Bezos 2.0 Lizzie O’Leary
The Washington Post broke Watergate and the Pentagon Papers. Now it shares an owner with the company behind a Melania Trump documentary.
A Bizarre Candy Transformation Has Bewitched America’s Youth. Is There Any Hope of Turning Back? Nadira Goffe
Gird your Lifesavers: The candies you know and love are transforming into something otherworldly.
The Michael Jackson Documentary That Shook the World Has Vanished Sam Adams
The sequel to Leaving Neverland is here, but the original is nowhere in sight.
Slate Mini Crossword for March 22, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
We’re Living Through the Most Dominant Chart Run Since the Height of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tour Chris Molanphy
Kendrick Lamar didn’t just defeat Drake. He’s become him.
Donald Trump Is Making His Judge-Induced Temper Tantrums Everyone’s Problem Jim Newell
It was a long week of escalating constitutional crises.
The Trump Regime’s Mounting Threats To Judges Should Worry Us All. Dahlia Lithwick
The administration is in a dangerous dance with the judiciary.
DOGE Plays with Power Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
Trump, Musk and the founder of Pirate’s Booty are testing what having authority really means.
The Manosphere That Made Adolescence Kate Lindsay and Rebecca Onion
What looks on the surface to be a typical murder mystery unfolds as a brutal illustration of the rise of toxic masculinity online. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/c58e91db-b428-4216-bfbe-1ff5a95bc8a2.gif?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0%20%20Photo%20illustration%20by%20Slate.%20Photo%20by%20Netflix." title="The Manosphere That Made Adolescence”…
It’s Grim. It’s Gruesome. It’s the Opposite of What Publishers Say Everyone Wants to Read. It’s a Huge Hit. Rebecca Onion
Suzanne Collins hits BookTok with a blast from the past.