Help! My Parents Retired and Became Unrecognizable Divas. Jenée Desmond-Harris
I can’t be seen with them in public.
Which of the March Sisters in Little Women Was a Tomboy Who Challenged Conformity? Ray Hamel
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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 7, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
I’m Worried My Son Is Going to Be Red-Pilled. What Can I Do? Carvell Wallace
Plus, why modern kids still need rites of passage.
A War Photographer on the Limits of Bearing Witness Anna Sale
“Culturally, within the profession, there isn’t a lot of talk of weakness and sadness and fear and anger.”
How Prediction Markets Became the Future of Sports Betting.
Prediction markets blur the lines between trading and gambling, allowing bets on almost anything.
It’s Hard to Overstate How Disturbing This Trump Directive Is Fred Kaplan
It’s the clearest statement of the president’s intentions that we’ve seen so far.
The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake Mary Harris and Mark Joseph Stern
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.
The Reaction to the Ezra Klein/Ta-Nehisi Coates Conversation Highlights a Big Problem for Democrats Jill Filipovic
It highlighted a big problem for Democrats moving forward.
I Got Laid Off. Job Hunting in the Age of Robots Has Been a Pain. Tim Rogers
The robots are no longer satisfied with taking our jobs—they also want to prevent us from getting new ones.