jordan Weissmann

June 15, 2015 4:00 PM

If Taboo Says You Can’t Say “Sing,” Can You Say “Song”? 

Derreck Johnson

April 15, 2015 8:02 AM

Last Night’s Empire Catfight Felt Like a Callback to This Classic Soap Opera Scene

Derreck Johnson

March 19, 2015 9:15 AM

I Still Use an AOL Email Account, and I’m (Mostly) Proud of It

Derreck Johnson

Dec 30, 2014 9:56 AM

The Best Slate Covers of 2014

Holly Allen, Derreck Johnson, and Natalie Matthews-Ramo

Dec 29, 2014 4:05 PM

Who’s the Best NBA Analogue for Every President? (Ronald Reagan Is Kobe Bryant.)

Eric Betts, Wes Pickard, and Derreck Johnson

Dec 21, 2014 11:52 PM

Eleven Questions With Slate Web Designer Derreck Johnson

Derreck Johnson

Sept 04, 2014 11:22 AM

Action Bronson’s Wonderfully Ridiculous New Music Video Is One of the Best of the Year

Derreck Johnson

Aug 20, 2014 3:27 PM

What Songs Make You Nostalgic? A Slate Staffer Roundup.

Rachael Larimore, Dahlia Lithwick, June Thomas, Julia Turner, Katy Waldman, L.V. Anderson, David Haglund, Dan Kois, Rebecca Onion, Vivian Selbo, Lindsey Underwood, Laura Helmuth, Mark Joseph Stern, Aisha Harris, Derreck Johnson, Dee Lockett, Jamelle Bouie, Eliza Berman, and Jane C. Hu

Aug 13, 2014 7:31 AM