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Putin and Xi are listening.

¡Hola Papi! writer and illustrator JP Brammer joins guest Prudie Anna Sale.

TikTok does have a point about government intervention on a speech platform.

It makes a mockery of the so-called ethics rules that they put in place, but that there's no mechanism to enforce.

The video of Obama and George W. Bush is Carter’s last gift to the world.

Missing You has charted on Netflix’s Top 10 in 89 countries. It shows how the streamer has mastered a very particular formula.

The city's gargantuan highways—normally an impediment and an eyesore—suddenly felt like a bulwark.

Trump will go without significant legal consequences and Zuckerberg does the full imperial curtsey

Plus: women in hip-hop, Dumas, and snowsen Rosens.

It’s not just because SCOTUS will soon be asked to clear the president-elect’s criminal record.

The new hospital drama plays like an unofficial sequel to the groundbreaking NBC series. Or is it more 24?

I can’t believe she’s excusing this horrible behavior.

What did I actually agree to here?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Jan. 9, 2025.

Musk is having a conversation with himself in Europe. He better hope Trump isn't watching.

Can Democrats put up a fight over the cabinet?

When the smoke clears, the lies remain.

I’m not sure how to respond to this.

The guy got booed offstage on Monday Night Raw. And it wasn’t because he lost a fight.

The judge has absolutely no power to stop the release of this document.

I dread hearing what he has to say.

Here’s how they made their demands.

Meta’s return to political content, looser moderation rules, and Trump-friendly policies look a lot like Musk’s vision for X.

Unsavory practices propped up by a small number of operators leave some customers feeling stuck.