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Who Are the Songs on Taylor Swift’s New Album Really About? We Break It All Down.

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Who are Lucy and Jack and Sarah and Hannah and Aimee? The answers, in charts.

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The Problem With Taylor Swift’s New Album

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The Tortured Poets Department isn’t a great breakup album. It’s something newer and tricksier, for us modern idiots.

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Taylor Swift Fans Certainly Aren’t Expecting the Real Target of Her New Album

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Move over, ex-boyfriends. Taylor Swift has a new nemesis.

Netflix’s Current No. 1 Hit Doesn’t Take the Easy Way Out

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Baby Reindeer, based on comedian Richard Gadd’s true experience, takes a bold approach to depicting a stalker.

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I Am a Skeptical Swiftie. Taylor Deserves More of Us.

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I need only the art—not the entire Swiftie world.

It Actually Seems Like Equilibrium Has Been Restored Between Israel and Iran

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The widespread fears of mutual escalation have proved baseless, at least for now.

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Will the Supreme Court Uphold the 14th Amendment and Block an Oregon Law Criminalizing Homelessness?

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With the gap between the richest and poorest Americans growing, the justices will hear oral argument on Monday in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson.

What the Trump Jurors Think of the Former President

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“Some of the ways he may carry himself in public leaves something to be desired,” one juror said.

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Trump’s Only Options for His Defense Are Really Quite Bad

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Alvin Bragg’s case will leave little room for the former president’s lawyers.

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Think You’re Smarter Than Mark Joseph Stern? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

Slate Crossword: Oscar Who Didn’t Get an Oscar for “Inside Llewyn Davis” (Five Letters)

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Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for April 19, 2024.

It Was Supposed to Be a Shocking Impeachment. Well, It Really Freakin’ Fizzled.

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Inside the immigration showdown that never took off.

The Trump Trial Is Already Influencing Public Opinion in Big Ways

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This is exactly the kind of movement that could determine the election.

Ask a Weed Mom

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Elena Kagan Headed Off Disaster While Delivering a Victory for Civil Rights

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Workers punished with discriminatory transfers waited decades for this decision.

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A Wild Day in the House Could Cost Speaker Mike Johnson His Job

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The chamber’s most unhinged members seem poised to plunge it into chaos again.

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Is It Too Late to Do Something About Dangerous “Forever Chemicals”?

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For many, the EPA’s new regulations are a day late and a dollar short.

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George Santos Just Had to Admit How Much Money He Owes People. Oh Boy.

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“Obviously, the circumstances here are a little extenuating,” Santos said.

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A Famous Troll Went After Jeff Bezos’ Girlfriend This Week. He Should Have.

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I really don't think Lauren Sánchez needs that much defending.

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Thursday Proved the True Difficulty of Picking Jurors to Assess Donald Trump

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Here's what the process has looked like in the court room.

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Flamingos Gain Their Pink Color From What Pigment Found in Their Food?

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Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 25, 2024.

Slate Crossword: Palindromic Bread (Four Letters)

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Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for April 18, 2024.