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Slate @slate.com · Mar 14

At Slate, we care about bringing you critical reporting and analysis about the layoffs happening throughout the federal government. We’re offering six months of complimentary Slate Plus access to federal employees who have been affected by these layoffs.

Visit slate.com/fed-plus for more info.

Slate @slate.com · 1h

Join Slate’s open thread for the week of October 13. slate.trib.al/PY5KhHi

Boston Americans, in This Week’s Open Thread

Join Slate’s open thread for the week of October 13.

Slate @slate.com · 7h

I don't even know how to respond to this. slate.trib.al/2g5gsdP

I Thought My Marriage Was Happy. Then My Wife Asked Me to Agree to Something I’d Never Imagined.

I don't even know how to respond.

Slate @slate.com · 8h

My wife says she doesn't mind this. I'm not so sure. slate.trib.al/4nTR4ru

I Lucked Out With My Wife in the Sex Department. Now I Want to Fix the Problem That Has Bedeviled Many Men Before Me.

How does this work exactly?

Slate @slate.com · 11h

5-Down: From whence Drake, allegedly (nine letters) slate.trib.al/fbZfJi2

Slate Crossword: One Who Doesn’t Get the Blues From Reds and Whites? (Nine Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Oct. 12, 2025.

Slate @slate.com · 15h

The Chair Company might be Tim Robinson’s magnum opus. slate.trib.al/dpknlBX

HBO’s Great New Show Is a Masterpiece of Cringe Comedy

Tim Robinson’s new series is part I Think You Should Leave, part Twin Peaks.

Slate @slate.com · 17h

Is “closure” really the right thing here? slate.trib.al/HcQ6NcT

My High School Boyfriend and I Broke Up Under Horrible Circumstances. Now He’s Back, and Asking for the Impossible.

Is “closure” really the right thing here?

Slate @slate.com · 19h

Can you solve our mini in under a minute flat? slate.trib.al/lxrKKJ7

Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 12, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

Slate @slate.com · 20h

Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir reveals as much about women and memoir as it does about the writer herself. slate.trib.al/v8czdIb

We’ve Overshared Online for Decades. Here’s How We Feel About Elizabeth Gilbert’s New Memoir.

Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir is revealing in more ways than one.

Slate @slate.com · 22h

The justice wasted no time.

With One Damning Question, Ketanji Brown Jackson Defined the Supreme Court’s New Term

The justice stripped the veneer of constitutional principle from the court’s latest blatant culture war.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

Dear Care and Feeding, My parents divorced when I was 15. I am now 25, and my dad married a woman who is a year older than I am. I wasn’t thrilled that my dad married someone young enough to be his daughter, but that’s not the issue I have right now. slate.trib.al/EzkAppw

My Dad Married a Woman a Year Older Than Me. And That’s Not the Worst Part.

That's a no from me.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

Play our petite puzzle. It packs a punch! slate.trib.al/L7947su

Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 11, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

I can’t believe she’s doing this to me. slate.trib.al/yACj0oC

My Sister Has Issued an Absurd Wedding Demand. If I Say No, I Fear What Will Happen.

I can’t believe she’s doing this to me.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

Yes, I sometimes get turned on. slate.trib.al/jcvpm8U

I Give Tantric “Happy Ending” Massages. Yes, It Turns Me On.

I really can’t believe I get paid for this.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

It’s a story of fury, vengeance, and culture—and that’s just the people on X. slate.trib.al/rt0zhBG

The Right Is Attacking a Franchise It Once Loved. The Reason Why Is Laughable.

Ghost of Yotei sparked fury and accusations of wokeness in entertainment. But we’ve played this game before—and it’s boring.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

I can’t go on like this. slate.trib.al/0ub6Hs2

Help! My Girlfriend Is Refusing to Touch Me Unless I Do Something That Could Make Me Very Sick.

I can’t go on like this.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene has a tip for Republicans: It’s a bad idea to make people pay more for health insurance. slate.trib.al/ZOOi3YU

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Welcome to the Resistance

She was the face of MAGA in Congress. Now she’s done toeing the line.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by culture writer Aja Romano to try to make sense of Theo Von. slate.trib.al/opSEP0U

What’s The Deal With Theo Von?

Theo Von was one of the podcasters credited with helping Donald Trump win the election, but in recent months, he’s deviated from the administration.

Slate @slate.com · 1d

The Supreme Court’s sweeping immunity decision in Trump v United States is the gift that keeps on giving. In the case of Portland and Chicago, it puts members of the military in an impossible position, and the President above the law. slate.trib.al/2PxBQqZ

Trump Wants to Use American Cities as a “Training Ground.” It’s Becoming Clear Why.

MAGA cries “Insurrection!”, setting up a dangerous standoff between the American people and the military.

Slate @slate.com · 2d

These accounts make a mockery of Kavanaugh’s insistence that these stops are brief and painless for those who have a right to live in this country but look a certain way to ICE agents.

There’s a New Lawsuit Against “Kavanaugh Stops.” It’s Absolutely Devastating.

These detentions, far from the “brief” inconvenience the justice described, are often lengthy, violent, and dangerous.

Slate @slate.com · 2d

There's a star-studded new movie about cancel culture. I wish I could recommend it. slate.trib.al/ouK7Lxq

A Master Filmmaker Made a Star-Studded New Movie About … Cancel Culture. Uh-Oh.

And then there's Ayo Edebiri's wig.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about Tron: Ares, which brings a franchise that works as a stealth history of tech culture into the age of the CEO.

One of Our Oldest Sci-Fi Franchises Is Back. The New Movie Is Woefully Out of Step With Our Moment.

Every generation gets the Tron movie it deserves. That’s bad news for the new one.

Slate @slate.com · 2d

The new Tron is like if a Terminator movie wanted you to cheer for Skynet. slate.trib.al/XZ9iQq4

One of Our Oldest Sci-Fi Franchises Is Back. The New Movie Is Woefully Out of Step With Our Moment.

Every generation gets the Tron movie it deserves. That’s bad news for the new one.

Slate @slate.com · 2d

Bedtime is chaos, mornings are madness, but I love it. slate.trib.al/akQmFhR

We Are Raising Three Kids in New York City. We Don’t Need Your Pity!

Ask me again when we have three teens in bunk beds.

Slate @slate.com · 2d

Trump has many, many reasons why he was angry that Netanyahu attacked Qatar (the country that gave him a brand new jet). slate.trib.al/BllZbuL

The Real Reason Trump Forced Netanyahu’s Hand on a Gaza Ceasefire

Trump made Netanyahu phone the Qatari emir to apologize for attacking his country and promising never to do it again.

Slate @slate.com · 2d

On the latest What Next: They say a grand jury would even indict a ham sandwich—but somebody hamming it up on the protest lines? slate.trib.al/fy5M9v5

Bonus: SchadenFriday: Portland Puts A Frog On It

Thou doth protest too much—and too well.