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One of Hollywood’s Greatest Franchises Is Back. It Still Hasn’t Found a Worthy Heir.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is quality blockbuster filmmaking but can’t quite reach the heights of its predecessors.

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I Watched Trump’s Lawyers Cross-Examine Stormy Daniels. It Was Painful.

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It was almost impressive how Trump's lawyer managed to be so pedantic and also bullying at the same time.

Help! My Husband’s Family Is Purposefully Poisoning Him.

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Their little “joke” has gone too far.

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This Is the Latest (and Dumbest) Addition to the Culture War

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Lab-grown meat poses no threat to the cattle industry. So why are politicians acting as if it does?

I Read the Embattled Columbia President’s Old Book About What We Owe Each Other. It’s … Not Good.

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Minouche Shafik’s work on social contracts offers an unintended warning.

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She Should Be Blowing Up Like Caitlin Clark. Why Isn’t She?

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Golf’s most dominant star since Tiger Woods ought to be a huge celebrity.

The Big Problem With Marilyn Mosby’s Innocence Campaign

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Mosby’s dramatic fall from grace is a familiar story in U.S. politics, with one big wrinkle.

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Why Is A24 Burying Its New Documentary From Two Oscar Winners?

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The movie itself suggests a surprising reason.

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Everyone Judges the New Parent Who’s Always on His Phone. I Totally Get Him.

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On two very different kinds of paying attention.

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Which Word Does the M Stand for in SMTP?

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Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for May 9, 2024.

Slate Crossword: “Hi” in Shanghai (Five Letters)

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Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for May 9, 2024.

The Most Hated Band in Recent History Is Suddenly Beloved—and Even Cool. What Happened?

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Floating on the Atlantic, the band put on one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.

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What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Unfrosted

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Jerry Seinfeld has toasted up a fantasia on the corporate battle that produced the Pop-Tart. Here’s what’s true and where the story’s been sweetened.

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Steve Albini Was an Icon of Punk-Rock Purity—but He Also Showed How You Could Evolve

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The legendary producer, dead at 61, was more than just a rigid minimalist.

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No, Really—These People Are Actually Down Bad, Crying at the Gym

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The viral Taylor Swift lyric is particularly poignant for those of us who sob while squatting.

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Enjoy This Tale of a Low-Stakes Campus Screwup That Has Nothing to Do With the Middle East

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The people at Ohio State's commencement ceremony were not amused.

Trump Allegedly Wanted His Night With Stormy Daniels to Be a Threesome. This Is the Other Woman’s Story.

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Alana Evans spoke with Stormy Daniels immediately after her encounter with Trump.

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Why Michael Cohen’s Coming Testimony Will Be a Very Big Deal

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Cohen can tie together all the threads of the criminal scheme with which Trump is charged.

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A Judge Had a 13-Year-Old Girl Handcuffed for No Reason. A Year Later, He’s Faced Basically No Consequences.

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This shows how life-tenured federal judges can act with near impunity even when they are found culpable by their colleagues.

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Mitt Romney Has a Wild Theory About the TikTok Ban

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This idea could have been ripped from, well, a TikTok video by conspiracy-curious teenage power users.

The Antisemitism Bill That Passed the House Would Endanger American Jews

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Hatred in America is real. But this bill will only make it worse.

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The Shady Scheme Hiding in Your Favorite Burrito Place Could Finally Be Illegal

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It's time to stop hiding low-wage jobs behind manager titles.

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Millard Fillmore Ran for President in 1856 as a Member of Which Political Party?

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Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for May 8, 2024.

Slate Crossword: Califohnia’s Fohmuh Guhvuhnuh (Six Lettuhs)

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Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for May 8, 2024.