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Vibe Check’s Zach Stafford joins hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay to talk about influencers Jalen Noble and Monet Mcmichael’s new Texas fa...

Two years after he went on hunger strike in an Iranian prison, he’s returned with one of the year’s best movies.

The conservative justices seem ready to give Trump near-total control over the executive branch—with one notable exception.

The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire uses an in-universe historian’s voice to tell a deep, complex story.

Common Core and the College Board are my enemies. But the classical education movement is not my friend.

Mike Johnson wrangled enough of his party to get the bill passed..or past the first hurdle at least.

Banking collapses in 2023 almost triggered disaster—but the real crisis might be caused by what happened after.

This can’t be right.

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.