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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 2d

The real reason Daniel Day-Lewis came out of retirement was so that @isaacbutler.bsky.social could write about him

Slate @slate.com · 2d

Daniel Day-Lewis is the poster child for Method acting. He in fact does its exact opposite. slate.trib.al/Wbu7x4x

He Might Be the Greatest Actor of All Time—and the Most Misunderstood

Only one performer has won three Best Actor Oscars. Is it fair that he’s also a joke?

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Carl Wilson @carlzoilus.bsky.social · 5d

Now on @slate.com: Swift repeats a whole lot of familiar steps on Showgirl, to diminishing returns in a world on fire. But the Martin/Shellback sheen glows if you don't try to look too close. Taylor, please take five, and put a million $ in the swear jar. slate.com/culture/2025...

Taylor Swift’s New Album Sees the Superstar at Her Most Triumphant—and Her Most Cringe

The Life of a Showgirl plays best when you hardly listen to it at all.

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nadira 🙃 @calllmenadira.net · 9d

I ranked all of the popular Slop Bowls for @slate.com!

Through my research, I found horror stories of customers allegedly being served severed fingers, class action lawsuits, and glorious, gooey mac and cheese.

Capitalism may ruin everything, but that doesn't mean we need to abandon discernment!

Slop Bowls Have Taken Over the Working Person’s Lunch Break. We’ve Ranked Them From the Sloppiest to the Supreme.

You’re probably going to need a spoon …

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 20d

on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension: Brendan Carr teased his plan to intimidate Disney/ABC in a letter he sent back in December. last month, two big media deals made broadcasters more vulnerable to Carr's threats. add the censorship around Charlie Kirk, and a dirty ploy was set: slate.com/technology/2...

It’s Clear Why Disney Really Suspended Jimmy Kimmel—and It’s a Five-Alarm Fire

Donald Trump will not be satisfied until every media outlet becomes more conservative—and obedient to him.

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Marc Tracy @marcatracy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Decoder Ring is so good bsky.app/profile/kati...

Katie Rayford @katierayford.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congrats to 4 (!!) @slate.com podcasts -- Decoder Ring, Death, Sex & Money, Slow Burn and Political Gabfest -- for making Left of Dial’s list of the 100 Greatest Podcasts of All Time (voted on by 300 audio creators, podcast hosts, writers, etc.)

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Katie Rayford @katierayford.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congrats to 4 (!!) @slate.com podcasts -- Decoder Ring, Death, Sex & Money, Slow Burn and Political Gabfest -- for making Left of Dial’s list of the 100 Greatest Podcasts of All Time (voted on by 300 audio creators, podcast hosts, writers, etc.)

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Longreads @longreads.com · Aug 13

"This 50-year-old chain restaurant, this totem of Scranton squareness, has somehow become … cool?" —Dan Kois for @slate.com

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It’s the Hottest Restaurant in America. It’s Probably in Your Mall’s Parking Lot. How Did This Happen?

It started with a cheese pull.

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · Aug 12

love this reflection from @tonyhotran.bsky.social on the chatbots that have always been with us: slate.com/technology/2...

I Had a Huge Middle School Crush. So I Used a Controversial Technology to Help Me Talk to Her.

SmarterChild taught a generation how to talk to machines.

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Dee Phunk @deephunk.bsky.social · Aug 11

If you haven't walked into a Chili's and ordered a Triple Dipper or a 3-for-Me in the last couple of years, you might be lacking something truly fulfilling in your life. slate.com/business/2025/08/chilis-menu-restaurants-food-tiktok-red-hot-mozz.html

It Was a Relic of the ’90s. The Food Was OK at Best. Now It’s the Hottest Restaurant in America. What Happened?

It started with a cheese pull.

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Longreads @longreads.com · Aug 8

Congratulations to @alexsammon.bsky.social! He won this week's audience award for "My Scammer" at @slate.com

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I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.

The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here’s me, again, in Slate, on the rise and fall - and re-rise? - of spoof comedies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun: slate.com/culture/2025...

Who Killed the Spoof Movie?

The Naked Gun aims to resurrect what was once one of our most beloved sure-hit genres. Why did it ever go away?

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Jeremy Stahl @jeremystahl.bsky.social · Jul 15

LOL. Slate @samadams.bsky.social mapped Andrew Cuomo's venturous two-block journey in his "hitting the streets" campaign launch. slate.com/culture/2025...

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Katie Rayford @katierayford.bsky.social · Jul 2

truly an all-star panel!! listen to Amicus' Court term wrap here: slate.com/podcasts/ami...

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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · Jul 2

Slate's annual End of Term Breakfast Table. With @jamellebouie.net and @sifill.bsky.social and @stevevladeck.bsky.social and of course @mjsdc.bsky.social. No Crying in Baseball, No "Hysterical" w/r/t SCOTUS edition.

Our All-Star SCOTUS End-of-Term Breakfast Table

Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 07/02/2025 · 55m

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jun 30

Tomorrow at 1 pm, Slate Plus members are invited to join @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and me for a LIVE virtual recording of Amicus' annual Breakfast Table episode! Featuring all-star guests @stevevladeck.bsky.social, @jamellebouie.net, and @sifill.bsky.social. Sign up here: slate.com/amicuspluslive

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jun 27

I understand there is some debate about the scope of this ruling, but my view remains that the Supreme Court has just effectively abolished universal injunctions, at least as we know them. The question now is really whether lower courts can craft something to replace them that still sweeps widely.

The upshot: As with most disputed issues, there are arguments on both sides. But as with most questions of law,
the policy pros and cons are beside the point. Under our
well-established precedent, the equitable relief available in
the federal courts is that “traditionally accorded by courts
of equity” at the time of our founding. Grupo Mexicano, 527
U. S., at 319. Nothing like a universal injunction was available at the founding, or for that matter, for more than a
century thereafter. Thus, under the Judiciary Act, federal
courts lack authority to issue them.

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Katie Rayford @katierayford.bsky.social · Jun 25

Excited to announce @patrickcreis.bsky.social is joining @slate.com as our politics editor!

“He brings a thoughtful, ambitious vision for our politics coverage that’s focused on clarity, depth, and the human side of policy and power..."

Read more here: slate.com/briefing/202...

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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · Jun 14

with @mjsdc.bsky.social

“The Rubicon Has Been Crossed”

Why Trump chose a legally dubious justification for what he’s doing in L.A.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jun 10

Trump's legal basis for federalizing the National Guard and deploying it in Los Angeles is surprisingly weak and vulnerable to judicial pushback—if the courts have the courage to enforce the law as written: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump’s Deployment of the National Guard in L.A. Has Serious Legal Flaws

Trump has made himself more susceptible to legal challenge. California’s lawsuit has been assigned to Judge Charles Breyer, a Bill Clinton appointee.

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Ben Mathis-Lilley @benmathislilley.bsky.social · Jun 10

What it was like in the shit in 2025 slate.com/news-and-pol...

Excerpts From the Memoir of a Marine Deployed to Los Angeles in 2025

A dispatch from the front (of the drive-thru) line.

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Slate @slate.com · Jun 5

Is the right running on megalomania?

@karaswisher.bsky.social joins @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on Amicus, Slate’s legal podcast, to share the briefing constitutional lawyers need to understand big tech’s federal government takeover.

Listen now: link.chtbl.com/AmicusEp5102...

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · Jun 5

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

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Slate @slate.com · Jun 4

I watched Katy Perry take the stage at her new “megatour.” It was more obvious than ever why America has turned on her.

I Just Watched One of Our Biggest Pop Stars on Tour. It Was More Obvious Than Ever Why America Turned On Her.

It goes far deeper than a certain flight to “space.”

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Slate @slate.com · May 29

Join Amicus for a live taping at The WBUR Festival! Co-host @mjsdc.bsky.social will be interviewing legal scholar Jed Handelsman Shugerman to unpack the escalating power struggle between the Supreme Court and Donald Trump.

🎟️ Get tickets now: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-wbur-f...?

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Jed H. Shugerman @jedshug.bsky.social · May 29

Friday 10 a.m., I'll be live-recording @slate.com Amicus podcast on the Supreme Court's made-up presidentialism ("Unitary Executive Theory") & how they just gave a green light to Trump to abuse his extreme new powers.

With @mjsdc.bsky.social at the WBUR Festival!
Tickets here: www.wburfestival.org

The WBUR Festival - Boston, MA, USA

Imagine if The New Yorker Festival and the Aspen Ideas Festival had a baby — one with a Boston accent and Big Papi’s swagger. That’s The WBUR Festival, coming in May 2025. We’re celebrating WBUR's 75t...

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