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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 · 27m

Dear How to Do It: Is this a red flag? slate.trib.al/VAYcyEc

I Was Really Into the Guy I’m Seeing. Then I Saw What Was On His Walls

That's some pretty interesting art.

Slate @slate.com · 1h

Dear Prudie: I know there will be dangers, but I do have two dogs and other ways of protecting myself. slate.trib.al/OVVHC6P

Help! I’m Making Elaborate Plans to Go Completely Off the Grid. There’s Still One Thing I Need to Address.

I don't want to be found.

Slate @slate.com · 3h

Dear Prudie: I think if she knew that at least three sets of neighbors could hear her, she would find a different way to do this. slate.trib.al/Oi9yyBo

Help! I Overhear What My Neighbor Does in Her Yard Every Day. I Really Wish I Didn’t.

She's making it my business.

Slate @slate.com · 3h

Can you ace the quiz and beat the average? slate.trib.al/6xw0xNc

Which Country Was Governed by the Eldest Grandchild of England’s Queen Victoria?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Oct. 8, 2025.

Slate @slate.com · 3h

16-Across: Tolkien tree hidden in "Tolkien tree" (three letters) slate.trib.al/ohM0TJ4

Slate Crossword: Yarn Manufacturer? (11 Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Oct. 8, 2025.

Slate @slate.com · 3h

Two months ago, Trump posted a photo of Jesse Wall's tent and said he needed to get out. Now, he and other unhoused people in D.C. are telling their stories. slate.trib.al/FQMbL2q

He Was Living Quietly in a Tent. Then Trump Made Him a Target.

Here are the stories of six people who've been affected by Trump and D.C.’s crackdown on people sleeping outside.

Slate @slate.com · 3h

Could it be we’re turning a corner and the pendulum is swinging back toward sweeter, wetter martinis? I’m ready for the brine-based suffering to be over. slate.trib.al/lQoN1Mz

One of the Greatest Cocktails Has Been Ruined by a Nasty Trend. But There’s Hope on the Horizon.

The era of bracing bravado is coming to an end.

Slate @slate.com · 4h

“There’s some sort of alternate reality going on that is being portrayed by influencers and that seems to be overriding whatever is actually happening on the streets of Portland, Oregon.” slate.trib.al/PHTvhJj

Inside the Portland “War Zone”

Keep Portland weird…by lying about it?

Slate @slate.com · 4h

On today’s episode of ICYMI: We break down the surprisingly negative reaction to Taylor Swift’s new album, and why her internet references are offensively outdated. slate.trib.al/gZVCz8S

Taylor Swift Is Rewriting Her Internet History

We break down the surprising reactions to Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl and what it says about her current relationship to the internet.

Slate @slate.com · 5h

Hint: It has everything to do with pornography. slate.trib.al/GAvmePW

How the Cuck Did “Cuck” Become a Widespread Online Insult?

From World War II pilots to pornography, the evolution of the cuck is surprising and twisty.

Slate @slate.com · 6h

On this week’s episode, the panel grapples with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in The Smashing Machine, the shaggy, craggy charms of Ethan Hawke in The Lowdown, and the nauseating non-existence of Tilly Norwood, the latest A.I. provocation. slate.trib.al/Uc3AlNE

The Smashing Machine Thinks It’s Too Cool for a Training Montage. It’s Absolutely Not.

The Rock may be a great actor, but The Smashing Machine does him a huge disservice.

Slate @slate.com · 9h

Dear Prudie: I love my parents, but since they retired three years ago, it is as though their brains have drained out of their ears. I am not talking about their opinions on politics, but just basic common sense.

Help! My Parents Retired and Became Unrecognizable Divas.

I can't be seen with them in public.

Slate @slate.com · 14h

It’s all red: the autumn leaves, the scarf, the ex-boyfriend’s cheeks when he came in from the cold.

After All These Years, This Song Is Still Taylor Swift’s Masterpiece

There’s a reason my students always vote for this one when I ask for Taylor’s most Taylor-ish song.

Slate @slate.com · 16h

RRM is as much a political lifeline for abortion opponents and Republicans as it is a medical treatment. slate.trib.al/UJ17Sth

Republicans Are Selling “Ethical IVF.” It’s a Scam.

RRM strategies seem tailor-made to create common ground between conservatives who identify as pronatalist.

Slate @slate.com · 16h

The justice wasted no time. slate.trib.al/KpnL7Ka

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 · 18h

The new collection includes a defiant tassel that hangs down one's crack. slate.trib.al/pMiH5sj

Victoria’s Secret Is Returning to “Sexy.” You’re Not Going to Like Why.

I hate to be the person who brings up Donald Trump in conversations about thongs, but ...

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Stephanie Burt @notquitehydepark.bsky.social · 23h

Thanks to @slate.com for letting me explain (on publication day for Taylor's Version!) why "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" is the best thing ever (and connects up both to #MeToo and to John Keats): slate.com/culture/2025...

I’m a Poet. I Believe That This Song Is Taylor Swift’s Masterpiece. I’ll Explain Why.

There’s a reason my students always vote for this one when I ask for Taylor’s most Taylor-ish song.

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 1d

Good podcast discussion on HANG UP AND LISTEN this week w/ @nitishpahwa.com: How prediction markets like Kalshi have ensured that 1) there are in essence no state bans on sports betting now and 2) literally everything is now sports betting

slate.com/podcasts/han...

How Prediction Markets Became the Future of Sports Betting.

Prediction markets blur the lines between trading and gambling, allowing bets on almost anything.

Slate @slate.com · 19h

When the Roberts court examines the Constitution’s text and history, it has privileged white male voices. slate.trib.al/0Xv6D6v

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 20h

I wrote about the movie that finally figured out the right reason to use generative A.I. in documentary film: it's the only thing that looks as bad as the world feels.

A New Movie About George Orwell and 1984 Has a Unique Way of Telling Its Story. It May Haunt You.

Orwell: 2+2=5 takes on the Orwellian quality of A.I.—and uses the technology to do it.

Slate @slate.com · 20h

Documentaries are increasingly using A.I. to tell their stories—even when they’re critiquing it. slate.trib.al/fdUKtN8

A New Movie About George Orwell and 1984 Has a Unique Way of Telling Its Story. It May Haunt You.

Orwell: 2+2=5 takes on the Orwellian quality of A.I.—and uses the technology to do it.

Slate @slate.com · 20h

I moved from Mexico to the U.S. to Spain. I lost my own name in the process. slate.trib.al/k3k8a7A

I Moved from Mexico to the U.S. to Spain. I Lost My Own Name in the Process.

I used to have four names. Now, I'm not so sure.

Slate @slate.com · 21h

Dear How to Do It: Things have been very weird ever since. slate.trib.al/D0OcM57

I Somehow Ended Up in Bed With Two of My Guy Friends. Then Things Took an Unexpected Turn.

We need to clear the air.

Slate @slate.com · 22h

Look closer at Thomas’ opinion in SFFA v. Harvard, and something remarkable happens. slate.trib.al/OeC02d3

Clarence Thomas Accidentally Laid the Groundwork for Reviving Affirmative Action

In trying to shut the door on race-conscious affirmative action, he may have quietly left another affirmative action door wide open.

Slate @slate.com · 23h

Ross Douthat isn’t anyone’s pundit. slate.trib.al/6N7Iy3u

Conservatives Love Him. Liberals Actually Listen to Him. How Does Ross Douthat … Do That?

Not many podcasters can feature J.D. Vance, Steve Bannon, and Peter Thiel and still court a left-leaning audience.