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12:00 Help! I Want to Get Families With Loud, Reckless Kids Kicked Out of Restaurants.

Is this rude?

12:00 Help! Our Kid Repeated Something He Learned From Us to the Neighbors’ Kid. His Parents Are Furious.

They don't want them to be friends anymore.

11:45 This Pill Promises to Give Your Dog More Years. You Might Not Like What Comes With Them.

The drug could keep your pet around for longer—but some vets and ethicists worry that we might be barking up the wrong tree.

11:40 What Did Rubio Mean About “Moving On” From Ukraine? There Are a Few Clues.

Putin must be laughing right now.

00:07 Sarah Palin Had One Last Chance to Be a Republican Star Again. She Just Blew It.

The latest loss to the New York Times in her defamation lawsuit caps a long, slow decline.

23:16 The Real Legal Problem With Trump’s Forever Prison in El Salvador

Trump can insulate Bondi and company from any potential criminal liability for past conduct with a preemptive pardon on the Biden model.

23:01 Star Wars’ Most Revolutionary Show Has Finally Found Its Moment

Andor’s second and final season, about how ordinary people build a resistance, feels all too relevant now.

21:41 My Husband Just Freaked Out About the Reality of Having Sex After Giving Birth. Are You Kidding Me?

He's being so immature.

21:30 My Husband Would Not Have Sex With Me Until We Were Married. Oh Boy, What Have I Done?

I wasn't expecting it to be like this.

19:45 I’m a Hospice Physician. There’s One Thing I Dread Telling My Patients.

Insurance will often pay to fight death—but not to accept it.

19:18 America’s National Parks Are in Some Very Serious Trouble

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum just handed the country’s public lands over to a DOGE staffer and former oil exec.

19:10 I Thought Being Promoted Was a Good Thing. It Was Really Setting Me Up for Failure.

Now I can't escape what happened.

18:54 I Own an Upscale Restaurant. I Want to Institute a Ban That Could Anger My Customers.

It's gotten out of hand.

18:36 This Is Probably the Best Way to Fight Elon Musk

A fund that cuts Tesla out of the market doesn’t exist yet. But it could—and one billionaire would absolutely hate it.

18:08 Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Got Robbed. That’s Far From the Most Interesting Part of the Story.

That robber really hit the jackpot.

22/04 Help! I Think My Neighbor Is Up to Something Very Suspicious. Someone Needs to Warn His Wife.

I'm not sure it should be me.

22/04 We Have a Totally Reasonable Sleepover Policy. One Family Seems Intent on Breaking It.

My daughter is bummed that I won't let her participate.

22/04 Things Are Getting More Expensive. There’s an Easy Way to Save a Lot of Money.

It saves money, helps the planet, and takes almost no effort. But most people still won’t do it.

22/04 I Found an Entire Book That Was Written About … Me. It Only Got Weirder From There.

I shelled out $7.99 to read what a mindless bot had cribbed about my life.

21/04 My Boyfriend’s Spoiled Daughter Demanded to Move In With Us. His Reaction to Her Attacks Floored Me.

I really thought we'd closed the door on this issue.

21/04 We Finally Have Enough Cash to Fulfill Our Big Dream. My Spouse Is Standing in the Way.

I know it wouldn't be much of an investment.

21/04 Alito’s Emergency Deportation Dissent Misrepresents the Most Crucial Fact in the Case

What the Justice Department actually said in court reinforces the wisdom and necessity of the Supreme Court’s dramatic move.

21/04 Help! My Family Was Right About My Ex. I Learned the Truth When I Found a Tracker in My Bag.

But I still won’t forgive my brother.

21/04 The Supreme Court Looks Poised to Give Religious Parents a Veto Over All Public Education

This could bulldoze what remains of the separation of church and state in the process.

21/04 My Husband and I Were Struggling to Conceive. Then He Slept With My Sister. That’s Not Even Close to the Worst Part.

I literally vomited after reading what he said on Facebook.

21/04 Joan Didion’s Diaries Reveal Her Motherhood Struggles—and, Maybe, the Hidden Danger in Her Family

The “Notes to John” aren’t really for John Gregory Dunne—but they do reveal him, if you read carefully.

21/04 It Sure Does Seem Like People Are Trying to Kill Politicians More Often. The Data Is Actually Surprising.

The surprising reality of political violence.

21/04 Pope Francis Changed a Lot About the Church. One Thing Cannot Be Reversed.

The Vatican will never be the same.

21/04 My Sister-in-Law Wants to Visit Us With Her “Emotional Support” Animal in Tow. Uh, It’s Not a “Normal” Pet.

She can't bring it into our home.

21/04 My Husband Tells Me to Ignore My Sons’ Sickening Pranks. Absolutely Not.

It's unacceptable!

21/04 The Real Supreme Court Endgame for Abortion Foes

If history teaches us anything, it is that Dobbs is just the beginning.

21/04 Before the Decline and Fall, in This Week’s Open Thread

Join Slate’s open thread for the week of April 21.

21/04 The Last of Us Just Delivered the Game’s Most Controversial Twist. Will Fans Revolt?

What happened to Joel was a shock and an inevitability.

21/04 The Last of Us’ Latest Episode Is a Game-Changer. The Show Will Never Be the Same.

The HBO show just delivered its version of the Red Wedding.

20/04 I Should Be Furious About My Boyfriend’s Shocking Secret. Instead, It’s Giving Me Ideas.

Most people would have run for the hills. I have other priorities.

20/04 One of TV’s Best Shows Is Back, and This Time, It’s Completely Different

The Rehearsal’s mind-bending first season seemed like an impossible act to follow. Season 2 finds a way.

20/04 How to Get Out of Your Own Way When Writing

Author Maggie Smith discusses the “good trouble” of working on a piece until it’s truly finished and her new creativity advice book, Dear Writer.

20/04 My Mother-in-Law Keeps Telling Us We’re Failing Our Daughter in a Major Way. Enough!

I need her to stay out of it.

20/04 Today’s Weed Is Incredibly Strong. But That’s Not What You Should Be Worried About.

Politicians are fearmongering about marijuana potency—and they’re about to make things worse.

20/04 The Origin Story of the Absolute Weirdest Part of Easter

Those eggs had to come from somewhere.

20/04 I’m a Vegan, So the Egg Crisis Wasn’t on My Radar. I’ve Been Using a Truly Genius Alternative for Years, and So Can You.

If ever there were a time to dip your tongue into plant-based cooking, it’s now.

19/04 The Supreme Court’s Late-Night Rebuke to Trump Is Extraordinary in More Ways Than One

The court didn't even wait to let Alito file his dissent.

19/04 A Beautiful, Weeping Virgin Wanted Me to Be His First. Then I Threw Him to the Wolves.

I'm a 55-year-old with a potbelly and a receding hairline. It shouldn't be me!

19/04 Miss Bridgerton? Netflix’s New Hit Rom-Com Will Scratch That Itch and More.

North of North is a sparkling delight.

19/04 It’s the Most Devious Childhood Prank of All. Now It’s Under Threat by a Familiar Foe.

The shortage of eggs may drive some teens to do “vegan vandalism.”

19/04 Netflix’s New No. 1 Show Is Getting Compared to Yellowstone. That’s Not Quite Right.

Ransom Canyon is a romance through and through.

19/04 The Villains of Sinners Aren’t Who You Think

The racial politics of Ryan Coogler’s buzzy new vampire movie aren’t so black and white.

19/04 Are Brown Eggs Healthier Than White Eggs?

They are more expensive.

19/04 The American Revolution Turns 250 This Weekend. Who Feels Like Celebrating?

Lexington, Massachusetts, marks the anniversary of the “shot heard round the world” with a parade, reenactment, and not-so-quiet resistance.

19/04 Help! I Just Abandoned My Boyfriend at Walmart Over the Ultimate Betrayal.

He deserved it after what he put me through.

19/04 I Did a Nice Gesture for My Sister-in-Law. I Had No Idea It Would Set Off My Family Like This.

Do I even have to address this?

19/04 Americans Might Be Tempted to Leave Their Eggs on the Counter Like Europeans. There’s a Reason You Can’t.

Australia actually tried to do it the American way—and failed.

19/04 Now Is a Good Time for the Democrats to Stop Overthinking This

The party was right to spend the week arguing against the government disappearing people.

19/04 Why Does Buying Weed—and Other Drugs—Feel So Weird These Days?

I think I’ve figured out a major part of the problem.

18/04 Google Is Closer Than Ever to Breaking Up

A brutal ruling finds the tech giant gamed the system to squeeze publishers and kill competition.

18/04 My Kids Believe I Divorced Their Dad for a “Bad” Reason. If They Only Knew the Half of It.

He left me with no other choice.

18/04 My Mother-in-Law Has a Very Concerning Suspicion About My Son’s New Friendship. I’m Appalled.

And my husband refuses to intervene.

18/04 The Great Horror Blockbuster of 2025 Is Here. Will You, a Weakling, Be Able to Take It?

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s new movie is scarier than you probably expect. Here’s what to know.

18/04 There Might Be a Sinister Reason Egg Prices Got So High. It’s Happened Before.

If you think it's all bird flu, think again.

18/04 A Reagan-Appointed Judge Does What the Supreme Court Has Been Afraid to Do

We got a few needed reminders this week that public pressure works.

18/04 If You Want a Hint About the Future Trump Wants, Just Look to El Salvador

Trump seems eager to bring a Bukele-style authoritarianism stateside.

18/04 You Might Be Afraid for Someone Like Me to Parent a Newborn. I Was More Ready Than You Know.

The baby wanted to be held constantly. That was fine by me.

18/04 Help! A Babysitter Might Abandon the Kids He Cares for Over One Piece of Junk Mail.

Prudie replies to readers’ comments and suggestions.

18/04 The “Katy Perry Goes to Space” Debacle Has Now Taken the Most Hilarious Turn Possible

There’s some part of me that hopes this a joke. I know it wasn't.

18/04 What’s the Weirdest Egg a Human Can Eat? You’d Be Surprised.

Yum yum, penguin eggs.

18/04 There’s One Part of Baking That Everyone Could Be Doing Better—So Why Don’t We?

Wherein I set out to crack the case on one of baking’s biggest mysteries.

18/04 It’s the Food That Gets the Weirdest Reactions Out of People. There’s a Reason for That.

It’s not actually unsafe. There’s something else going on.

18/04 The Most Underrated Culinary Ingredient Is Nature’s Pairing to Eggs. Too Bad We’re Terrified of It.

Eggs are a pantry staple in nearly every culture. Why are we so afraid of eating their biological brethren?

18/04 The Controversy That Said It All About America Under Trump—and Where We’re Headed Now

What was egg?

18/04 Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of April 14

Our mistakes for the week.

17/04 I Was Hanging Out With My Sister’s Husband. She Can Never Find Out About What Happened Next.

This would not go over well.

17/04 Trump’s Greatest Threat Against Harvard Is Incredibly Messy. Thankfully, We Can Explain.

The road to stripping the university’s nonprofit status is going to be long.

17/04 Help! My Therapist Is Pushing Me to Do Something I Don’t Like for the “Learning Experience.” I’m Freaked Out.

Is this really a good idea?

17/04 Sinners Is a Brilliant, Crowd-Pleasing Racial Commentary in the Tradition of Jordan Peele

The first original blockbuster from the director of Black Panther shows he’s got a lot more up his sleeve.

17/04 There’s Only One Real Way to Reverse Big Law’s Capitulation to Trump

We are former attorneys of the law firm Skadden, Arps; one of us recently resigned a position over Skadden’s capitulation to a threatened executive order.

17/04 I Work in the Business of Helping People in Crisis. One Colleague Feels “No Sympathy” for Them.

He's so heartless.

17/04 I Run My Job’s Book Club. Two Suspiciously Similar Titles Were Just Vetoed—and I’m Afraid of Why.

I'm so disappointed.

17/04 He Planned Trump’s Tariffs the First Time. Here’s What He Thinks of the New Ones.

Your gadgets might have gotten pricier. Your stocks might have tanked. But Wilbur Ross says it’s all a part of the plan.

17/04 Political Erotica Was Once an Effective Form of Protest. Now It’s Back, and Weirder Than Ever.

Political erotica was once an effective form of resistance. Now it’s coming back—and it’s weirder than ever.

17/04 One Threatened Supreme Court Precedent Ties the Fates of LGBTQ+ People and Immigrants Inextricably

Plyler embodies a constitutional insight as urgent today as it was in 1982: that equality is not achieved through formal neutrality alone.

17/04 There’s a Common Piece of Parenting Advice About Fighting. But It Can’t Possibly Apply to What I’m Dealing With.

My kids generally get along. Except when they really, really don’t.

17/04 What I Learned From Two Years Without a Smartphone

The new Light Phone III is a slightly smarter dumbphone. I resisted it—but it won me over.

17/04 At My College Graduation, My Parents Did Something Inexcusable to Each Other. Now My Wedding is Coming Up. Uh Oh.

I'm not even sure I want to have a rehearsal dinner, at this point.

17/04 We’re Suddenly My Difficult Mother-in-Law’s Full-Time Caregivers. It’s a Nightmare in Ways I Could Never Have Imagined.

I want my life back.

17/04 My Friend Keeps Doing a Really Awful Thing in Front of Our Kids. I Need This to Stop.

This isn’t healthy for any of us.

17/04 Help! I Can’t Believe the Very Strange Pet Names My Boyfriend and His Teen Girls Use for Each Other.

His ex even has one that gives me the creeps.

17/04 Perhaps Sending People to Salvadoran Gulags Is Not Exactly What Voters Had in Mind

Trump may be sabotaging his own popularity on immigration.

17/04 Trump Has Millions of Americans Despairing. One Surprise Just Gave Me Hope.

This month’s protests were way bigger than I expected. Will they do anything?

17/04 The Most Damning Aspect of the Supreme Court’s Latest Trump Dodge

The court’s profound solicitude for Trump’s power over foreign affairs marks a sharp break from its attitude toward Biden.

17/04 I Finally Figured Out What the Katy Perry Space Flight Reminds Me Of

The Blue Origin space flight proves one thing and one thing only.

16/04 Some Democrats Are Worried This Is a Political Trap. They’re Wrong.

The party members arguing against making this a big issue have it completely backwards.

16/04 Trump Is Talking About Finding Ways to Send U.S. Citizens to Salvadoran Prison

The idea once again involves America's new partner in lawless deportations.

16/04 I Have a $15 Million Estate and a Year Left to Live. My Son Is Going to Be Furious About My Plans for the Money.

I think you might agree with them when you hear about his behavior.

16/04 I Make More Money Now Than I Ever Have. But I’m About to Throw It All Away.

Is taking this kind of pay cut irresponsible?

16/04 A Federal Judge Is on the Brink of Criminally Prosecuting Trump Officials for Contempt

Boasberg held there was probable cause to show the government's transfer of immigrants to CECOT without due process was a willful violation of his order.

16/04 What the Arson Attack on Josh Shapiro Says About Our Politics in 2025

The muted reaction is bad news for a nation already teetering on the brink.

16/04 My Wife Accused Me of Cheating on Her. The Reason Is Truly Nuts.

None of this makes sense to me.

16/04 My Husband Can’t Give Me What I Need in Bed. He Really, Really Doesn’t Like My Solution.

What does he expect me to do?

16/04 The Real Danger of Trump’s War on Low-Flow Showerheads

The administration’s disinterest in hearing from the public seemingly applies only to those with new or different ideas.

16/04 The Trump Administration Is Trying to Disappear a Long-Established Medical Practice. And Doctors Are Already Helping.

It doesn’t really matter if health care is “legal” if no one is willing to provide it.

16/04 There’s One Project 2025 Goal That Trump Has Yet to Realize. It Won’t Be Easy.

Project 2025 is just getting started.

16/04 Sarah Palin’s Bombshell Case Against the New York Times Is Back. Guess What’s Different This Time.

Outside the courtroom, I saw an exchange that said it all.

16/04 Help! My Parents Are Rethinking Their Relationship. It Puts Me in a Terrible Position.

I love them best from ... far.

16/04 Help! My Ex’s Son’s Creepy Antics Led to Our Demise. Maybe I Should Warn the New Girlfriend.

I might never forgive myself if I don't say something.

16/04 Nobody Quite Knows What’s Going On With U.S. Foreign Policy Right Now

We’re all not quite sure how Trump (or any two or three of his top aides) would answer the question, “What are U.S. security interests?”

16/04 The Republicans Are Considering Something Truly Shocking: Raising Taxes on the Rich

It started as almost a joke. But it’s possibly not a joke!

15/04 Is the Supreme Court About to Make Police Violence Much Worse?

The case arose from the fatal shooting of Ashtian Barnes, who was pulled over by Officer Roberto Felix on a Texas toll road in 2016 for an unpaid toll.

15/04 While Everyone Was Freaking Out Over Tariffs, Right-Wing Media Landed on a Different Scapegoat

The accused murderer’s face was all over X, TikTok, and YouTube.

15/04 These Big Government Agencies Might Post Exclusively on X. The Implications Are Bigger Than You Think.

The communications shift isn’t just confusing—it’s a scandalous endorsement of Elon Musk’s empire.

15/04 My Super Hot Boyfriend Is Used to His Girlfriends Liking Something Specific in Bed. Well, I Don’t!

I need him to stop.

15/04 We Found Another Big Way Donald Trump Is Acting Like King George III

Donald Trump's effort to end due process would be familiar to the founders.

15/04 There’s a Reason the Trump Administration Is Fighting to Keep Detained International Students in Louisiana

It's a tactical move.

15/04 Every Time a Man Finds Out What I Do for a Living, He Disappears

I don't want this to define me.

15/04 I Work at an Old Western Photo Studio. My Boss Allows People to Dress Up in an Unacceptable Costume.

We need to get rid of these.

15/04 Girls Are Buying T-Shirts With A Troubling Message. I Know How We Got Here.

As a young woman, I got all kinds of weird messages about girlbossing. So I get it.

15/04 We All Knew the Katy Perry–Lauren Sánchez Space Flight Would Be Stupid. But Not This Stupid.

I still can’t get over this.

15/04 My Colleague Suddenly Loathes My Existence. I Think It Has to Do With My Quiet Announcement.

Honestly, I thought she would be happy.

15/04 Help! Our New Neighbors Have a Bizarre “Request.” It Has to Do With Our Cooking.

We're learning all about their "allergies."

15/04 You’re on Vacation. You Leave Your Kid in Your Hotel Room With a Baby Monitor. What Could Go Wrong?

Tech was supposed to make parents' lives easier. Wasn't it?

14/04 My In-Laws Have the Most Infuriating Habit With the Bill at Restaurants. So I Decided to Put a Stop to It.

Now my wife is furious.

14/04 My Mother-in-Law Always Promised to Pay Off My Wife’s Student Loans. What She’s Now Offering Instead Is Insulting.

I knew it was too good to be true.

14/04 Help! My Mom Refuses to Get My Fiancé’s Name Right.

She really doesn't care for him.

14/04 The Supreme Court Laid the Groundwork for Trump’s Attack on Big Law’s Pro Bono Work

How pro bono legal work is actually done.

14/04 The Trump Administration Is Sticking to Its Gulag Plan in Defiance of the Supreme Court

Trump is now brazenly defying the Supreme Court.

14/04 The Judge Ruling on the North Carolina Election Fight Should Heed Bush v. Gore

Bush v. Gore actually points the way forward here.

14/04 Trump Is Actually Killing the Best Way to Bring Back Blue-Collar Jobs

If Americans must work with their hands, we could at least build something we need.

14/04 My High School Is Famous for Its Overachievers. I Went Back to See if Anything Had Changed.

My alma mater was the poster child for student stress—and that was before smartphones.

14/04 If I Hadn’t Listened to My Sister-in-Law’s Advice During My Pregnancy, Everything Could’ve Been Different. Now I Have to Live With the Consequences.

I feel so conflicted.

14/04 My Son Seems to Have a Mean Streak. I Know Where He Gets It From.

He's learning this from someone.

14/04 STEM and the Humanities Have Been at War for Years. We’re Finally Seeing How Silly That Was.

In the Trump era, both "sides" of the university are at risk.

14/04 The Most Ambitious Transit Project in America Right Now Is in a City Trump Hates

The city is staring down a massive budget gap—and a total reimagining of who runs its trains and buses.

14/04 Unfortunately, I Have a New Theory About How Gilmore Girls Explains Trump

What would Stars Hollow be like now?

14/04 O, Brave New World, in This Week’s Open Thread

Join Slate’s open thread for the week of April 14.

14/04 The Last of Us’ New Season Presents an Even Greater Threat Than the Infected

There’s not a single viscerally upsetting human death in the first episode of Season 2.

14/04 Yep, We Just Witnessed One of the Greatest Moments in Recent Sports History

Heartbreak seemed inevitable. Then something changed.

13/04 Ever Wonder How Generations Get Their Names? One Man Is to Blame—but Not Everyone’s Happy About It.

There’s actually no universal convention for naming generations. There is only this man, his competitors, and the galaxy of money that’s at stake.

13/04 My Daughter Finally Gave the Neighbor’s Kid a Taste of His Own Medicine. But She Might’ve Gone Too Far.

She was defending her cousin.

13/04 How This NYT Writer Accidentally Became America’s Most Prominent Poetry Critic

“There is always a place for the extravagant reading.”

12/04 My Husband Won’t Have Sex With Me. The Reason Why is Infuriating.

He says he can't "unsee what he saw."

12/04 A Fun New Thriller Doesn’t Make Any Sense. Good Thing It Doesn’t Need To.

Drop is a kind of whodunnit set entirely in a restaurant.

12/04 Trump’s Tariffs Shook the Economy. This Website’s Response Might Matter More.

Inside the strange, high-stakes debate over one word—and who gets to define history in real time.

12/04 Trump’s Tariff Chaos Could Give Him a Surprising Problem at the Supreme Court

You can dismantle the federal government, that’s fine, but keep your mad-king hands off SCOTUS's fishing trip in Alaska.

12/04 Help! I Gave My Neighbor Strict Rules About Our Kids Swimming at Their House. I’m Beside Myself Over What Happened.

What was she thinking?

12/04 I Hadn’t Heard From My Dad in Over a Decade. Now He’s Returned With a Brazen Request. I’m Actually Considering It.

I'm conflicted.

12/04 How The Last of Us Fans Turned Against Its Breakout Star

Devotees of the video game are furious that Bella Ramsey doesn’t physically resemble Ellie.

12/04 The One Thing That Brought Trump Close to Reality This Week

The president still does not know what a tariff is.

11/04 I’m Fully to Blame for My Daughter’s Pet Mouse’s Tragic Death. She Doesn’t Need to Know.

She's so worried about him.

11/04 Our Daughter Overheard Some … Questionable Things Coming From Our Bedroom. I Feel Bad About What I Told Her.

It seemed like the only option.

11/04 The Supreme Court’s Latest Trump Compromise Is Making the Justices Look Like Chumps

The Supreme Court delivered a qualified victory on Thursday night for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

11/04 No Other Show Better Captures What It Means to Be Human Now. It Just Had a Perfect Season Finale.

Max’s hit medical drama is imbued with a singular humanity.

11/04 I Thought the Michelle and Barack Obama Divorce Rumors Were Bunk. Then I Heard That Interview.

The podcast interview may have created more questions than it answered.

11/04 Katy Perry Says She Will “Put the ‘A–’ in Astronaut.” No, She Really Won’t.

The Blue Origin flight on Monday is fueled by some dubious claims.

11/04 Think the Trump Tariffs Are Bad Now? Just Wait Until This Happens.

From soaring loans to higher prices, to shifting global alliances, a faltering dollar could reshape the economic order.

11/04 My Boyfriend Is Having Sex With Me in a Very Unusual Way. I’m Concerned for His Manhood.

It's a pretty ambitious thing to do with such a delicate organ.

11/04 Amazon’s New Movie About a Heroic POTUS Is Just Embarrassing

G20, which stars Viola Davis as an ass-kicking, heroic, principled president of the United States, couldn’t be coming out at a worse time.

11/04 One of TV’s Funniest Shows Has Never Been Better—Again

Now in its fourth season, Hacks somehow keeps knocking it out of the park.

11/04 I’ve Found a Way to Escape the Avalanche of Bad News. It’s Surprisingly Effective.

Prudie replies to reader's comments and suggestions.

11/04 Help! A Nice Man at Church Asked Us for a Favor. We Have No Idea What We’re About to Get Into.

I've just never thought about end-of-life considerations like this.

11/04 The One Place Where Recently Laid-Off Employees Can Go Absolutely Ham on Their Former Employers

Melanie Ehrenkranz’s Substack is the one place people can really air their layoff grievances.

11/04 A24’s Big New War Movie Is Brutal. But It Leaves Out Something Crucial.

Alex Garland’s follow-up to Civil War is 95 minutes of full-body stress.

11/04 This 12-Year-Old Sci-Fi Film Eerily Predicted Life in 2025. We Can Still Learn a Lot From It Today.

More than a decade later, the movie’s message isn’t what I remembered—and it’s way more unnerving than I expected.

10/04 Say Goodbye to Small-Town Libraries and Museums, Thanks to Trump’s Latest Cuts

The NEH budget is tiny. The loss is huge.

10/04 I Received a Call From a Woman I Didn’t Know. She Insisted We Meet Up. Then She Told Me Something That Will Destroy My Wife.

Maybe I should keep it to myself.

10/04 The Netflix Show That Ruined Everyone’s Lives is Back. Not Enough People Know Who Made It.

He's a household name of a very different sort in Britain.

10/04 Trump’s Plans for Student Loan Forgiveness Are Even More Terrifying Than They Seem

Some people working toward PSLF are probably in trouble. But every American should be worried.

10/04 How a Canceled Actor Is Scripting a Unique Comeback Tour

What the latest redemption tour says about race and power in Hollywood.

10/04 My Sister Left Her Kids With Me “for a Night.” Then She Disappeared.

I am never babysitting again.

10/04 My Kids Think I’ve Been Celibate Since Their Dad Died—And Want to Change That. Uh, How Do I Break It to Them?

They just won't let it go.

10/04 Apparently John Roberts Is Fine With Disappearing People to El Salvador

And we got a chilling insight this week into how the Trump administration thinks about immigrants.

10/04 I’ve Caught My Colleague Red-Handed in the Bathroom. It’s So Gross.

He needs to clean up his act.

10/04 Two of the People I Manage Have Young Kids. Everyone Else Is Icing Them Out Because of It.

What's actually fair?

10/04 Trump Broke New York Criminal Law Again. Alvin Bragg Should Indict Again.

There is no time to wait. Bragg should take this case to a grand jury.

10/04 American Jews Feel Divided This Passover. It’s Not the First Time.

The shelling of Fort Sumter began the first night of Passover, 1861.

10/04 A Key Fight Over the Most Infamous Police Project in the Country Is Coming to a Head

The story of Cop City is both deeply local and intensely emblematic of national trends.

10/04 Dear Prudence Uncensored: My Mom Has Absolutely No Filter. I’m Dreading What I Know She Is Going to Say at Easter.

Jenée Desmond-Harris and Lizzie O'Leary discuss a letter about a mom with absolutely no filter.

10/04 Help! My Mom Has Absolutely No Filter. I’m Dreading What I Know She Is Going to Say at Easter.

How can I protect my in-laws from the carnage?

10/04 Those Dire Wolves Aren’t an Amazing Scientific Breakthrough. They’re a Disturbing Symbol of Where We’re Heading.

We shouldn’t be celebrating “de-extinction.” We should be focused on the species that are currently in danger.

10/04 My Ex Was Andrew Tate’s Bodyguard in Romania. I Didn’t Find Out Until It Was Too Late.

For a while, I ignored the red flags. Then they started flapping violently in my face.

10/04 The Reaction on Fox News Really Said It All About About Trump’s Sudden Tariff Reversal Today

"Trump is back!” they screamed, apparently unaware that the tariffs were his idea in the first place.

10/04 Trump Claims Victory for “Art of the Deal” Despite Total Absence of Deal

Does that mean we’re out of the woods, though, tariff-wise? Hahaha, no. No.

09/04 We Learned Almost Nothing This Hellish Week—Except That MAGA Can Spin Almost Anything

Would you believe it? Money can also become culture war.

09/04 My Husband Is Always Using Our Telescope. I Thought He Was Getting Into the Stars. Not Quite!

He needs to stop.

09/04 My Wife Quit Shaving Her Legs When She Was Pregnant. Uh, I’m Going to Need Her to Pick the Razor Back Up.

They are hairier than mine!

09/04 A Disney Movie From the ‘90s Remains Beloved by Black Fans. There’s a Reason Why.

A Goofy Movie’s legacy, and its making, are explored in a new Disney+ documentary about the animated film.

09/04 I Can Have a $500 Cruise Ship Drink and Spa Credit All for Myself—If I Can Just Keep a Little Secret from My Friend.

I think I might deserve this little bonus, honestly.

09/04 Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Blowing Up in His Face in One Big Way

He promised manufacturing jobs would come flocking back to America—but the opposite is happening.

09/04 I Have Got to Stop My Sister From Marrying a 79-Year-Old Man. His Daughter Has a Suggestion.

Could we pull it off?

09/04 Help! I Just Ask That My Husband Do One Very Basic Thing in Our Relationship. His Excuse for Why He Won’t Drives Me Mad.

I've made this request so many times.

09/04 Help! Every Time I See My Friend, It Feels Like I’m Visiting an Elderly Relative.

She needs to get out of her comfort zone.

09/04 The Bizarre Legal Theory Behind Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention

The foreign policy deportability ground was introduced into immigration law in 1990.

09/04 One Unlikely Sensation Has Given Rattled Americans Hope for Life After Trump. I Went to See It for Myself.

The protests drawing the biggest—and most rousing—crowds have a surprising figurehead.

08/04 One Aspect of Trump’s El Salvador Gulag Is Particularly Illegal

At every step, the federal government’s conduct has been legally questionable.

08/04 Why Did John Roberts Just Give Trump Such a Huge Supreme Court Win?

The Supreme Court issued a 5–4 decision lifting Judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order against the mass deportation of Venezuelan migrants.

08/04 Congress Just Said It’s OK With Crypto Bros Cheating on Their Taxes

The repeal of the DeFi Broker rule won’t spark innovation. But it might make the U.S. into a crypto haven.

08/04 My Boyfriend’s Strict Routines Rule Our Life Together. They’re Usually for My Benefit—Except for a Major One.

I'm not sure I can do this forever.

08/04 My Parents Had a Weird Philosophy About Raising Kids. I Worry I’m About to Inflict It On My Own Son and Daughter.

I swore I'd never do it!

08/04 I Refuse to Let My Wife Tie Me Up Anymore. Not After What Happened Last Time.

She thinks I'm just holding a petty grudge.

08/04 I Moved to Europe Before Trump 2.0. I’m Shocked by How I’ve Been Feeling Lately.

People are constantly asking me how long I’ll live abroad. I don’t have an answer.

08/04 My Boss Is Retiring—And My Nemesis Could Be Up for the Job. Unless I Put a Stop to It.

I could do it.

08/04 I Love Playing With My Friends’ Kids. But One Thing They Do Truly Disturbs Me.

What do I say when a child points a fake gun at me?

08/04 Two Colleagues Are Holding the Rest of Us Hostage With Their Bad Behaviors

They need to let us work in peace.

08/04 I Have a Bone to Pick With the Scientists Bringing the Dire Wolf Back From Extinction

Come on, do you even know your Game of Thrones lore?

08/04 You’ve Seen This Bizarre Video Phenomenon. There’s a Reason It’s Suddenly Everywhere.

Motion-tracking mania has seized the internet, holding our eyeballs—and our attention—hostage.

08/04 Help! I Just Wanted to Learn More About My Birth Family. Uh, I Wasn’t Prepared for What I’d Find.

I thought we'd be total strangers.

08/04 The Real Problem With Monday Morning’s Stocks Mishap

We’re in totally uncharted territory here.

08/04 It’s One of the Most Impressive and Deserving Wins in Recent Sports History. It’s Also a Little Evil.

Florida fans, cover your ears.

08/04 The Supreme Court’s New 5–4 Bailout for Trump Couldn’t Be More Ominous

The Supreme Court handed Trump a major victory, lifting a restraining order that had prevented the mass deportation of migrants to an El Salvador prison.

07/04 Trump Administration Debuts Legal Blueprint for Disappearing Anyone It Wants

This case is not just about one deportation. It’s a blueprint for how to make anyone disappear.

07/04 What the Story of a Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Teaches Us

On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick spoke to Abrego Garcia’s attorney, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg.

07/04 Quite a Day for the Stock Market (Derogatory)!

Stupid Monday joins the annals of Wall Street history.

07/04 My Mom Left Out a Very Important Person From Her Will. But Telling Her About It Might Hurt Me.

I thought I wouldn't inherit a dime.

07/04 Is This Really How Yellowstone’s Big Prequel Ends?

Well, at least we know what happens to Alexandra and Spencer Dutton.

07/04 My Sisters Have Always Resented My Existence. Suddenly, They’re Changed Women. I Know It’s a Con.

We hadn’t spoken for three years.

07/04 Help! My Boyfriend Wets the Bed—and He Doesn’t Know That I Know. What Now?

It's happened three times at my place.

07/04 The Alabama Case That Could Undo the Right To Travel Out of State for an Abortion

The case underscores that stakes in travel cases go beyond the freedom to move from state to state.

07/04 People Die on The White Lotus. But There’s a Fate That’s Even Worse.

The Season 3 finale suggests that the HBO hit doesn’t have anything new left to say.

07/04 Help! We Generously Offered to Take Over Custody of Our Grandson. We’re So Frustrated at How His Parent’s Responded.

It's for his own good.

07/04 The Real Power of This Weekend’s Anti-Trump Protests

The point of mass protest is not to stage a perfectly organized, fully realized one-time event.

07/04 Why Are Trans People Such an Easy Political Target? The Answer Involves a Surprising Culprit.

Making a whole group of people this vulnerable does not just happen overnight.

07/04 My Wife Is Adamantly Against Allowing Our Daughter to Enjoy a Childhood Rite of Passage. Her Reason Makes No Sense.

She's missing the point.

07/04 I Thought I Was Giving My Niece the Best Birthday Surprise. When My Sister Saw It, She Blew Up.

It was supposed to be a nice gesture!

07/04 The Biggest Political Scandal of Trump’s Term Has Gone Completely Ignored

Trump is now liberated to abuse pardons in a way he was not during his first term because of the Supreme Court’s 2024 holding in Trump v. United States.

07/04 People Are Really, Really Going to Hate Mike White Over Those White Lotus Finale Deaths

Did it have to be them?

07/04 “Creative Accounting” and Political Intrigue, in This Week’s Open Thread

Join Slate’s open thread for the week of April 7.

06/04 My Boyfriend Knows My One Big Boundary in Bed. He Went Ahead and Broke It Anyway.

He knew what he was doing.

06/04 The Internet Can Tell You What We Know. But There’s Also a Website That Collects What We Don’t Know.

Wikenigma shares some of Wikipedia’s politics but none of its certainty.

06/04 My Sister’s Boyfriend Has Wormed His Way Into Everything My Family Does. I’m About to Snap.

I’m so sick of the “Dave” show.

06/04 An Old-Fashioned Ingredient Has Become an Internet Obsession. I Made the Best Version Possible.

Just a few swaps later, I’ve got the recipe that will make you a believer.

05/04 My Husband Says There’s Only One Solution to His “Migraines.” I’m Not So Sure My Jaw Can Handle That.

I'm pretty sure there are other ways to make a headache go away ...

05/04 Seven Years Into Legal Sports Betting, We’re Seeing It for What It Is

We’re seeing that a lot of reforms that sound good are destined to fail.

05/04 The Controversy Over Netflix’s Megahit New Show Is Even More Intense Here in the U.K.

Adolescence has been embraced by even the highest levels of government in the U.K. Is that a good thing?

05/04 Trump’s Tariffs Sure Look Illegal. Will the Supreme Court Stop Them?

All roads lead to SCOTUS.

05/04 Help! My Brother-in-Law Just Nuked My Relationship With My Sister With a Single Text

I can’t believe she would do this to me.

05/04 I Secretly Funded My Friend’s IVF. Now I’m Watching Them Make a Horrible Mistake.

Shouldn’t I get a say in this?

05/04 I Spent a Night Out With the Happiest Democrat in America. I Want to See What He Sees.

How Zohran Mamdani is winning over New York City.

05/04 Trump’s Intent to Destroy the Global Economy Just Might Perk Up Congress

What might be the most frightening tariff fact this week is what it revealed about how a decision like this gets made.

05/04 Democrats Might Finally Be Learning an Important Lesson. Will They Run With It?

Will the party do something with this momentum?

05/04 The Bestselling Video Game of All Time Is Now a Surefire Hit Movie. You’ll Need Some Background.

Minecraft has been turned into a film starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa.

04/04 The Trump DOJ Is Barreling Toward Contempt of Court. There’s Still One Way Out.

The government could purge this contempt by simply returning the people shipped off against the judge's orders.

04/04 Things Are Getting Dire in That State Judicial Race the GOP Is Trying to Steal

The federal courts can’t let Republicans get away with this.

04/04 My Ex Says He’s “Protecting” Our Child From His Nasty Lifestyle. I Think I Need to Take Things Into My Own Hands.

She’s not going over there again.

04/04 There Will Be No Winners in the Supreme Court’s Next Big Abortion Decision

The Supreme Court’s next big abortion decision might barely mention the word abortion.

04/04 My Idiot Brother Just Gave My Toddler the Most Disgusting Toy. This Isn’t Funny.

I can’t take it anymore!

04/04 How Sexy Is Michelle Williams’ New Show About Dying? Very.

For a show about a woman who has Stage 4 cancer, FX’s Dying for Sex is fantastically horny.

04/04 Trump’s Trade Wars Are Having a Very Unexpected Effect on Housing. But Not Where You Think.

It’s the kind of bold federal plan that progressive Americans can only dream about.

04/04 There’s a Nuclear Option to Fight Trump’s War Against Colleges. You Aren’t Going to Like It.

Like watching NCAA basketball? What if you couldn’t, because schools went on strike?

04/04 Republicans Are Trying to Use Accounting Magic to Conceal the Cost of Tax Cuts

They’re trying to use a clever accounting trick to pretend that their new tax legislation is costless.

04/04 Dear Prudence Uncensored: I Think My Friend Would Highly Benefit from Plastic Surgery—And It’s My Duty to Tell Her.

Jenée Desmond-Harris and Jenny Zhang discuss a letter about getting in someone’s face—literally.

04/04 Why Elon Musk’s Attempt to Play the Media Backfired This Time

Musk did indeed grab attention, and it does seem to have influenced the election—just not in the way he wanted.

04/04 I Almost Joined Big Law. I Always Knew What It Would Do When Trump Came Calling.

The legal profession is not resisting authoritarianism. It is formatting it. Coaching it. Polishing it for public consumption.