Slate Crossword: Offered to Give Your Nobel Peace Prize to, Perhaps (Six Letters) Nancy Serrano-Wu
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Jan. 11, 2026.
She Was a Black Midwife. What Happened to Her Might Shock You. Not Me. Terrina Taylor
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How Grok Filled X With Deepfake Porn Lizzie O’Leary
It’s clear the main use for Grok is to artificially take people’s clothes off.
My Boyfriend Swore He Was Divorced When We Met. Then I Came Across Something I’ll Never Forget. Rich Juzwiak
Usually the term “divorced” implies you no longer have a wife …
Netflix Adapted a Huge Bestseller. There Are Some Key Changes From the Book.
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A Red State’s High Court Gave Sam Alito the Dobbs Rejoinder He Deserves Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down its state’s sweeping abortion ban on Tuesday. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/7901ca7f-83d3-4bf9-9a02-c6767fc1de0a.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="A Red State’s High Court Gave Sam Alito the Dobbs Rejoinder He Deserves” />