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Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for May 23, 2025.

Her plot was horribly mean … but also kind of brilliant?

And all in response to literal spilled milk…

Prudie replies to readers’ comments and suggestions.

There really is no Hacks without Hannah Einbinder.

The bar for criminal enterprise remains high.

Tax reform? More like “tax deform.”

Thousands are facing extreme weather, with no help on the way.

There's actually a big red flag for Republicans in the 2024 election data.

On a more rational court, Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond would not have been close at all.

Plus: a birthday party, low-stakes drumming, and bouncing back.

The creator of Maid turns her sights on the Hamptons set, and finds some juicy targets.

Among other things, the government would soon find itself deeper in the business of judging what counts as “religion.”

He spent a year lying to me—maybe it's only fair.

My husband is very into it, but I’m not so sure…

I’m not sure God would approve of this…

Next time, this may come to blows.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for May 22, 2025.

This old-fashioned blockbuster could be the last of its kind, whether or not you “choose to accept it.”

Can a progressive coalition be built on morality in 2025?

Elected Democrats, I am especially talking to you.

The GENIUS Act marks a huge return on investment for cryptocurrency’s biggest players.

Cases like Adriana Smith’s are no accident.

Cannes is rolling out the red carpet for the WikiLeaks founder. Maybe that’s not the right treatment.

There’s a reason this Trump term has felt so emotionally devastating.