Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 19, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
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Slate Crossword: These Letters Mean Business! (Three Letters) Quiara Vasquez
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Feb. 19, 2025.
Congratulations! You Finally Got Your Severance. Dana Stevens, Nitish Pahwa, and Stephen Metcalf
This week, we discuss the return of Severance, the Oscar-nominated Palestinian film No Other Land, and Buzzfeed’s new social media platform BF Island. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/4581cfa0-bb12-4f60-9da9-f602d50d6602.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="Congratulations! You Finally Got Your…
The Wishbone Kitchen vs. Bon Appétit Food Fight Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay
Why the internet is rallying behind a former private chef in the Hamptons and taking on a big bad media institution.
Chase Strangio on Trump’s Renewed Assault on Trans Rights J. Bryan Lowder and Christina Cauterucci
How the Courts Are Battling Trump’s Attacks on Trans People
Throwing Fists In The First Nine Seconds Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs
An explosive start to a new hockey tournament could be just what the NHL needed.
Meet the Disabled Vets, Cancer Researchers, and Nuclear Techs Fired by Elon Musk Scott Pilutik
Musk’s vulture-capitalist approach to dismantling the federal government may be opening the door to wrongful termination lawsuits.
Trump Takes a Wrecking Ball to Our Alliance With Europe Fred Kaplan
Putin must be thrilled.
Trump Is Rolling Out a Huge Part of Project 2025’s Proposed Attacks on Elections Lawrence Norden and Derek Tisler
The far-right playbook foretold these moves. They’re not done yet.
What Happens Next in the Eric Adams Case? It’s Up to One Judge. Bennett Capers
Judge Ho will have a hearing on Wednesday to determine whether to accept the DOJ’s motion to dismiss the case against the New York City mayor.