I Asked My Sister-in-Law to Change Her Home for My Daughter’s Safety. Everyone Lost It. Allison Price
Are we really so out of line?
The Word Pied Refers to Which Aspect of the Pied Piper? Ray Hamel
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Slate Mini Crossword for Jan. 13, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
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Who’s to Blame for the LA Fires? Mary Harris
Finding a scapegoat might be satisfying in the short term, but it’s not going to actually solve this.
I Hate My Kid’s Friend Zak Rosen, Jamilah Lemieux, and Elizabeth Newcamp
Plus: RVs, a long break, and securing the duck.
There’s Only One Part of Sex I’m Interested In—and It Makes No Sense Rich Juzwiak
I adore flirting, teasing, and even foreplay. But the actual deed itself? Ugh.
Slate Mini Crossword for Jan. 12, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
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Slate Crossword: Member of a Certain Germanic People … or a Certain High School Clique (Four Letters) Hemant Mehta
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Jan. 12, 2025.