Slate Magazine Slate RSS https://slate.com/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:18:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2021 Feed delivered by Clay cku720zb0000nadm4mdchdwtv <![CDATA[The Cost of the Chicago Bears Fleeing to the Suburbs]]> https://slate.com/business/2021/09/chicago-bears-arlington-heights-soldier-field.html?via=rss Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:30:15 GMT https://slate.com/business/2021/09/chicago-bears-arlington-heights-soldier-field.html Henry Grabar An aerial photo of Soldier Field in Chicago. cku71gcjr000n8sm723185qzw <![CDATA[<em>No Time to Die </em>Feels As Exhausted As James Bond Does]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/no-time-to-die-review.html?via=rss Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:22:47 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/no-time-to-die-review.html Sam Adams On the left, a blond man wears a tuxedo and looks to his right. He leans on a bar. Next to him is a woman with long brown hair and a strappy black dress, who holds a glass and sits at the bar. She looks in the same direction. cku61ym28000ncpm2t8kac9ky <![CDATA[Help! My Uncle Is Tearing My Family Apart Over a Wedding Gift]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/dear-prudence-wedding-gift-drama.html?via=rss Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:58:00 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/dear-prudence-wedding-gift-drama.html Jenée Desmond-Harris A woman sits with her hands over her face on top of an illustrated present. cku68w867000nc7m2qrvih5ga <![CDATA[Ask a Teacher: I’m Heartbroken for My Lonely Son]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/lonely-child-no-friends-teacher-advice-care-feeding.html?via=rss Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:55:00 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/lonely-child-no-friends-teacher-advice-care-feeding.html Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Katie Holbrook A boy wearing a backpack crosses his arms over his chest. cku63ez6c00146okw7trw27m7 <![CDATA[College Athletes Just Got Much Closer to Becoming Employees]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/nlrb-memo-student-athletes-employees-ncaa-college-sports-pay.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:57:20 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/nlrb-memo-student-athletes-employees-ncaa-college-sports-pay.html Alex Kirshner A Buckeye runs with the ball through some Wildcats cku5n7wim002czgm63c97bxyh <![CDATA[This Is the Worst Sentence You’ll Read Today: Steven Pinker Edition]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/steven-pinkers-new-book-contains-the-worst-sentence-you-will-read-today.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:44:08 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/steven-pinkers-new-book-contains-the-worst-sentence-you-will-read-today.html Ben Mathis-Lilley cku5rh9gv002225m9gmn593cv <![CDATA[It Sure Seems Like a Lot of People Are Choosing to Get Vaccinated Rather Than Lose Their Jobs]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-work-misleading-mass-firings-headlines.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:40:52 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-work-misleading-mass-firings-headlines.html Jordan Weissmann Small children in masks sit at desk as two women in masks instruct. cku5wb2u5003ozgm6irsppdud <![CDATA[A Senate Hearing Revealed That Republicans Have No Idea How to Defend the Shadow Docket]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/shadow-docket-supreme-court-abortion-senate.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:48:28 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/shadow-docket-supreme-court-abortion-senate.html Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern Cornyn stands near Cruz and Lee seated on a panel in the hearing room cku5wb2q200262tm411xn5xzp <![CDATA[The Least Responsible Social Network Isn’t Facebook]]> https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/youtube-antivax-covid-19-facebook-twitter.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:29:29 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/youtube-antivax-covid-19-facebook-twitter.html Aaron Mak A woman holds up anti-vaccine protest signs. cku5vrkgb001b72m2tqvvlody <![CDATA[This Is the Super Mario Bros. Movie Cast That We Really Deserve]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/super-mario-bros-movie-voice-cast-hollywood-actors.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:19:46 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/super-mario-bros-movie-voice-cast-hollywood-actors.html Luke Winkie A group of cartoon characters with human heads. cku4e3j2m001b8em7kyqseksx <![CDATA[What It’s Like to Return to Broadway in the Middle of a Pandemic]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/lion-king-broadway-reopening-tshidi-manye-rafiki.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:15:33 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/lion-king-broadway-reopening-tshidi-manye-rafiki.html Eliya Smith The Lion King.]]> cku5s7i0w0030zgm6u6h5rlqv <![CDATA[We Now Know Why Biden Was in a Hurry to Exit Afghanistan]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/biden-afghanistan-exit-troops-milley.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:38:05 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/biden-afghanistan-exit-troops-milley.html Fred Kaplan Biden standing behind a mic, pointing up cku5qy3i8000n09kwrq3zz0w5 <![CDATA[The Real Reasons Behind the Crisis at Rikers Island]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/rikers-island-is-in-crisis-its-not-caused-by-understaffing.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:12:54 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/rikers-island-is-in-crisis-its-not-caused-by-understaffing.html Roshan Abraham Protests hold up a large banner that says, "Less Is More" in front of the sign for Rikers Island. cku4ohdny000n7fkvo83km850 <![CDATA[Dear Care and Feeding: We Think My Son’s Crush Is From an Anti-Vax Family. Should We Let Him Ask Her Out?]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/sons-crush-antivax-care-and-feeding.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:58:03 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/sons-crush-antivax-care-and-feeding.html Nicole Chung A high-school age boy and girl wearing masks hangout together. cku4d6az1001ba7m1ybrxhm5k <![CDATA[What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in <em>Impeachment</em>’s Episode About the Tripp-Lewinsky Tapes]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/impeachment-episode-4-accuracy-tripp-lewinsky-tapes.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:01:00 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/impeachment-episode-4-accuracy-tripp-lewinsky-tapes.html Ellin Stein cku4pijmh000nzgm6twooumid <![CDATA[Progressives Thought They Had the Upper Hand in Congress. Here’s Why They Were Wrong.]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/progressives-thought-they-had-the-upper-hand-in-congress-heres-why-they-were-wrong.html?via=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:02:11 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/progressives-thought-they-had-the-upper-hand-in-congress-heres-why-they-were-wrong.html Jim Newell Jayapal in a mask speaks to reporters on the Capitol steps cku4kzy35000n24m706g46fxu <![CDATA[When Powerful People Play the “Mental Health” Card]]> https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/ozy-media-ben-smith-mental-health.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:19:45 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/ozy-media-ben-smith-mental-health.html Shannon Palus Watson smiles and gestures as he stands surrounded by seated audience members cku4lm5jr000n22m1hxgukxc8 <![CDATA[A Brief History of Adorable, Vaguely Creepy Robot Dogs]]> https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/amazon-astro-robot-dogs-history.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:46:53 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/amazon-astro-robot-dogs-history.html Aaron Mak The Amazon Astro in a house. cku4ey0dr001bajmazulx1l22 <![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren Is Trying to Nuke Jerome Powell’s Renomination, Which Probably Means He’ll Keep His Job]]> https://slate.com/business/2021/09/elizabeth-warren-jerome-powell-federal-reserve.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:13:07 GMT https://slate.com/business/2021/09/elizabeth-warren-jerome-powell-federal-reserve.html Jordan Weissmann Warren holds up a clasped hand as she speaks at a hearing. cku4iu3f4001b6xkvkrxaw6ub <![CDATA[The Afghanistan Blame Game Has Begun in the Senate]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/afghanistan-senate-hearing-milley-austin-strategic-failure.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:22:02 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/afghanistan-senate-hearing-milley-austin-strategic-failure.html Fred Kaplan Milley sits behind a mic and holds a piece of paper while giving the camera side-eye cku4gwcnn001d9um9jgy9nuol <![CDATA[When the Doctor Has to Make the Toughest Decision]]> https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/hospital-capacity-supply-shortage-ration-care.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:29:44 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/hospital-capacity-supply-shortage-ration-care.html Mary Harris A hospital room with a bed, screens, and other scattered equipment cku33oehn003obym186yrmp9l <![CDATA[LeBron, Endorse the Darn Vaccine Already!]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/lebron-james-needs-to-endorse-covid-vaccine.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:54:12 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/lebron-james-needs-to-endorse-covid-vaccine.html Ben Mathis-Lilley James, wearing a mask over his mouth but not his nose, looks toward the court from a front-row seat. cku422hyt006dc0m7vkb7i66r <![CDATA[My Boyfriend Finally Just Confessed the Real Reason Our Sex Life Has Fallen Off. I’m Aghast. ]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/boyfriend-doesnt-want-sex-relationship-advice.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:04:25 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/boyfriend-doesnt-want-sex-relationship-advice.html Jessica Stoya A man and a woman, with a halo over her. cku48fmrz000n8em7nqxbabr1 <![CDATA[Which Lawsuit Will Be the First to Properly Challenge the Texas Abortion Ban?]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/lawsuit-challenge-sb8-guide.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:38:43 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/lawsuit-challenge-sb8-guide.html Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas — one holds a sign with SB 8 crossed out. cku47020w000na7m1nve6ejke <![CDATA[Why <em>Only Murders in the Building </em>Is the Most Romantic Show on TV]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/only-murders-in-the-buildling-hulu-steve-martin-romance.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:49:37 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/only-murders-in-the-buildling-hulu-steve-martin-romance.html Karen Han cku46t0by000n4cm656d1vc2t <![CDATA[Why Antibody Tests Can’t Tell You if You Should Get a Booster Shot]]> https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/antibody-tests-booster-shots-immunity.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:45:13 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/antibody-tests-booster-shots-immunity.html Tim Requarth A phlebotomist wearing PPE draws blood for an antibody test in Santa Fe Springs, California, on April 21 cku31qiuc004dc0m7488ijb66 <![CDATA[I Tried Using a Time-Tracking App to Work Less]]> https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/time-tracking-app-burnout.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/time-tracking-app-burnout.html Mia Armstrong A Black man seated at a table with notebooks in front of him holds one hand up to his mouth and looks at his smartphone, which is held in the other hand. cku3enecm005pc0m7b0etrwo8 <![CDATA[Uh, Maybe Democrats Should Start Paying Attention to the Virginia Governor’s Race]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/virginia-governor-terry-mcauliffe-glenn-youngkin.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:00:04 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/virginia-governor-terry-mcauliffe-glenn-youngkin.html Jim Newell Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia for a second term, answers questions from members of the press. cku2zwufb002ucfkvfru2wo3r <![CDATA[Help! My Brother-in-Law Tormented an Anti-Masker. She Tried to Kill Herself.]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/brother-in-law-tormented-anti-masker-dear-prudence-advice.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:00:03 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/brother-in-law-tormented-anti-masker-dear-prudence-advice.html Jenée Desmond-Harris Hand pointing at a different hand holding a face mask. cku34rayy0045cym4um1dob0r <![CDATA[Dear Care and Feeding: I Lied to My Teenage Daughter About My Pregnancy]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/unintended-pregnancies-abortion-parenting-advice-care-feeding.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:55:02 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/unintended-pregnancies-abortion-parenting-advice-care-feeding.html Doyin Richards A woman holds two hands against her stomach. cku33v0dr001bb8m9mdmvzib4 <![CDATA[Impossible Pork Is Testing My Faith]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/impossible-pork-muslims-halal-yum.html?via=rss Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:45:02 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/impossible-pork-muslims-halal-yum.html Aymann Ismail A silhouette of a pig made entirely out of green vegetables and plants. cku36tk54002kc2kygx641lnq <![CDATA[The Themes That Unite <em>Midnight Mass </em>With Mike Flanagan’s Other Netflix Hits]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/midnight-mass-netflix-series-mike-flanagan-hill-house.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:57:02 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/midnight-mass-netflix-series-mike-flanagan-hill-house.html Sam Adams The Haunting of Hill House, Hamish Linklater in Midnight Mass, Ewan McGregor in Doctor Sleep.]]> Michiel Huisman in The Haunting of Hill House, Hamish Linklater as a priest raising both arms in Midnight Mass, Ewan McGregor in Doctor Sleep. cku34qu7s001lcbm6izq0qi21 <![CDATA[A Brief, Weird History of Elon Musk and Grimes’ Brief, Weird Relationship]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/elon-musk-and-grimes-relationship-a-brief-weird-history.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:56:08 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/elon-musk-and-grimes-relationship-a-brief-weird-history.html Heather Schwedel NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Elon Musk and Grimes attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metr cku35k2u9002qcbkw7ztu2ili <![CDATA[Why Tesla’s New “Yoke” Steering Wheel Could Be a Safety Problem]]> https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/tesla-yoke-steering-wheel-safety.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:30:31 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/tesla-yoke-steering-wheel-safety.html Aaron Mak The Tesla steering yoke. cku357fkb004cbym10g0zwk6z <![CDATA[Mississippi Claims Its Abortion Ban Will “Empower” Women. In Reality, It Could Kill Them.]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/mississippi-abortion-maternal-infant-mortality.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:28:08 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/mississippi-abortion-maternal-infant-mortality.html Jonathan Allen and Mark Joseph Stern Flickr]]> Women holds signs promoting the right to abortion access, including "trust women." cku31mcb2003wcqmankqtbn2z <![CDATA[Which President Praised the Border Cavalry as “Tough”? (It Was Obama.)]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/biden-obama-horse-mounted-border-agents.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:11:12 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/biden-obama-horse-mounted-border-agents.html Pedro Gerson Horse-mounted agent wields whip in border interaction. cku2yz4rk0043btm607x7z4fk <![CDATA[Help! I Got a Mysterious Letter “Warning” Me About My Neighbors.]]> https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/anonymous-letter-warning-neighbors-dear-prudence-advice.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:27:23 GMT https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/anonymous-letter-warning-neighbors-dear-prudence-advice.html Jenée Desmond-Harris A person reading a letter, and graphics of question marks behind her. cku2ycpv7002vcjm27u9dhgf8 <![CDATA[Forget All of the Controversies About Jonathan Franzen and Just Read His New Novel]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/jonathan-franzen-crossroads-new-book-review-corrections.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:23:38 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/jonathan-franzen-crossroads-new-book-review-corrections.html Laura Miller The cover of Crossroads is seen repeated in a slanted grid cku2ytj37000nc1m24mjce66c <![CDATA[How the New York Giants Screwed Up Saquon Barkley]]> https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/saquon-barkley-new-york-giants-problems-running-back.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:20:16 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/saquon-barkley-new-york-giants-problems-running-back.html Alex Kirshner Saquon Barkley #26 of the New York Giants runs for a first down while being chased by Foyesade Oluokun #54 of the Atlanta Falcons at MetLife Stadium. cku2vgz260031c0m7q47mel73 <![CDATA[The Stakes of Texas Politics Have Never Been Higher]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/julian-joaquin-castro-texas-democrats-abortion-sb-8-voting-rights.html?via=rss Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:53:27 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/julian-joaquin-castro-texas-democrats-abortion-sb-8-voting-rights.html Jason Johnson The Castro brothers.