Slate Crossword: Kyushu Currency (Three Letters) Quiara Vasquez
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Dec. 13, 2024.
The al-Assad Dictatorship in Syria Has Fallen David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
Who and what will rise in Syria after the fall of the al-Assad dictatorship?
Everyone Is Making a Horrible Mistake in How They Watch Christmas Movies. Here’s How to Avoid It. Luke Winkie
Planning your Christmas movie watch list is a delicate art. I think I’ve cracked the code.
My Brother Proposed to His Girlfriend Without a Ring. Guess Who She Blames. Athena Valentine
Who could have seen this coming?
“Ugly” Christmas Sweaters Used to Have Character. They’ve Become Something Else Entirely. Ash Croce
Most modern interpretations are a sad imitation of what was once a kitschy holiday tradition.
One of 2019’s Most Acclaimed Books Is Now One of 2024’s Most Acclaimed Movies. It Took a Huge Risk. Dan Kois
Nickel Boys adapts Colson Whitehead’s novel by making a radical choice. I talked to the director about why.
I’m Dreaming Of A Full Night’s Sleep Zak Rosen, Jamilah Lemieux, and Elizabeth Newcamp
Plus: visiting the alma mater, trash on the floor, and putting a hit out.
I’ve Been Informed by a Member of Congress That an Iranian “Mothership” Is Buzzing My House With Drones? Ben Mathis-Lilley
If you can’t immediately understand what’s happening in a given situation, it surely must be a sea-based Iranian drone mothership.
The Industry Destroying Everything Is Coming for the NFL. It Might Have Met Its Match. Alex Kirshner
The NFL’s only problem is that it needs free-flowing dollars to keep pace with itself.
I Had a Front-Row Seat to One of the Greatest Media Disasters of Our Era. I Still Don’t Know What I Believe. Shaan Merchant
Carlos Watson was a “con artist” running a “criminal organization,” the government says. Why didn’t I see it?