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He says it's part of his culture.

I'm at my wits end.

I'm over it.

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It makes more sense to spend it now, right?

What's a happy medium?

What's right vs. what's kind?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Sept. 21, 2026.

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Sometimes, “work in the way that works best for you” doesn’t, well, work.

Democrats for decades have been seeing a “blue Texas” on the horizon.

Mackle accordingly.

Can you consent to something you really don't enjoy?

Today's puzzle has seven pears.

I don't want to be that kind of parent.

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John Green was wrongly dismissed as just for teens.

The cryptocurrency has become a sort of emotional tether for a specific type of lost boy.

Today's puzzle has 12 pears.

It just feels so wrong!

Everybody loves it.

John Wilson on the tricks he used to make his debut feature, and why he’s the “shadow mayor.”

What can I do?

My sister-in-law insisted on bringing her dog to my house.

Annie Lowrey explains the “ordeal mechanism theory,” the idea that government benefits should be hard to get.

Annie Lowrey talks with David Plotz about the hidden tax we all pay in hours.

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Video-game movies are almost universally terrible.

The president is going to bat for an industry that the public can’t stand.

Plus, how postal chaos is altering our sense of election security.

No, AI will not kill all humans.

P(doom) has gone mainstream.

Zach Cregger’s latest is the most acclaimed movie ever adapted from a video game.

What is wrong with me?

There's another alternative.

Favors ARE traditional on the day of a Don’s offspring’s wedding.

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Prudie replies to readers’ comments and suggestions.

I need to protect her.

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

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Finally, people are differentiating between bad scandals (Graham Platner) and entirely harmless ones (this).

“It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, or even 9/11,” Trump declared.

If we thought this podcast had a 10 percent chance of killing everyone, we’d probably put out something else.

The president is threatening to level an arts venue because the courts won’t let him rename it after himself.

Umar Kremlev quietly covered the cost of a private island wedding, and every trace of his entourage got scrubbed from the released photos.

The space arms race is just beginning.

By heedlessly seeking to end a centurieslong practice, the Trump administration is headed down a dangerous path.