I Found the Nicest Group of People in America. Their Secret Obsession Is Now Mine. Aimee Levitt
Maybe it goes without saying that these collectors had happy childhoods.
It Was Meant to Solve the Housing Crisis. Trump Is Using It to Create an Enemies List. Lauren Libby
Thanks to Donald, the most dangerous file in Washington is … your mortgage application?
Help! I Work in Museums. But What I Just Discovered in One Has Broken Me. Jenée Desmond-Harris
I definitely wasn’t supposed to see that.
Your Own Personal Cult Leader Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
Kashmir Hill shares her reporting on the disturbing trend of AI chatbot relationships gone awry.
Gavin Newsom’s Social Media Gamble Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay
The California governor has started tweeting in the style of Donald Trump to ridicule the president and promote his new redistricting effort in California.
The Legal Loopholes To Blame For Trump’s Despotic Escalation in D.C. Dahlia Lithwick
The courts have a duty to uphold the spirit and the letter of Posse Comitatus if we’re going to get through this.
The Star-Studded New Remake of The War of the Roses Loses a Crucial Part of Its Satire Rebecca Onion
The original novel and film were always skewering more than contemporary marriage. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/52ae39e6-ce4e-4107-8ec5-144df97c8b03.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="The Star-Studded New Remake of The War of the Roses Loses a Crucial Part of Its…
This Terrifying Company Is Being Used Against Top Democrats. Trump’s Allies May Be Profiting From It. Nitish Pahwa
A new report sheds light on potential conflicts of interest in Bill Pulte’s attack against Lisa Cook and other White House enemies.
The Most Feel-Good Celebrity Couple of the Summer May Have Been a Fake, and I Am Moderately Scandalized Heather Schwedel
If you’re going to fake a relationship, could you just be prepared to stick it out at least until the movie goes to streaming?