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She keeps asking questions.

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This Mother’s Day, I’m celebrating a woman whose crispy, crusty, tender, flaky crust didn’t even require an oven.

How the internet warps your perception when you’re pregnant.

The tale of a liquor so unique that, technically speaking, it doesn’t really exist.

Artists and donors are bailing. Ticket sales are down. Things aren’t looking good for D.C.’s premier arts institution.

Faux fur, shearling, even real fur—there’s a reason why this luxurious good is making its way back into our closets.

The federalist society is so last century, honey.

Amanda Hess answers your questions.

The UK has struck a deal with the US to avoid bigger tariffs but keeps the 10% blanket tariff in place.

Avid Tattle users reject the dramatic narrative the gossip site has earned, and insist they’re just there to hold influencers accountable.

For the first time, we have a pope who could be president, and a president who jokes about wanting to be pope.

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I need her to shut up about this.

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for May 9, 2025.

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It's notable that this acquittal happened in the same month that George Floyd was murdered five years ago.

A bully doesn’t respect those who suck up to him. Stand up instead.

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

Leo XIV has his very own Florida Man in the family.

You’re going to use A.I., like it or not.

The host of NPR’s It’s Been A Minute joins Jenée Desmond Harris.

It would be nice if senior U.S. officials talked with expert advisers—or even consulted Google—before speaking in public about a subject.

The university can't know my true motives.

Plus: setting boundaries, scheduling oversights, and MIA Rosens.