A Landmark Victory in the Legal Fight Against Climate Change Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
It all starts with a provision of the state constitution that guarantees the right “to a clean and healthful environment.”
The Budget for One of the Year’s Best Movies Seems Impossible. Here’s How the Director Did It. Alec Nevala-Lee
Period epic, original screenplay, tiny budget: How Brady Corbet did the impossible with The Brutalist.
Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Politics Director? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz. Ray Hamel
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 20, 2024 Mike Dirolf
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
Slate Crossword: Phrase Said Over and Over on a Zoom Call From Hell (11 Letters) Quiara Vasquez
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Dec. 20, 2024.
Drones!?!?! Lizzie O’Leary
When sky-high levels of mistrust get caught up in an ever-more crowded airspace.
I Feel Like The Grinch. Help! Kristen Meinzer
Author Dan Kois joins guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer.
The Baffling Rise of the Most Inoffensive Comedian Alive Luke Winkie
Few comics have achieved such notoriety by being so brilliantly anodyne.
The Government Shutdown Looms David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
And, Disney’s ABC News settled with Donald Trump. Will they live happily ever after?
Donald Trump Has Finally Found the Only Thing He’s Ever Wanted: Friends Luke Winkie
The 78-year-old president-elect is happier than he’s ever been before.