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Recent Articles (13)
Slate Pears Game 374: Aug. 23, 2026
Today's puzzle has nine pears.
We’ve Heard Some Disturbing Rumors About Our Kid’s Awful Teacher. I’m Not Sure Where to Go From Here.
I can’t let this go on another year.
Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 23, 2026
Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.
Slate Crossword: Dust Devil’s Cooler Cousin (Eight Letters)
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Aug. 23, 2026.
The DOJ Is Asking a Conservative Court to Give Trump a Terrifying New Power
This case appears likely to make it all the way to the Supreme Court.
I Just Got Home From a Trip With 12 People. It Would Have Been Unbearable Were It Not for a Simple, Underrated Solution.
Go to Paris with a gaggle of people. Stay separately. See them twice.
My Wife Told Me She Has Only Had Sex With One Other Person. Then She Told Me Her Definition of “Sex.”
I don't understand why she thinks this.
Donald Trump Is Prosecuting a Famous Civil Rights Group. Among Its Biggest Critics Are Liberals.
A view from inside the “Poverty Palace.”
My Mother-in-Law’s Pushiness Put My Baby in the ICU. I Can’t Believe What My Family Wants Me to Do Now.
They cannot be serious.
My Fiancé and I Just Gave Our Wedding Guests One Simple Rule. People Are Losing Their Minds.
Why are they acting like this?
Country Music Is Dominating the Billboard Charts Like Never Before. I Think I Know Why.
The three longest-running No. 1 hits of all time are all recent country songs. Here’s what’s happening.
Your Doctor’s Office Might Soon Start Charging an Unexpected Fee
Some physicians say it's a positive thing. Would you pony up?
The Culture War Is Coming For The WNBA
The rise of the WNBA has come with unintended consequences.